Pushprajgarh | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh |
Coordinates: | 22.936°N 81.601°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Anuppur district |
Government Type: | Janpad Panchayat |
Governing Body: | Council |
Area Total Km2: | 1652.20 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 230005 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (PIN) |
Postal Code: | 484886 |
Area Code: | 07629 |
Registration Plate: | MP 65 |
Blank Name Sec1: | No. of Villages |
Blank Info Sec1: | 271 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 994 |
Iso Code: | MP-IN |
Pushprajgarh tehsil (पुष्पराजगढ़) is a fourth-order administrative and revenue division, a subdivision of third-order administrative and revenue division of Anuppur district (अनूपपुर) of Madhya Pradesh.[1] [2] This tehsil contains Amarkantak, the source of the Narmada and a popular pilgrimage site.
Pushprajgarh tehsil has an area of . It is bounded by Umaria district in the northwest, Shahdol district in the north, northeast, Jaithari tehsil in the east, Chhattisgarh in the southeast, Dindori district in the south, southwest and west.
At the time of the 2011 census, Pushparajgarh tehsil has a population of 230,005. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.19% and 76.84% of the population respectively. 94.82% of the population speaks Hindi and 3.53% Gondi as their first language. The local dialect of Hindi is a mix of Bagheli and Chhattisgarhi.