Pushprajgarh tehsil

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
Pushprajgarh is located in Madhya Pradesh
Pushprajgarh
Pushprajgarh
Location in Madhya Pradesh
Pushprajgarh is located in India
Pushprajgarh
Pushprajgarh
Pushprajgarh (India)
Coordinates: 22.936°N 81.601°E / 22.936; 81.601
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictAnuppur district
Government
 • TypeJanpad Panchayat
 • BodyCouncil
Area
 • Total1,652.20 km2 (637.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total230,005
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code (PIN)
484886
Area code07629
ISO 3166 codeMP-IN
Vehicle registrationMP 65
No. of Villages271
Sex ratio994

Geography

Pushprajgarh tehsil has an area of 1,652.20 km2 (637.92 sq mi). 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

References
  1. New Delhi, The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India (2011). "District Census Handbook of Anuppur, village and town directory" (PDF). p. 34,37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 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)" (PDF). p. 10,22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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