Unchehara is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

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

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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 ...

. It is a block and one of six ''

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...

s'' of

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 ...

district. The town lies in the vicinity of Vindhya Range in Central India. Kabir Math and Raj Mandir (Royal Temple) of Parihar Rajputa Maharajas, and a ''kothi'' (fort) of Maharajas cover the area.

Demographics

India

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, Unchehara had a population of 16,662. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Unchehara has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 54%. In Unchehara, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Some historians have identified Unchehara as ancient Uchchhakalpa town mentioned in the inscriptions of the

Uchchhakalpa dynasty The Uchchhakalpa (IAST: Ucchakalpa) dynasty ruled parts of central India during 5th and 6th centuries. Their territory included north-eastern parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh. Their capital was located at Uchchhakalpa, the present-day Unche ...

kings. In 1344, Uchchakalpa was made capital of the

Nagod State Nagod State (also known as 'Nagode' and 'Nagodh') was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. The state was known as 'Unchahara' from the name of Unchehara its original capital until the 18th centu ...

Pataini temple Pataini temple or Pataini devi temple in a 5th century Jain temple located near Unchehara town in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The temple was constructed during the reign of Gupta Empire. Location The temple is located on a lofty hill North of ...

, near Unchehara, is a Jain temple constructed during the reign of

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in 5th century.

Modern Unchehara

Currently in 2012 National Public Hr. Sec. School have been opened in Paprenga village by Kunjraj Shiksha Vikas Samiti, Bihata. Unchehra Janpad-Panchayat consists of 20 members and its Vikas-Khand consists of 66 ''Gram-

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s'' which includes a total of 322 villages. Unchehra has its own railway station named Unchehra railway station which comes under Unchehra Tehsil. Work of Unchehra Tehsil started systematically from 2001. In Unchehra, infrastructure and facilities e.g. office block, ''

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...

'', police-station (under a town Inspector), hospital, Office of Forest Department, post-office, Telecom-Office, waiting rooms at Bus Stand and railway station, schools up to higher secondary, Madhya Pradesh Bhoj university, two ''Dharmashalas'' are available for people. Currently in 2012 National Public Hr. Sec. School have been opened in Paprenga village by Kunjraj Shiksha Vikas Samiti, Bihata. Unchehra had been well known for milk product named 'Khova' which is being produced and brought from nearby villages. It is well connected by rail and road transport to major cities like Delhi, Bhopal and Jabalpur.

References

{{Rewa Division Cities and towns in Satna district Satna