Raigarh District : Chhattisgarh Tourism : Ram Jharna Bhupdevpur, GOMARDA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, Chandrahansini temple Chandrapur, Singhanpur cave, Ongna Pahad, Kabra Pahad, Sarangarh Kharsiya Rock Shelter

Raigarh is one of the developing city in Chhattisgarh. There are many Tourist locations nearby.

Attractions:                                                                                                                                                               

Ram Jharna : Ram Waterfall

Located near Bhupdevpur, 18 km from Raigarh. This place is said to be visited by Shri Ram during their exile period. So, it is named Ram Jharna.

Raigarh Fort
Ancient Fort belongs to Raigarh Kings

Balaji Temple

Balaji Temple situated in Raigarh. 

Painting of Shri Ram's journey in Exile is depicted on Temple wall.

Chandra hasni Chandrapur, Chhattisgarh

Chandrahansini Temple is situated in Chandrapur. This is very famous Ma Durga Temple.

Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary

Located near Sarangarh in 278 Square Km. Popular for Tigers and Beers.

Shailashrya:Pre-Historic Caves                                                                                                              

Shailashraya Rock Shelter: Singhanpur (Singhanpur cave): 20 Km west from Raigarh. 1 km from Bhupadevapur.

This place was disvered in 1910 by Anderson. It has pre-historic paintings on walls of cave. There were 23 paintings earlier but now only 13 are remaining.

Paintings: Ladder men, Mermaid, Animal figures, Hunting scenes, Kangaroo, Giraffe.

Ongna Pahad: 72 km North from Raigarh near Dharmjaigarh.

Ancient Carving on Stones like bhimbetka of Madhya Pradesh, This place needs more attention by Tourism Department of Chhattisgarh.

Paintings: Man with head gear Geometrical drawings, Dancing

Kabra Pahad: 8 km East from Raigarh.

Paintings: Tortoise, Bison, Male Figures, Geometric patterns

Basnajhar: 17 km south west from Singhanpur

There were approx. 300 paintings found at this location.

Paintings: Elephant, Geometric patterns Animal Hunting scenes

Karmagarh:30 km North East from Raigarh.
Paintings:Geometric patterns, Paintings in multi-colours.

Khairpur: 12 km North from Raigarh
Paintings: Dancing scenes, Animal figures

Botalda: 8 km North from Kharsiya
Lion Cave on 2000 Feet height hill on North of the Botaldah village.
Paintings: Animals, Hunting scenes, Mermaid

Bhanwarkhol and Sutighat: 12 km from Kharsiya

Paintings: Bison, Mermaid, Bear, Hunting scenes, Geometric pattern, Swastik, Agriculture and Animals figures

Amargufa and Cherigodari: 13 km South from Kharsiya
Paintings: Animal patterns, Hunting scenes, Human figures

Sarangarh (Siroli Dongri, Gatadih): Near Sarangarh
Paintings: Human figures, Hunting scenes, Palm impressions, Rock Painting Engraving

More about rock sites in Chhattisgarh

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Festivals:                                                                                                                                                               

Chakradhar Samaroh

This festival is celebrated during Ganesh Chaturthi for 10 Days.

held in the memory of Late King Chakradhar who is revered for his contribution in the field of music, arts and sports.

There are Culture Ceremonies and Traditional Sports completions like Kabaddi.

Industries:                                                                                                                                                               

- Jindal Steel and Power
- Bhushan Power and Steel
- NTPC
- Monnet Ispat


Location:                                                                                                                                                                
This place is located in Chhattisgarh(Check CG districts map)

Air: (Check Chhattisgarh Airmap)
From Raipur Airport: by Car.

Kondatarai Airport is proposed Raigarh Airport, Second in Chhattisgarh. It is

Train: (Check Chhattisgarh Trainmap)
Raigarh Station

New Rail Corridor from Raigarh is proposed in 2013 Rail Budget.

Census:                                                                                                                                                               

data from CG Govt website.

