The Chhattisgarh High Court, located at Bodri, District Bilaspur has privileged it with the title Nyayadhani (Law Capital) of the State.

[3] Basic Tasar Silkworm Seed Organisation (BTSSO) (website) under the Central Silk Board, Government of India collects, executes the production and supply of nucleus and basic Tasar seed from surrounding areas.Indian Standard Time (IST), the time zone observed throughout India with a time offset of UTC+05:30, passes approx 30 km east of the city.

The management of Bilaspur district was taken over by the British East India Company in 1818 after Bhosale lost territory in Third Anglo-Maratha War.

The famine of 1897 was followed by two favorable years; but in 1899 the monsoon failed completely and the rice crop was wholly destroyed.

Guru Ghasidas (1756–1836) started a religious movement, Satnamis (meaning the worshippers of Satnam(not related to Sikhism), between 1820 and 1830 primarily around the Sonakhan forests.

In 1888 Mistri Jagmal Gangji and other Mistri Railway Contractors laid the first railway tracks from Rajnandgaon to Bilaspur, and in that same year fellow Kutchi contractor Khoda Ramji and others built the line from Bilaspur to Jharsuguda, including the bridge over the Champa river.

His son Mulji Jagmal Sawaria was later given the title of "Rao Sahib" by the British for his contribution to the development of the town, railways and the district.

Another book like [The highlands of central India, James Forsyth, 1889] states that Bilaspur is named after 'Palash' tree butea frondosa which are found in abundance in the area.

Bilaspur is situated on the banks of the rain-fed Arpa River, which originates from the Maikal Range of Central India.

It's a dolomite rich region surrounded by dense forests in the north and the coal mines of the Hasdeo Valley in the east.

According to the 2011 census, Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh has a population of 2,662,077,[10] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[11] or the US state of Nevada.

It has been categorised into seven Nagar Panchayat namely (1) Bilha (2) Kota (3) Bodri and (4) Malhar (5) Gourella (6) Sakri (7) Sirgitti.

The town has been the home of several literary, theatre, arts personalities including Makhan Lal Chaturvedi, Satyadev Dubey, Bimal Mitra, Shrikant Verma.

has seen large-scale unregulated urbanization and residential and commercial expansion, over-straining the water resources and generally defunct civic amenities due to indifferent officials and politicians.

A new mental hospital is established in village Sendri (Ratanpur Road) which provides quality treatment.

An integrated action plan for development of civic infrastructure, including hi-tech water purifier system, proper drainage facilities and cleanliness, is being planned by the state government for cities and towns, while the proposed 'Arpa Project' would give a new life to the city of Bilaspur, minister for urban administration and health Amar Agrawal said in an interview to the Times of India, a leading newspaper of India.

The State Government has drawn up an ambitious plan of Rs2,000 crore to develop the Arpa river bank in Bilaspur district during the next seven years.

The Government has invited proposals from interested national and international institutions for the development of the river bank on a PPP model.

On both the sides of the river, 13.4-km-long retaining wall, houses and commercial complexes would be constructed, besides bridge, roads and walkways.

Because of the station's location, daily connections are available for Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Amritsar, Agra, Roorkee, Haridwar, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Jamshedpur, Patna, Jabalpur, Raipur, Varanasi, Jaipur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ajmer, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Chennai, Ernakulam, Tirupati, Tirunelveli, Bangalore, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Okha, Porbandar, Dhanbad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Gorakhpur, Shirdi, Udaipur, Bikaner, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ranchi, Guwahati among many other cities throughput India.

Daily bus services are operated by government and private operators to cities like Jashpur, Ambikapur, Raipur, Jagdalpur, Korba, Nagpur, Durg, Bhilai, Mungeli, Kawardha, Raigarh, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Jabalpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Nagpur, Gondia, Mandla, Anuppur, Shehdol, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bhawanipatna, Hyderabad, among others.

Currently, there are direct flights from the airport to Jabalpur, Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Prayagraj, Jagdalpur, operated by Alliance Air.

[16][17] The Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve is the prime tourist attraction of Bilaspur, and has been recognized by the UNESCO for its dramatic and ecologically diverse landscape.

In the sanctuary, the presence of animals like the Guar (Indian bison) and tigers are in high numbers, as reported by multiple sightings by visitors.

Other animals include leopards, Chitals, panthers, striped hyenas, canis', sloth bears, Dholes, Sambar deers, Nilgais, Indian four-horned antelopes and chinkaras, which populate the sanctuary in equal numbers.

[20] Other than the Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary, the following are the man-made tourist attractions: Bilaspur is famous for food varieties, such as Doobraj rice, Fara/Muthiya (Rice floor dumpling), doodh-fara (sweet and milky version of fara), Cheela (Dosa like rice pancake), rice roll, sonhari (Poori made from Rice Flour or Sweet Potato), ayirsa roti(Rice-jaggery based dry dish), Gulgula/Gulgul Bhajiya (Sweet fritter made using wheat flour), angakar/mota roti (roti made from rice/wheat flour using leftover cooked rice), thetri-khurmi, Chousela (rice flour poori) , Bhajiya Kadhi (Savoury-salty Yogurt/curd dish), Sabudana bada (Sago fritter), Bafuari/Bhajiya, Idhar Kadhi (Kadhi made using Arbi leaves), airsa, tamatar fatka (tomato chutney), different types of bhajis (includes leafy vegetables like bathua, palak, chench, tirpaniya, khatta bhaji, laal bhaji, amari patua, Bohar Bhaji), etc.

[22][23] Bilaspur has emerged as a prominent educational hub in Chhattisgarh, attracting students from across the state for studies in engineering, medicine, and various competitive examinations.

Bilaspur’s school system includes a mix of public and private institutions, offering diverse educational opportunities from primary to higher secondary levels.

The city also supports extracurricular activities, with an active National Cadet Corps (NCC) presence, including one of the 14 army wing NCC battalions from the Raipur group, affiliated with the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh directorate.

The following electronic media channels deliver local news 24*7: Bilaspur city has 5 FM Radio Stations which are-