Bhilai is a leading city in Chhattisgarh and falls within the Durg District. It is the State’s second-largest urban center after Raipur. Bhilai is known for its industrialization and plethora of reputed educational institutions. It is also home to three corporations, namely the Bhilai Municipal Corporation, Risali Municipal Corporation and the Bhilai-Charoda Municipal Corporation. It is home to one of India’s biggest mosques, the Jama Masjid. The oldest zoo of the State is present here at Maitri Bagh. Bhilai has a total area of 357 square kilometers with a population estimated at 624,700 people in 2011. The Indian Government signed its historic deal to set up a steel plant near the erstwhile village in 1955 with the Soviet Union. The first blast furnace of this manufacturing plant was commissioned by India’s First President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, in 1959. The coordinates of the area are 2... अधिक पढ़ें