Ambikapur

Ambikapur
State :	India
State :	Chhattisgarh
District :	Surguja
Sub-district :	Ambikapur
Location :	23 ° 8 '  N , 83 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 23 ° 8 '  N , 83 ° 12'  E
Height :	604 m
Residents :	112,449 (2011)
Website :	nagarnigamambikapur.co.in
Ambikapur train station

Ambikapur ( Hindi अम्बिकापुर) is a city ( Municipal Corporation ) in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh with about 112,500 inhabitants (2011 census).

It is the administrative seat of the Surguja district and was formerly the capital of the former princely state of Surguja .

The name is derived from the goddess Ambika (Mahamaya) Devi .

Web links

Commons : Ambikapur  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• nagarnigamambikapur.co.in (Website of Municipal Corporation Amibikapur )
• Sugurja District website (English)
• Chhattisgarh Tourism Board website (English)
• Official Website Govt. of Chhattisgarh (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.census2011.co.in
2. ↑ nagarnigamambikapur.co.in
3. ↑ Surguja ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.