Gariaband is a town and a

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Gariaband district Gariaband District is one of the 33 districts of Chhattisgarh. It has its headquarters at Gariaband town. The district was carved out of Raipur district in 2012. History The earliest history of the district is associated with Rajim. At the Raj ...

in the state of Chhattisgarh,

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. It is district headquarter of the Gariaband district. The nearest river that flows to this town is the

Pairi River Pairi River is one of the important tributaries of Mahanadi . The river originates from the Bhatigarh hills located near Bindranavagarh of Gariaband District and it joins the Mahanadi near Rajim, Gariaband district in Chhattisgarh, India In ...

, which is 4 km away from this place. There is a major temple called

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. It is connected to major cities by paved double lane roads, and is about 80 km from

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, 90 km from

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...

the capital of Chhattisgarh.

Etymology

Gariaband derived its name from Gīrī which translates to mountains or hills. Gariaband is a tribal area and the town is surrounded by hills. Gīrīband or Garīaband literally translates to Surrounded by Hill

References

gariaband.gov.in

External links

Gariaband district Cities and towns in Gariaband district {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub