Mainpat

Mainpat
मैनपाट
manipat
village
Mainpat
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Mainpat
Mainpat (India)
Coordinates: 22°50′13″N 83°18′54″E / 22.837°N 83.315°E / 22.837; 83.315Coordinates: 22°50′13″N 83°18′54″E / 22.837°N 83.315°E / 22.837; 83.315
Country  India
State Chhattisgarh
Elevation 1,085 m (3,560 ft)
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration CG

Mainpat (मैनपाट) is a small village in the Surguja district in the northern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Lying about 55 kilometres (34 mi) by road from Ambikapur, the hill station features the Tiger Point Waterfall, Fish Point Waterfall, Anmol Hotel and Resort.

Overview

Mainpat is known as the "Shimla/Swiss of Chhattisgarh" and is a popular tourist attraction. It is also home to a number of Tibetan religious exiles who worship at a temple dedicated to Buddha and manufacture designer mats as well as woolen cloth.[1]

Recently, the village has been developed infrastructure like road & some guest houses the best being Anmol resort and Restaurant and government rest house Shaila. Here one can easily find Mercury hotel which is having a lot of adventurous sports like Trekking, Zorbing Ball, Rapling etc. Fields remain covered with yellow and white crops, giving the beautiful scenery. And dated today, the roads can be compared to best you will get anywhere. With the help of state & union central govt assistance, the Mantri & state politicians should quickly do more focusses upon the village electricity conditions, some building up of good hotels & shops, etc. So far, the very poor roads & electricity of the village are the two chief concerns. Observing the present road conditions, still more weathered perennial roads should be made esp. inside the layers of village. Consequently, very soon, the Mainpat village will become the real beautiful & one of the major tourist spots of the state. There is a unique place in a village called Bisar Paani (5 KM before mainpat on right side of road going from ambikapur to mainpat) where water flows upstream. Villagers have made a canal for watering and water flows upward 30 ft on its own. No device and no scientific explanation could be found.

History

The village was traditionally home to the Yadavs and tribes including the Manjhi.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Tourism". Surguja District Government. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Chhattisgarh plans Mainpat Carnival". Daily Pioneer. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

Mainpat travel guide from Wikivoyage


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