AMBIKAPUR

 अंबिकापुर 

Ambikapur is a city in the Surguja district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the district headquarters of Surguja district, one of the oldest districts of Chhattisgarh. Recently, two more districts namely Surajpur and Balrampur have been carved out of Surguja district, on 15 August 2011 by the state Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh along with eight other new districts. It is also the divisional headquarters of Sarguja Division which consists of 5 districts namely- Sarguja, Korea, Balrampur, Surajpur and Jashpur.^[3] It was the capital of Princely state of Surguja before Indian Independence. The name of the city is derived from the goddess Ambika (Mahamaya) Devi, which is the central place of worship of the area.
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Transport

Ambikapur Railway Station Front

Rail

Ambikapur is connected with Anuppur railway junction, a bordering town in Madhya Pradesh, by broad gauge railway track. Trains originating at Ambikapur run to Anuppur, Katni, Satna, Jabalpur, Durg, Bhopal and the state capital Raipur. More trains (such as a train to New Delhi) can be reached at Anuppur railway junction.
Jabalpur - Ambikapur Express, Ambikapur – Shahdol, Ambikapur – Surajpur – Anuppur – Bilaspur - Raipur - Durg Express and Bhopal – Chirmiri Passenger run from major cities Bhopal, Gwalior, Katni, Raipur and Jabalpur. Shahdol-Ambikapur passenger leaves Anuppur station at 14:00 hrs and reaches Ambikapur at 19:00 hrs. One can enjoy the scenic beauty along the way especially in winters and monsoon. Ambikapur - Durg Express or Ambikapur-Anuppur-Uslapur-Raipur-Bhilai-Durg Passenger-cum-Express is another train that departs Ambikapur station at 21:15 hrs and reaches Durg at 9:20 hrs.

Road

Ambikapur is well connected by road to other major cities of Chhattisgarh such as Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Bhilai, Korba and Raigarh. Daily bus services also run for Varanasi, Renukoot in U.P (170 km), Raipur (345 km) and Gadhwa road in Jharkhand (160 km). Bus services from Anuppur to Ambikapur operate via Manendragarh and Surajpur. The bus journeys from Bilaspur and Anuppur take around 5 to 6 hours.

Air

Darima airstrip is located 12 km from the city. The nearest airport from where scheduled flights operate regularly is Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh state

Localities

• Pt. Rewati Raman Mishra Marg
• Deviganj Road
• Kharsia Naka
• Gandhinagar
• Jarahagarh
• Lakrapara
• Muktipara
• Indranagar
• Navapara
• Rasulpur
• Shivdhari colony
• Sadar road
• Babupara
• Gudari Bazar
• Deviganj Road
• Bramha Road
• Dutta Colony
• Rawat Residency
• Vasundhara Colony
• Mathpara
• Kedarpur
• Sattipara
• Rajendra Nagar Colony
• Darripara
• Mayapur
• Fundurdihari
• Bouripara
• Chopra Colony
• B.T.I. colony
• Namna kala
• Thangan Para
• Godhanpur
• School Road
• Parradand or Mominpura
• Ramanujganj Naka
• Patpariya
• Gangapur
• Bhathupara
• Kundala City
• Patel Para