Chirmiri is a hill station and a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the Koriya district

Koriya District

Koriya district, also commonly spelled as Korea district, is a district in the north-western part of the Chhattisgarh state in Central India. The administrative headquarter of the district is Baikunthpur.-History:...

 of the state of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. In English it is also spelt as 'Chirimiri'.

Geography

Chirmiri is one of the Chhattisgarh cities located in the Koriya district of the state of Chhattisgarh. The region is renowned for the coalmines that are situated in the town.Chirimiri Is a Beautiful Hill Station there is many beautiful places for Picnic and tour like "AmritDhara" and "Hasdev" .When you enter in chirimiri you are surrounded by hills you won't believe that you are in chhattisgarh.It is so green and beautiful city.
It is a Nagar Nigam Chhattisgarh have only 7 Nagar Nigam and Chirtimiri is one of them.it is a urban area.....
Chirimiri is famous for there coal Industries..

Economy

It is well-known for its coal mines; mining began here in 1950. Chirmiri has a broad gauge railway link, used primarily to transport coal from the region.

The town of Chirmiri is rich in the coal deposits found in the region. The coal industrial belt has developed in the region owing to the close proximity of the coalmines. The largest coal producing industry in India, the South Eastern Coalfields Limited

South Eastern Coalfields Limited

South Eastern Coalfields Limited is the largest coal producing company of India. It is one of the eight fully owned subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. The company has its head office at Bilaspur and mines spread over Chhattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh. It has total 92 Mines. Total Underground Mines...

 is located in the region. Chirmiri is one of the 13 administrative areas of the coal industry.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Chirmiri had a population of 91,312, 53% male and 46% female. Chirmiri has an average literacy rate of 66% (male 75%, female 56%), higher than the national average of 59.5%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

The "Bhopal - Chirmiri Passenger" train service operates between Bhopal Junction Railway Station

Bhopal Junction

Bhopal Junction ‎ is a Major Railway Junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal City, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.-Construction:...

 in Bhopal and Chirmiri. Other trains such as the Sarguja Express

Sarguja Express

The Sarguja Express is a daily express train of North Central Railway, in India, running between Gwalior City in Madhya Pradesh and Ambikapur town in Chhattisgarh.-Number and Nomenclature:...

 and the Jabalpur - Ambikapur Express

Jabalpur - Ambikapur Express

The Jabalpur – Ambikapur Express is a Tri-Weekly Express connecting Jabalpur City of Madhya Pradesh and Ambikapur, a town in Chhattisgarh.-Number and nomenclature:The train was announced in the railway budget-2009-2010 by railway minister Mamta Banerjee...

 also serve Chirmiri. Chirmiri is linked directly by train from Anuppur Junction in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 which is a major rail hub. A bus service from Anuppur to Chirmiri is available.

Chirmiri is well connected from Bilaspur and daily direct trains and buses are available for transport.
"Durg-Chirimiri" train facility is also available daily from chirimiri which connect "raipur" the capital of Chhattisgarh.

Culture

The most famous place to visit is "Lord Jagnnath Temple"; made by the workers brought from Puri

Puri

Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...

, it looks almost like the Jagannath Temple (Puri)

Jagannath Temple (Puri)

The Jagannath Temple in Puri is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath and located in the coastal town of Puri in the state of Orissa, India. The name Jagannath is a combination of the Sanskrit words Jagat and Nath...

at Puri.

"Durga Puga" is a religious festival, celebrated by the Bengali population.
There is so many places where hindu community go and pray like "Kalibadi"; it in Haldibadi and Bagapara it is in Bartunga and Gufa Mandir it is in Godaripara