Birsinghpur is a sub district in
Satna District
Satna District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 22,28,935(2011 census), 20.63% of which is urban. The distric ...
in the state of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
, India
Demographics
As of the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
,
Birsinghpur had a population of 14339. Males constituted 52.21% of the population and females 47.79%.
Geography
Birsinghpur is a Nagar Parishad on Madhya Pradesh and a
tehseel of 134 villages and 1 Nagar Parishad. The city area is in east, is west, north and south. Birsinghpur is situated on the north east in Satna district, at a distance of about 36 km from
Satna
Satna is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Satna district. It is 7th largest city and 8th most populous city of the state. The city is 500 km east of the state capital Bhopal. The city is ...
and 61 km from Rewa. Another two road goes from Birsinghpur to Rewa via Semariya and second Chitrakoot via Majhgawan at a distance of about . Another road goes from Birsinghpur to
Satna, Madhya Pradesh via Jaitwar, Kothi (MP SH-52). Birsinghpur has a 10th century temple of Lord
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
, which is also known as the Gaivinath temple. Birsinghpur is a one of major pilgrim center for local area around Satna and Rewa district.
Infrastructure
There is a government hospital in Birsinghpur. The nearest airport is in Satna. There is also a government industrial training institute in Birsinghpur.
Nearby tourist spot are Dharkundi Ashram, Sutikshna Ashram, and Sarbhanga.
See also
*
List of Hindu temples in India
This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by state.
Andhra Pradesh
There are around 4,000 large temples in Andhra Pradesh state
* Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala
* Padmavathi Temple
* Srisailam Temple
*Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Tem ...
References
External links
{{Rewa Division
Cities and towns in Satna district