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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Rajnandgaon district}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rajnandgaon
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hi
| other_name = Nandgaon
| nickname = Sanskardhani
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.10|N|81.03|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rajnandgaon District|Rajnandgaon]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Nagar Nigam Rajnandgaon
| leader_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Hema Sudesh Deshmukh
| leader_title1 = [[District Collector]]
| leader_name1 = Mr. Doman Singh (IAS).
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Rajnandgaon City|url=https://www.icra.in/Rationale/ShowRationaleReport?Id=72172}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 70
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 307
| population_total = 163,122
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 5th in state
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name=cen2011/><ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=459788|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 491441 (Rajnandgaon)<ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Chhattisgarh/Rajnandgaon/ Rajnandgaon]</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 07744
| registration_plate = CG-08
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1023 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|www.rajnandgaon.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
}}

'''Rajnandgaon''' is a city in [[Rajnandgaon District]], in the state of [[Chhattisgarh]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajnandgaon {{!}} India|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Rajnandgaon|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2001|alt=As of the 2011 census}} the population of the city was 163,122.<ref name=cen2011>{{cite web|title=census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/493-rajnandgaon.html|access-date=29 January 2013}}</ref> Rajnandgaon district came into existence on 26{{nbsp}}January 1973, as a result of the division of [[Durg]] district.<ref name="rajnand">{{cite web
|url=http://www.rajnandgaon.nic.in/district.htm#pubrep |title=official website of rajnandgaon}}</ref>

==History==
{{main|Nandgaon State}}
Originally known as Nandgram, [[Nandgaon State|Rajnandgaon State]] was ruled by [[Lunar dynasty|Somvanshi]]s, [[Kalachuris of Tripuri]] and [[Maratha]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajnandgaon.gov.in |title=Official Website of District Rajnandgaon}}</ref> The palaces in the town of Rajnandgaon reveal their own tale of the rulers, their society and culture, and the traditions of those times.<ref name="rajnand"/>

The city was ruled by a dynasty of Hindu caretakers ([[Bairagi (caste)|Bairagis]]), who bore the title '''Vaishnav''' and Gond rajas (chiefs). Succession was by adoption. Its foundation is traced to a religious celibate who came from the Punjab towards the end of the 18th century. From the founder it passed through a succession of chosen disciples until 1879, when the British government recognized the ruler as an hereditary chief and it came to be known as [[princely state]] of Raj Nandgaon. Afterwards conferred upon his son the title of Raja Bahadur. The first ruler [[Mahant Raja Ghasi Das|Mahant Ghasi Das]] was recognized as a feudal chief by the British government in 1865 and was granted a [[sanad of adoption]]. Later the British conferred the title of raja on the ruling mahant.<ref name=history1>{{cite book|title=Chhattisgarh ki Riyaste/Princely stastes aur Jamindariyaa|publisher=Vaibhav Prakashan|location=Raipur|isbn=81-89244-96-5}}</ref><ref name=history2>{{cite book|title=Chhattisgarh ki Janjaatiyaa/Tribes aur Jatiyaa/Castes|publisher=Mansi publication|location=Delhi|isbn=978-81-89559-32-8}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

===Census 2011===
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011}} India [[census]],<ref name="cen2011"/> Rajnandgaon had population of 1,537,133 of which male and female were 762,855 and 774,278 respectively. Rajnandgaon has an average literacy rate of 86.97%, male literacy is 91.19%, and female literacy is 82.98%.

===Census 2001===
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref name=cen2001>{{cite web|title=census 2001|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=2209&category=M.Corp.|access-date=29 January 2013}}</ref> Rajnandgaon had a population of 143,727. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Rajnandgaon had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Rajnandgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

===Language===
[[Chhattisgarhi]] and [[Hindi]] are the main spoken languages in Rajnandgaon. [[Chhattisgarhi]] is the native language of this town, besides being followed by [[Hindi]]. People from different parts of the country live here, so other languages are also spoken by a majority of people. Some people of the city also speak dialects of Hindi such as Rajisthani and Bastari Chhattisgarh.

==Sports==
[[Digvijay Stadium]] is a multi-purpose stadium and is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium hosted four [[First-class cricket|first-class]] matches <ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1193_f.html First-class matches]</ref> in 1988 when [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team]] played against [[Rajasthan cricket team]].

