Raigarh

Raigarh, city, eastern Chhattisgarh state, central India. It lies in the eastern Chhattisgarh Plain just west of the Kelo River, a tributary of the Mahanadi River.

The city was capital of the former Raigarh princely state. Several Hindu temples are in the city. A major rail junction, it has industries such as jute milling and hand-loom weaving. Cement pipes, camphor tablets, glass bangle bracelets, and Ayurvedic medicines are also manufactured. In the surrounding region, rice, oilseeds, and pulses are the chief crops, and forestry and beekeeping are important. Coal, limestone, iron ore, and bauxite deposits are worked. The nearby caves of Singhanpur (12 miles [20 km] northwest) and Kabra Pahar (19 miles [30 km] southeast) contain ancient rock paintings. Pop. (2001) city, 111,154; (2011) 137,126.