District Rajnandgaon, Govt of Chhattisgarh | A Land of Culture and Tradition

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Rampur Dam and NH 6

Rampur Dam and NH 6
Energy Park and Chaupati

Energy Park and Chaupati
Digital Library

Digital Library
BPO Tedesara

Aarohan
International Hockey Stadium

International Hockey Stadium
Rani Sagar

Rani Sagar
Triveni Parisar and Barfani Ashram

Triveni Parisar and Barfani Ashram
Auditorium Front View & Hall

Auditorium Front View & Hall

ABOUT DISTRICT

The District Rajnandgaon came into existence on 26th Jan’ 1973, by way of division of District Durg. The Rajnandgaon state was ruled by Somvanshis, Kalchuris and Marathas. The Rajnandgaon was originally named as Nandgram. The Palaces in the town of Rajnandgaon reveals its own tale of the rulers, their society & culture and the splendid tradition during that time. The contribution of Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi and Baldeo Prasad Mishra in the field of Hindi literature has a special mention. The District Kawardha was later bifurcated from the District on 1st July 1998.The District Rajnandgaon is in the central part of Chhattisgarh. The District headquarter Rajnandgaon is on the Mumbai – Howrah line of south eastern railways. The National Highway 6 (Great Eastern Road) also passes through the town of Rajnandgaon. The nearest airport to the District is at Swami Vivekananda Airport Mana (Raipur), about 80 kms away.