Rajnandgaon was earlier known as ''NURSERY OF HOCKEY''
The [[International Hockey Stadium (Rajnandgaon)|International Hockey Stadium]], which is Chhattisgarh's first international astroturf hockey stadium, is spread over an area of nearly 9.5 acres, and was built at an estimated cost of 22 crores. It was dedicated to the public on 17 January 2014 by state Governor [[Shekhar Dutt]] and chief minister [[Raman Singh]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Astro-turf-hockey-stadium-inaugurated-in-Chhattisgarh/articleshow/29122433.cms | title=Astro turf hockey stadium inaugurated in Chhattisgarh | date=20 January 2014 | author=PTI | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=24 January 2019 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
Rajnandgaon is located at {{Coord|21.10|N|81.03|E|}}<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Raj_Nandgaon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raj Nandgaon]</ref> in Chhattishgarh. It has an average elevation of 307 . metres (1010 [[foot (length)|feet]]).

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Rajnandgaon (1981–2010, extremes 1980–2008)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 34.1
| Feb record high C = 36.7
| Mar record high C = 40.2
| Apr record high C = 44.4
| May record high C = 46.7
| Jun record high C = 45.6
| Jul record high C = 40.4
| Aug record high C = 40.5
| Sep record high C = 35.4
| Oct record high C = 38.0
| Nov record high C = 33.2
| Dec record high C = 31.6
| year record high C = 46.7
| Jan high C = 24.0
| Feb high C = 29.0
| Mar high C = 32.9
| Apr high C = 37.0
| May high C = 39.5
| Jun high C = 34.8
| Jul high C = 30.4
| Aug high C = 28.6
| Sep high C = 29.2
| Oct high C = 29.6
| Nov high C = 26.4
| Dec high C = 24.2
| year high C = 30.5
| Jan low C = 13.3
| Feb low C = 15.2
| Mar low C = 18.7
| Apr low C = 23.1
| May low C = 25.3
| Jun low C = 24.1
| Jul low C = 23.5
| Aug low C = 23.3
| Sep low C = 23.2
| Oct low C = 21.3
| Nov low C = 17.0
| Dec low C = 13.5
| year low C = 20.1
| Jan record low C = 6.0
| Feb record low C = 6.2
| Mar record low C = 10.2
| Apr record low C = 13.8
| May record low C = 18.0
| Jun record low C = 14.0
| Jul record low C = 12.0
| Aug record low C = 17.9
| Sep record low C = 16.0
| Oct record low C = 15.4
| Nov record low C = 10.0
| Dec record low C = 7.4
| year record low C = 6.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 13.7
| Feb rain mm = 12.6
| Mar rain mm = 20.1
| Apr rain mm = 11.4
| May rain mm = 28.4
| Jun rain mm = 171.9
| Jul rain mm = 273.3
| Aug rain mm = 312.7
| Sep rain mm = 163.1
| Oct rain mm = 60.5
| Nov rain mm = 4.5
| Dec rain mm = 7.9
| year rain mm = 1080.1
| Jan rain days = 1.3
| Feb rain days = 0.9
| Mar rain days = 1.5
| Apr rain days = 1.0
| May rain days = 2.1
| Jun rain days = 7.8
| Jul rain days = 11.6
| Aug rain days = 14.3
| Sep rain days = 8.3
| Oct rain days = 2.8
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 0.5
| year rain days = 52.8
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 52
| Feb humidity = 39
| Mar humidity = 34
| Apr humidity = 23
| May humidity = 30
| Jun humidity = 52
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 80
| Sep humidity = 77
| Oct humidity = 67
| Nov humidity = 54
| Dec humidity = 58
| year humidity = 53
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Rajnandgaon Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 653–654
| access-date = 6 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M45
| access-date = 6 January 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Transport==

=== Railways ===
[[Rajnandgaon railway station]] is on the [[Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line]]. The station comes under Nagpur Division of SECR. Local trains provide frequent service west to [[Dongargarh]] and [[Nagpur]] Station, and east to [[Raipur]], while direct express trains are available for all the metros: [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bangalore]], and [[Pune]]. Rajnandgaon railway station is the fourth busiest railway station of the state after Bilaspur, Raipur and Durg. Railway station consists of four well developed platforms. More than 190 trains passes from city. Direct connections are available for Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Nagpur, Gondia, Wardha, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Hapa, Chennai, Trivandrum, Patna etc.

=== Bus ===
Rajnandgaon has two bus stands, Old Bus Stand and New Bus Stand. Bus connectivity is good for transportation to nearby cities and villages, but long-distance bus connectivity is practically non-existent.

[[MSRTC]] under [[Bhandara (city)|Bhandara]] Division provides bus services to Rajnandgaon from its various depots that interconnect [[Maharashtra]] and Chhattisgarh. Bhandara and Rajnandgaon have connected under the same link of [[National Highway 6 (India)(old numbering)|NH6]].

==Notable people==
{{Main articles|Category:People from Rajnandgaon}}

==See also==
* [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
*[[Rajnandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
*[[Rajnandgaon ambush]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://rajnandgaon.nic.in/ Official website of Rajnandgaon district]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Rajnandgaon district]]
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