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Mahasamund | |
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City | |
 Collectorate Mahasamund  Mahasamund Railway Station | |
  Mahasamund Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Mahasamund Mahasamund (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:21°07′N82°06′E / 21.11°N 82.10°E /21.11; 82.10 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Mahasamund |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 54,413 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 493445 | |
| Vehicle registration | C.G.06 |
Mahasamund is a city inMahasamund District in theIndianstate ofChhattisgarh. It is situated on theMumbai-Kolkata andRaipur-Visakhapatnam National Highways. It is one of the largest (ranked 11th) and most important cities in the State. The city is divided into 30 wards and 5 zones and is also the biggest city in the Trans-Mahanadi area. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Mahasamund District and part of the proposed new MahasamundMunicipal Corporation. The current mayor is Prakash Chandrakar.[when?]
The territory where Mahasamund is located was once controlled by theKalachuri dynasty and theMaratha Empire.
Mahasamund is located at21°06′N82°06′E / 21.1°N 82.1°E /21.1; 82.1.[2] It has an average elevation of 318 metres (1043 feet). Mahasamund is 56 kilometres south-east ofRaipur on the junction ofNational Highway 6 andNational Highway 217 close to theMahanadi River. Mahasamund city is an important station on theRaipur-Vizag rail route. Mahasamund andRaipur are the only district headquarter cities which are close to the state capital ofChhattisgarh,Naya Raipur.
As of the 2011[update] Indian census,[3] Mahasamund has a population of 54,413. Males constitute 51% of the population and females constitute 49%. Mahasamund has an average literacy rate of 70%; male literacy is 79% and female literacy is 61%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. The estimated population in 2014 is above one lakh.
Mahasamund is 55 kilometres fromRaipur, 105 kilometres fromDhamtari, 30 kilometres fromRajim, 160 kilometres fromBilaspur, 95 kilometres fromDurg, 85 kilometres fromBhilai, 115 kilometres fromSaraipali, 180 kilometres fromBargarh and 250 kilometres fromSambalpur.
Guru Ghasi Das bus terminal in Mahasamund is well connected to its nearby cities. There are regular bus services toRaipur,Bilaspur,DurgSaraipali,Baloda Bazar Bemetara, Simga,Rajim, Narshinghnath (Odisha) Sarangarh,Gariaband,Khariar Road,Nuapada,Berhampur,Asika andBhawanipatna.
Mahasamund has two railway stations: theMahasamund railway station and theBelsonda station. The Mahasamund railway station is an important station on theEast Coast Railway zone. Dualling of the railway track fromRaipur Mahasamund toTitilagarh has been completed and electric engine started running in 2019.
Mahasamund railway station is situated on theRaipurVishakhapatnam railway line. There are regular trains forBhubaneswar,Puri,Vishakhapatnam,Durg,Raipur,Bilaspur,Korba,Nagpur,Mumbai,Delhi,Bhopal,Titilagarh,Sambalpur,Bargarh,Ahmedabad,Gandhidham,New Delhi,Tirupati,Shirdi,Vijayawada,Agra,Itarsi,Bhusawal,Nanded,Jodhpur,Katni,Sagar,Shahdol andAnuppur.
Swami Vivekananda AirportRaipur is just 40 kilometres south-east from Mahasamund.
Mahasamund is well connected to major Indian cities throughNational Highway 6 andNational Highway 217. The construction of improvingNational Highway 6 to a four-lane road from Mahasamund toOdisha is in progress.
The state government approved a city bus project in Mahasamund City. Under the Jnurm scheme, the city government sanctioned a 9 single-decker city bus for Mahasamund City.
Mahasamund has two cinemas, Vithoba Cineplex and ShriRam Talkies.
Mahasamund City is the educational hub for the nearby areas. Some of the leading institutes are
The economy of Mahasamund is based on agriculture and mining. Rice is the main crop grown here. The black stone of this area is mined for tiles; Mahasamund also has many stone-cutting factories. The industrial area ofBirkoni andBelsonda is just 10 and 05 km respectively.
About 90 percent population of the city followHinduism. People from all over India have settled here.
Mahasamund is the very high profile and one of the 11 parliament constituency in the state of Chhattisgarh. This constituency is the seat of former Union MinisterVidya Charan Shukla who contested 12 lok sabha elections in which he won 11 and 1 loss against first Chief MinisterAjit Jogi. In the 2014 general election Ajit Jogi lost the election against BJP candidate Chandu lal Sahu.
The assembly segments are Mahasamund,Saraipali,Basna, Khallari, Bindranawagarh,Rajim,Dhamtari, andKurud.
The Member of legislative Assembly from Mahasamund constituency is Mr.Raju Kumar Sinha (Independent).
Tourist sites in and around Mahasamund includeSirpur, the ancient capital of South Kosal and famous for its Lakshman temple, Buddha Vihar and many archaeological sites. The state government has decided to develop this area as aWorld Heritage site. Other nearby tourist sites include Kodar Dam,Rajim Kumbh, Rajiv Lochan Temple, and Khallari Temple. The birthplace of Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya is in nearbyChamparan.
