Mainpat┬аis a hill station and small village in the┬а
Surguja district┬аin the northern part of the state of┬а
Chhattisgarh, India. It lies about 55 kilometres (34┬аmi) by road from the┬а
divisional┬аheadquarter of┬а
Ambikapur. The hill station is 50 km south of┬а
Ambikapur, 160 km northeast of┬а
Korba, and 360 km northeast of state capital┬а
Raipur.
Mainpat is known as the "
Shimla/Swiss┬аof 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┬а
Buddha┬аand manufacture designer mats as well as woolen cloth