Surajpur
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| State : | Chhattisgarh | ||
| District : | Surajpur | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 13 ' N , 82 ° 51' E | ||
| Height : | 528 m | ||
| Residents : | 20,189 (2011) | ||
Surajpur is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh .
The city is the capital of the Surajpur district . Surajpur has the status of a Municipal Council . The city is divided into 15 wards . On the cut-off date of the 2011 census it had 20,189 inhabitants, of which 10,430 were men and 9,759 women . The literacy rate in 2011 was 79.9% and thus above the national average. Hindus make up the majority of the city's population with a share of around 82%. Muslims form a minority with a share of around 14%.
Surajpur Railway Station is 6 km from the city center in the northern part. The station provides connection with Bhopal , the state capital of Madhya Pradesh and Raipur, the state capital of Chhattisgarh.