Pushprajgarh tehsil explained

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.

Geography

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.

Demographics

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Delhi. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. 2011. District Census Handbook of Anuppur, village and town directory. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114055958/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/23/2344_PART_A_DCHB_ANUPPUR.pdf. 14 November 2016. 21 January 2017. PDF. 34,37.
  2. Web site: New Delhi. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. 2011. District Census Handbook of Anuppur, village and townwise primary census abstract (PCA). https://web.archive.org/web/20161114061214/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2344_PART_B_DCHB_ANUPPUR.pdf. 14 November 2016. 21 January 2017. PDF. 10,22.