city in India
Ambikapur is the northern city of Chhattisgarh. It is also the headquarters of Surguja District and Surguja Division.
Understand
editIt is one of the oldest cities in the state. From 1613 to 1948 when it acceded to the Indian Union, Ambikapur was the capital of the princely state of Surguja.
In 2011, it had a population of 115,000 people.
Get in
editBy train
editBy car
editBy bus
editBus services from Anuppur to Ambikapur operate via Manendragarh and Surajpur. The bus journeys from Bilaspur and Anuppur take between five and six hours.
By plane
editAmbikapur Airport is in Darima, 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Ambikapur. The air strip is mostly used by small aircraft and helicopters. It is the nearest airport with regular scheduled flights to Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh state.
Get around
editSee
edit- Raghunath Palace (Surguja Palace). It is a white, two-storey palace. This palace is open for public only on the day of Dussehra every year. Its an old tradition that the heir of royal family of Surguja meets and greets the visitors on Dussehra and the festival is celebrated in a pompous manner.