Pushprajgarh tehsil
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Pushprajgarh | |
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  Pushprajgarh Location in Madhya Pradesh  Pushprajgarh Pushprajgarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′10″N 81°36′04″E / 22.936°N 81.601°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Anuppur district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Janpad Panchayat |
| • Body | Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,652.20 km2 (637.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 230,005 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code (PIN) | 484886 |
| Area code | 07629 |
| ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
| Vehicle registration | MP 65 |
| No. of Villages | 271 |
| Sex ratio | 994 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
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