Anuppur is a city in northeastern

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state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Anuppur tehsil and

Anuppur District Anuppur District (अनूपपुर, ) is an administrative district in Shahdol Division of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district has an area of , and a population of 749,237 (2011 Census). 309,624 people are from scheduled t ...

. Previously, it was in the

Shahdol District Shahdol District () is a district of Madhya Pradesh States and territories of India, state in east central India. Its old name was Matsya raj or Virat kingdom in the name of great king Maharaja Virata. With a total area of and a population of 10 ...

History

Anuppur District is situated in the north-eastern part of Madhya Pradesh. It came into existence on August 15, 2003, when the Shahdol District was reorganized. Tribal houses in the area are made of mud, bamboo sticks, paddy straw and local tiles.

Geography

Anuppur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The

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and some of its tributaries run through Anuppur. According to the 2001 census, the total population of Anuppur District was 667,155, out of which 309,624 were scheduled tribes and 48,376 were scheduled castes. In this manner, Anuppur District is a tribal-dominated district. Kotma is the largest city/town and Municipality in Anuppur District.

Demographics

During the 2011 census of India, Anuppur District had a population of 749,521. The population growth rate between 2001 and 2011 was 12.3%. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%.

Government

Anuppur is one of the 230

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constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state. It is a segment of Shahdol's

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constituency. As of 2023, its representative was Bisahulal Singh of the

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Points of interest

Points of interest in Anuppur include the Sarvodaya Jain temple, Shree Yantra, Narmada Udgam, and Mai ki Bagiya temples and the pilgrim town of

Amarkantak Amarkantak ( NLK ''Amarakaṇṭaka'') is a pilgrim town and a Nagar Panchayat in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Amarkantak region is a unique natural heritage area. It is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the ...

Transportation

is major railway station, connecting Anuppur to major cities such as

Jabalpur Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...

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Indore Indore (; ISO 15919, ISO: , ) is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The commercial capital of the state, it has been declared as the List of cleanest cities in India, cleanest city of In ...

, ,

Katni Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is in the Mahakoshal region of central India. The city is from the divisional headquarter ...

, Bilaspur, and

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

References

External links

Anuppur : Official
{{Shahdol Division Cities and towns in Anuppur district