Surajpur

Surajpur is a city and a Nagar Palika Parishad in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh state in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Surajpur district, located 256 km North from the state headquarters Raipur. National Highway 43 has its route through Surajpur.GeographySurajpur is located at. It has an average elevation of 528m.DemographicsHaving a mainly tribal population, Surajpur reflects the rich traditional values and cultural legacies of the bygone days that has percolated to the modern era.Well Surajpur is Also known as Suncity.EducationSurajpur has a large scope for education and sports.The city is considered to be a base for higher education.Schools and CollegesThe only college for graduation and postgraduation is situated on the east part of Surajpur known as Surajpur Degree College with courses mainly Arts and recently Commerce has come into main frame for the student in Surajpur district.The Government of Chhattisgarh is Planning to Open a school to Provide English Medium Education for the Regional students. Apart from this the Surajpur has a very good Education back Ground. Numbers of Hindi and English Medium Schools have come into existence after the formation of Chhattisgarh State: Navodaya Vidyalaya (central government school) Municipal School (government) Boys Higher Secondary School (government) Girls Higher Secondary School (government) Saraswati Shishu Mandir Hr. secondary School (private) Global Public School (private) Aadarsh High School (private) Sadhu Ram Vidya Mandir (private) Pt.Viswanath Memorial School (private) Govind Saraswati Shishu Mandir Hr. secondary School (private) Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala School (private) Holy Temple Hr. Sec School (private) East & West Mission High School (private) D.A.V Public School (private) Carmel convent school (private)