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Saraipali is a town in
Mahasamund district Mahasamund district is a district in Chhattisgarh state in central India. The city of Mahasamund is the district headquarters. The district is particularly famous for the historical temple town of Sirpur, Mahasamund, Sirpur besides the Mahanadi ...
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Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
. First chief minister of Madhya Pradesh,
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was elected from here. Saraipali Tahsil is Mahasamund district's third most populous subdistrict, located in Mahasamund district of the state of Chhattisgarh in India. There are 23,500 villages in the subdistrict; of them,
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is the most populous, with a population of 287,865, and Kabaripali is the least populous. Pali is the largest village in the subdistrict, with an area of 10,000 square kilometres, and Sarangarh is the smallest village, with an area of under 1 square kilometre. There is only one city in the subdistrict jurisdiction.


Geography

Saraipali is located on the border of Chhattisgarh and
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in the Mahasamund district, east of the state capital, Raipur. The nearest towns are Basna ( west), Padampur ( south), Bargarh ( east) Sarsiwan ( north) and Sarangarh ( north). It is one of the fastest-growing towns in the Mahasamund district and had a population of approximately 20,118. The town does not have an airport or a railway station, but there are many bus routes connecting with other towns and cities. Saraipali has many banks, finance and insurance companies, vehicle showrooms and other shops.


Politics

The present President of Municipality is Amrit Patel (INC), and MLA of Saraipali is Chaturi Nand (INC).


Demographics

India, Saraipali had a population of 20,118. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Saraipali has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Saraipali, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.


References

{{Mahasamund district Cities and towns in Mahasamund district