तहसील (Tehsil)	ग्राम पंचायत (Village Panchayat)	आबाद ग्राम (Populated Village)	विरान ग्राम (Un Populated Village)	कुल ग्राम (Total Village)	राजस्व निरिक्षक मंडल (RI Circle)	हल्का (Halka)	क्षेत्रफल (Area)
रायगढ़ (Raigarh)	76	153	2	155	3	45	507.29
पुसौर (Pusaur)	77	148	0	148	2	40	400.79
बरमकेला (Baramkela)	82	225	22	247	2	43	462.75
खरसिया (Kharsiya)	77	137	1	138	1	39	403.26
घरघोड़ा (Gharghoda)	41	81	1	82	1	21	469.38
तमनार (Tamnar)	57	116	1	117	1	29	434.04
लैलूंगा (Lailunga)	69	117	2	119	1	35	600.47
धरमजयगढ़ (Dharamjaigarh)	105	183	1	184	2	53	1224.89
सारंगढ़ (Sarangarh)	108	270	15	285	2	56	526.88
जिला योग (District Total)	692	1430	45	1475	15	361	5030.75

जनगणना - २०११ (Census-2011)
तहसील (Tehsil)	पुरूष (Male)	स्त्री (Female)	कुल (Total)	ग्रामीण (Rural)			नगरीय (Urban)
				पुरूष (Male)	स्त्री (Female)	कुल (Total)	पुरूष (Male)	स्त्री (Female)	कुल (Total)
रायगढ़ (Raigarh)	157546	149916	307462	73156	71206	144362	84390	78710	163100
पुसौर (Pusaur)	70180	69617	139797	67793	67261	135054	2387	2356	4743
बरमकेला (Baramkela)	75734	75604	151338	69444	69378	138822	6290	6226	12516
खरसिया (Kharsiya)	75084	75468	150552	65348	66251	131599	9736	9217	18953
घरघोड़ा (Gharghoda)	39285	40082	79367	34464	35453	69917	4821	4629	9450
तमनार (Tamnar)	49325	48603	97928	49325	48603	97928	0	0	0
लैलूंगा (Lailunga)	65013	65596	130609	60890	61512	122402	4123	4084	8207
धरमजयगढ़ (Dharamjaigarh)	103216	103807	207023	95938	96724	192662	7278	7083	14361
सारंगढ़ (Sarangarh)	114056	115495	229551	106648	107952	214600	7408	7543	14951
जिला योग (District Total)	749439	744188	1493627	623006	624340	1247346	126433	119848	246281

साक्षरता - २०११ (Literacy - 2011)
तहसील (Tehsil)	पुरूष (Male)	स्त्री (Female)	कुल (Total)	ग्रामीण (Rural)			नगरीय (Urban)
				पुरूष (Male)	स्त्री (Female)	कुल (Total)	पुरूष (Male)	स्त्री (Female)	कुल (Total)
रायगढ़ (Raigarh)	124169	97428	221597	55575	42067	97642	68594	55361	123955
पुसौर (Pusaur)	55340	43842	99182	53358	42189	95547	1982	1653	3635
बरमकेला (Baramkela)	58137	44471	102608	53121	40313	93434	5016	4158	9174
खरसिया (Kharsiya)	57888	43656	101544	49967	37224	87191	7921	6432	14353
घरघोड़ा (Gharghoda)	26533	19314	45847	22714	16402	39116	3819	2912	6731
तमनार (Tamnar)	36217	26828	63045	36217	26828	63045	0	0	0
लैलूंगा (Lailunga)	41467	30343	71810	38380	27748	66128	3087	2595	5682
धरमजयगढ़ (Dharamjaigarh)	65545	45548	111093	59861	41160	101021	5684	4388	10072
सारंगढ़ (Sarangarh)	82590	60550	143140	76426	55297	131723	6164	5253	11417
जिला योग (District Total)	547886	411980	959866	445619	329228	774847	102267	82752	185019

पुरूष/स्त्री अनुपात – २०११ (M/F Ratio - 2011)
ग्रामीण (Rural)	नगरीय (Urban)	योग (Total)
1002	948	993

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