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Bhilai
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Twin City | |
 Bhilai nagar Railway Station | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Durg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Smt.Nirmala Yadav (congress) |
| Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Metro | 1,064,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 490 0xx |
| Vehicle registration | CG-07 |
Bhilai is a city in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. As of 2001, it had a population of 556,366.[1] The city is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the capital Raipur, on the main Howrah–Mumbai rail line, and National Highway 6. Bhilai is famous for the Bhilai Steel Plant, which is the largest steel plant in India and known for being the only manufacturer of rails in the country used by Indian Railways.
Demographics
In the 2011 census Durg-Bhilainagar Urban Agglomeration had a population of 1,064,077.[2] Durg-Bhilainagar Urban Agglomeration includes: Durg (M Corp.), Bhilai Nagar (M Corp.), Dumar dih (part) (OG), Bhilai Charoda (M), Jamul (M), Kumhari (M), Ahmed Nagar (Camp-02), Farid Nagar and Utai (NP).[3]
Climate
The climate is pleasant and mild in the winter (minimum temperature 10 °C, Template:J). There are medium rains in the monsoon season. The summers are very hot and dry, with maximum temperature Template:J Template:J, and minimum humidity.
Notable people
- Anurag Basu, Movie Director
- Abhishek Agrawal, Author of 2 National Bestsellers
- Rajesh Chauhan, former Indian cricketer
- Saba Anjum Karim, Hockey Player
- Omkar Das Manikpuri, Indian stage and film actor
- Teejan Bai, exponent of Pandavani
- Amit Sana, Runner up in Indian Idol 1.
- Mohammad Aeltemesh, Advocate Supreme Court of India
- Anupama Bhagwat, sitar player
- Harry Josh, Bollywood Actor
Notable Institution
St. Thomas college - bhilai
Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg
Sri Sankaracharya Technical Campus
See also
References
- ^ Census van 1 maart 2001 (via archive.org)
- ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
