Rajnandgaon

Coordinates: 21°06′N 81°02′E / 21.10°N 81.03°E / 21.10; 81.03
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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Rajnandgaon district.

Rajnandgaon
Nandgaon
City
Nickname: 
Sanskardhani
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
491441 (Rajnandgaon)[4]
Telephone code07744
Vehicle registrationCG-08
Sex ratio1023 ♂/♀
Websitewww.rajnandgaon.nic.in

Rajnandgaon is a city in

Rajnandgaon District, in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.[5] As of the 2011 census the population of the city was 163,122.[2] Rajnandgaon district came into existence on 26 January 1973, as a result of the division of Durg district.[6]

History

Main article: Nandgaon State

Originally known as Nandgram,

Marathas.[7] The palaces in the town of Rajnandgaon reveal their own tale of the rulers, their society and culture, and the traditions of those times.[6]

The city was ruled by a dynasty of Hindu caretakers (

sanad of adoption. Later the British conferred the title of raja on the ruling mahant.[8][9]

Demographics

Census 2011

As of the 2011[update] India census,[2] Rajnandgaon had population of 1,537,133 of which male and female were 762,855 and 774,278 respectively. Rajnandgaon has an average literacy rate of 86.97%, male literacy is 91.19%, and female literacy is 82.98%.

Census 2001

As of 2001 India census,[10] Rajnandgaon had a population of 143,727. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Rajnandgaon had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Rajnandgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Language

Chhattisgarhi is the native language of this town, besides being followed by Hindi
. People from different parts of the country live here, so other languages are also spoken by a majority of people. Some people of the city also speak dialects of Hindi such as Rajisthani and Bastari Chhattisgarh.

Sports

Digvijay Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium hosted four first-class matches [11] in 1988 when Madhya Pradesh cricket team played against Rajasthan cricket team.

Rajnandgaon was earlier known as NURSERY OF HOCKEY The

International Hockey Stadium, which is Chhattisgarh's first international astroturf hockey stadium, is spread over an area of nearly 9.5 acres, and was built at an estimated cost of 22 crores. It was dedicated to the public on 17 January 2014 by state Governor Shekhar Dutt and chief minister Raman Singh.[12]

Geography

Rajnandgaon is located at 21°06′N 81°02′E / 21.10°N 81.03°E / 21.10; 81.03

feet
).

Climate

Climate data for Rajnandgaon (1981–2010, extremes 1980–2008)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.1
(93.4) 		36.7
(98.1) 		40.2
(104.4) 		44.4
(111.9) 		46.7
(116.1) 		45.6
(114.1) 		40.4
(104.7) 		40.5
(104.9) 		35.4
(95.7) 		38.0
(100.4) 		33.2
(91.8) 		31.6
(88.9) 		46.7
(116.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2) 		29.0
(84.2) 		32.9
(91.2) 		37.0
(98.6) 		39.5
(103.1) 		34.8
(94.6) 		30.4
(86.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.2
(84.6) 		29.6
(85.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.2
(75.6) 		30.5
(86.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9) 		15.2
(59.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		23.1
(73.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.2
(73.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		17.0
(62.6) 		13.5
(56.3) 		20.1
(68.2)
Record low °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		6.2
(43.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		18.0
(64.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		12.0
(53.6) 		17.9
(64.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.4
(59.7) 		10.0
(50.0) 		7.4
(45.3) 		6.0
(42.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 13.7
(0.54) 		12.6
(0.50) 		20.1
(0.79) 		11.4
(0.45) 		28.4
(1.12) 		171.9
(6.77) 		273.3
(10.76) 		312.7
(12.31) 		163.1
(6.42) 		60.5
(2.38) 		4.5
(0.18) 		7.9
(0.31) 		1,080.1
(42.52)
Average rainy days 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.0 2.1 7.8 11.6 14.3 8.3 2.8 0.5 0.5 52.8
Average
relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST
) 		52 39 34 23 30 52 74 80 77 67 54 58 53
Source: India Meteorological Department[14][15]

Transport

Railways

Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. The station comes under Nagpur Division of SECR. Local trains provide frequent service west to Dongargarh and Nagpur Station, and east to Raipur, while direct express trains are available for all the metros: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Pune
. Rajnandgaon railway station is the fourth busiest railway station of the state after Bilaspur, Raipur and Durg. Railway station consists of four well developed platforms. More than 190 trains passes from city. Direct connections are available for Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Nagpur, Gondia, Wardha, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Hapa, Chennai, Trivandrum, Patna etc.

Bus

Rajnandgaon has two bus stands, Old Bus Stand and New Bus Stand. Bus connectivity is good for transportation to nearby cities and villages, but long-distance bus connectivity is practically non-existent.

NH6
.

Notable people

Main page: Category:People from Rajnandgaon

See also

  • Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)
  • Rajnandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
  • Rajnandgaon ambush

References

  1. ^ "Rajnandgaon City".
  2. ^ a b c "census 2011". Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ Rajnandgaon
  5. ^ "Rajnandgaon | India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "official website of rajnandgaon".
  7. ^ "Official Website of District Rajnandgaon".
  8. ISBN 81-89244-96-5
    .
  9. ISBN 978-81-89559-32-8
    .
  10. ^ "census 2001". Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  11. ^ First-class matches
  12. ^ PTI (20 January 2014). "Astro turf hockey stadium inaugurated in Chhattisgarh". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  13. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raj Nandgaon
  14. ^ "Station: Rajnandgaon Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 653–654. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

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