Sirpur, Mahasamund

Sirpur
Sripura, Shripura
village
Mandapa of Surang Tila in front of shrine
Mandapa of Surang Tila in front of shrine
Sirpur is located in Chhattisgarh
Sirpur
Sirpur
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Sirpur is located in India
Sirpur
Sirpur
Sirpur (India)
Coordinates: 21°20′43″N 82°11′05″E / 21.345225°N 82.184814°E / 21.345225; 82.184814
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictMahasamund
TehsilMahasamund
Government
 • BodyVillage panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,467[1]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
493445
Vehicle registrationCG 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.

  1. ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ^ Sirpur raipur.gov.in
  3. ^ SIRPUR : A Goldmine of History Prasar Bharti