Sirpur
Sripura, Shripura | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Mandapa of Surang Tila in front of shrine | |
  Sirpur Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Sirpur Sirpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°20′43″N 82°11′05″E / 21.345225°N 82.184814°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Mahasamund |
| Tehsil | Mahasamund |
| Government | |
| • Body | Village panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,467[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 493445 |
| Vehicle registration | CG 06 |
Sirpur is a village in Mahasamund district in the state of Chhattisgarh 35 km from Mahasamund city and 78 km away from Raipur[2] on the banks of the river Mahanadi.[3]
Sirpur was capital of Panduvanshi dynasty in ancient times. The village hosts the Sirpur Group of Monuments consisting of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples and monasteries. These are dated from the 5th to 12th century.
- ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Sirpur raipur.gov.in
- ^ SIRPUR : A Goldmine of History Prasar Bharti