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Location |
Southwest of Chhattisgarh state of India |
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Telephone Area Code |
+788 |
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Telecommunication Service providers |
BSNL, Idea, Airtel, Reliance, Tata Indicom |
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Pin Code |
490001 - 490042 |
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Transport Series |
CG 07 |
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Height from Sea level (Altitude) |
961 Feet or 292 Meters |
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Latitude |
21 13' 0 N |
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Longitude |
81 25' 60 E |
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Annual Rainfall |
1,800 Millimeters |
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Rainfall Period |
June to September |
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Average number of Rainy Days |
65 |
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Climate |
Summer Min 25 degree Celcius,
Max 48 degree Celcius
Winter Min 32 degree Celcius
Max 12 degree Celcius |
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Time Zone |
GMT +5:30 |
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Lok-Sabha Constituency |
Durg |
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Lok-Sabha Member |
Mr. Tarachand Sahu |
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Rajya Sabha Member |
Mr. Motilal Vora |
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Assembly |
Bhilai |
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Assembly Member |
Mr. Prem Prakash Pandey |
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Population |
Male -
Female -
Total :556366 (2001) |
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Population Density (per Sq KM) |
6251 |
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Population Change (per year in %) |
3.72 |
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Language |
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi |
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Local Transport in between city |
8 Seater Diesel Auto rickshaw |
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Nearby Air Strip (Size 4385/95) |
Nandini 21 17' 53N 81 23' 00E |
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Nearby Airport (Size 6414/150) |
Raipur 21 11' 03 N 81 44' 42E |
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Nearby Rail Stations |
Durg, Power House |
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Nearby Bus Station |
Durg |
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Main Industries |
Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai Refractories Plant, Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited, Hindustan Steel Construction Limited, I.B.P. Explosive, Power Grid Corporation of India, National Thermal Power Corporation, Associated Cement factory, Bhilai Engineering Corporation, Simplex Engineering Corporation |
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Restricted Area |
Bhilai Steel Plant and its different administrative building, which spanned in Township. |
Bhilai is the second-largest city in Chhattisgarh, India with a population of 553,837 (2001 census}. The city is located 22 km west of the capital Raipur on the Howrah-Mumbai rail line, and National Highway.
Bhilai Steel Plant
The town is famous for the Bhilai Steel Plant, one of the largest in the world. Nearby mines, connected to the steel plant by specially built rail lines, supply it with iron ore, dolomite, and manganese. Some of the steel products manufactured by Bhilai Steel plant are: railway sleepers, rails, construction materials, and other steel products. Other factories in Bhilai produce chemicals, acids, and gases.
The nearest big railway station is Durg, other railway stations being Bhilainagar, Bhilai Powerhouse, Kumhari and Bhilai-3. Bhilai is a known educational centre for sending large number of students to Indian Institutes of Technology. Two of the town's school's viz. BSP Senior Secondary School, Sector - 10 and Delhi Public School have been exceptional in their standards of quality of education and lead the way for schools throughout the state. Formerly a small town, Bhilai grew rapidly in the decades following the construction of the steel plant.
During 1990s and 2000's Bhilai has emerged as an excellent educational centre in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, both at school and college level. Six enginnering colleges have come up in and around the city contributing to the educational needs in technological fields for the new developing state. Bhilai Institute of Technology is the pioneer of all the engineering colleges (Private) in the state. It is the only college in the state which is offering Six Post Graduate and Six undergraduate courses in professional studies. Bhilai is divided among 11 sectors. Each sector has a community hall, schools, health centers and market. Sports facilities are also maintained there are two man stadiums Pant stadium and Jayanti Stadium. Many Outdoor stadiums are also there for handball, and ball badminton. Main market places are Power House Market, Supela Market, Civic center, Aakash Ganga, Sector -6 'A' market.
Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital is one of the most prestigious hospital of the state with research work.
The pace of development has increased since the formation of Chhattisgarh. The city itself is a very calm and peaceful place. Since the employees of Bhilai Steel Plant are the primary residents of the town, its population is a cosmopolitan one. Unlike other industrial towns, the residential areas in Bhilai are clean and green. Due to the employment opportunities created by the Bhilai Steel Plant, people from all over the country flock here and the culture here provides a scintillating example of "Unity in Diversity".
Famous spots for evening refreshments are maitri bagh, it has a musical fountain sector 8 park, civic center, akash ganga, by the time new places are adding up in the list.
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