Map of Raipur, India

Raipur is the administrative centre of Chhattisgarh, India, with a population of about 1,027,264. It lies at 21.2333°N, 81.6333°E. Raipur is about 934 km (581 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kumhāri, 13 km to the west.

Raipur at a glance

Where is Raipur?

• The 50th largest city in India by recorded population.
• The largest city in Chhattisgarh on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 50 min on the shortest day to 13 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Raipur

• Kumhāri — 13 km west
• Bhilai — 21 km west
• Durg — 37 km west
• Mahāsamund — 50 km east
• Dhamtari — 59 km south
• Rāj-Nāndgaon — 64 km west
• Bhātāpāra — 65 km northeast
• Dongargarh — 91 km west
• Mungeli — 93 km north
• Kawardha — 96 km northwest

Largest cities in Chhattisgarh

• Bhilai — 627,734
• Korba — 419,146
• Bilāspur — 365,579
• Durg — 268,806
• Rāj-Nāndgaon — 163,114
• Raigarh — 150,019
• Jagdalpur — 125,463
• Ambikāpur — 121,071
• Dhamtari — 101,677
• Chirmiri — 100,800

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.