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6 unusual facts about Bilaspur


Adra, Purulia

It is one of the three most important coal loading divisions (the other two being Bilaspur and Chakradharpur) which supply coal to power plants across India.

Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur lies on National Highway -21 also known as Chandigarh-Manali NH-21 highway.

Manali major tourist attraction in Himachal is 195 Kilometers away.

Mandi 70 kilometers away is another major town nearby and also Zonal headquarter of district.

John William Theodore Youngs

John William Theodore Youngs (usually cited as J. W. T. Youngs, known as Ted Youngs; 21 August 1910 Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India – 20 July 1970 Santa Cruz, California) was an American mathematician.

No. 673 Squadron RAF

It continued to train, as part of No. 344 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements; the squadron was disbanded on 25 October 1945 at Kargi Road.


Ambikapur, India

Jabalpur - Ambikapur Express, Ambikapur – Shahdol, Ambikapur – Surajpur – Anuppur – Bilaspur - Raipur - Durg Express and Bhopal – Chirmiri Passenger run from major cities Bhopal, Gwalior, Katni, Raipur and Jabalpur.

Bhandari Ram

Bhandari Ram was born in 1919 at Village Serunia, which was part of Bilaspur State, now District Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh.

Janjgir–Champa district

Janjgir is 43 km away from Bilaspur and 152 km from State capital Raipur through the road route.

Kirpa Ram

In 2002 Kirpa's GC was among the contents of a trunk stolen from his widow's house at Bhupral, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.

Mandi State

The state of Mandi (the name means "market" in Hindi), which includes two towns and 3,625 villages, was in the Himalayan range, bordering to the west, north, and east on the British Punjabi district of Kangra; to the south, on Suket; and to the southwest, on Bilaspur.

Mandi State was a princely state within the Union of India from 1950 to 1956 with Bilaspur as its capital.

Mulji Jagmal Sawaria

In 1935, Rai Sahib Moolji Jagmal laid a private 8 miles long narrow gauge rail line and bridge connecting their Bilaspur railway site with their brick-kiln across Arpa River at Lingiyadih.

In 1935, Rai Sahib Moolji Jagmal Savaria and Ranchhod Jagmal laid a private 1.9 miles long narrow gauge rail line connecting their Bilaspur railway site with their brick-kiln across Arpa River to Lingiyadih.

Rajnandgaon railway station

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol.

Ratnapur

Ratanpur, a town and a nagar panchayat in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh


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