Saraipali

Saraipali
city
Nickname(s): SPL
Saraipali Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Government
• Type	Nagar Palika
• Body	Nagar Palika Parishad Saraipali
Population (2011)
• Total	20,118
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi, Sambalpuri, Marwari
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
493558	493558

Saraipali is a city and a municipality in Mahasamund district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

First Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Late Pandit Ravishankar Shukla was elected from Saraipali constituency

Geography

Saraipali is located on the border of Chhattisgarh and Orrissa in the Mahasamund district, 157 kilometres (98 mi) east of the state capital, Raipur. The nearest towns are Basna (20 kilometres (12 mi) west), Padampur (37 kilometres (23 mi) south), Bargarh (66 kilometres (41 mi) east) Sarsiwan (40 kilometres (25 mi) north) and Sarangarh (40 kilometres (25 mi) north). It is one of the fastest growing towns in the Mahasamund district and as of the 2011 census had a population of approximately 20,118. The town does not have an airport or a railway station but there are many bus routes connecting with other towns and cities. Saraipali has many banks, finance and insurance companies, vehicle showrooms and other shops, although there is no mall.

Politics

The present President of Municipality is Smt. Saraswati Chandrakumar Patel (BJP) and MLA of Saraipali is Shree Ramlal Chauhan (BJP). 1st Mla- Pt.Ravishankar Shukla 1st president of municipal co.-Lt.Virendra Singh 1st Female president of municipal co.-Smt Shani Amar Bagga

Education

Schools-

• New Creation International School
• IEMBH School
• Pratibha Public School (Hindi+English)
• KG Convent Eng. Med School
• St. Vincent Palloti Eng. School
• Eva's Woodland Eng. Med. School
• St. Stephen's Model Eng. School
• Eklavya Eng. Med. School
• Sharda Public School
• Genesis English Med. School, Nawagarh

Colleges-

• Ramchandi College
• Lt. Raja Virendra Bahadur Singh Govt. College
• Govt. Phuljhar College
• Govt. ITI saraipali
• Pratibha ITI
• Pratibha College of Education
• Pratibha Fuljhar College
• Govt. College Baloda

Healthcare

• Bharti Hospital, Geeta Bhavan Saraipali
• 100 Bedseat Govt. Hospital, Bhanwarpur Road Saraipali
• City Dispensry, Main Road Saraipali

Media And Entertainment

• Sanjana Cinemas, Sarsiwan Road Saraipali

Press And Reporters

• Janab khan 9826135186
• Bhagwandas agrawal
• Suresh Gupta
• Sandeep Agrawal
• Shiva nishad Operator

Localities and places of worship

Local Temples

• Shree Durga Mata Temple
• Gayatri Mata Temple
• Shree Ram Mandir Temple
• Laxmi Narayan Temple
• Lord Shiva Temple
• Sai Baba Temple
• Shiva temple jhilmila
• Shani Dev Temple
• Radha Krishna Temple
• Shree Guru Singh Sabha

There are many other Churches, Mosques and Gurdwaras serving various religious groups

• Jai Stambh Chowk
• Bada Talab, Padampur Road
• Pushp Vaatika
• Naya Krishi Mandi
• Naya Haat Bazaar on ward no.8

Restaurants

• Arvind's Kitchen, In front of Tehsil office, NH 53
• Highway Shree Restaurant, Hotel Shree, NH 53
• Royal Restaurant, Hotel Krishna Palace, Bhanwarpur Road
• Shivani Restaurant, Bharti Hospital Campus, Gita Bhawan

Demographics

As of 2011 India, Saraipali had a population of 20118. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Saraipali has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Saraipali, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.