Bhainsdehi is a city and a

Nagar Parishad In India, a municipal council, also known as municipality, nagar palika, nagar parishad, nagar parisad or nagar sabha, is a self-governing Urban Local Body that administers a smaller urban areas than municipal corporations, with population of 1 ...

Betul district Betul district () is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Betul serves as its administrative headquarters. The district is a part of Narmadapuram Division. History of Betul traces its origin to Satyug according to Sk ...

in the state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

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. According to mythological beliefs, Bhainsdehi was known as Mahishmati, the capital of Raghuvanshi King Gaya. Which later changed from Mahishmati to Mahishvati and then to Mahishadehi and then to Bhainsdehi. Kukru is the second highest point of

Mahadeo hills The Mahadeo Hills are a range of hills in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The hills are situated in the northern section of the Satpura Range. The Mahadeo Hills run east and west through Betul, Chhindwara, and Seoni districts, separating ...

. Bhainsdehi is the originating place of the river

Purna : Purna is a town with a municipal council in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra, India. Geography Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of . Purna is situated in the Maharashtra state of India. Demographics India census, Purna ...

. It is predominantly a tribal

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

. Bhainsdehi is surrounded by the mountain ranges of

Satpura The Satpura Range, formerly also known as the Seeonee Hills, is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh. The range paral ...

. Prachin Shiv mandir one of the most beautiful place in Bhainsdehi city

Scenic Spots

# Kukru Eco Tourism Center # Purna River source #

Muktagiri Muktagiri or Mendhagiri, is a Jain pilgrimage centre, located on border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India. It comes under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district and is from Paratwada in Amravati district. Jain temple It is believed ...

, or Mendhagiri (52 Temples) # Prachin Shiv Temple # Dhuni Wale Dadaji Temple # Shardha Temple # Sai Temple # Shyama Mukherjee Park # Devi Temple # Bagdara Sports Stadium # Church # Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium # Hanuman Temple # Sheetla Mata Mandir # Wind Mill Dedpani # Renuka Mata Temple Dhamangaon # Government Garden Katol Nursery Bhainsdehi # Ram Mandir 19.Gupatwada Shiv Temple

Kukru:The sun sets between seven mountains

The sun sets between the mountains along the Satpura mountain range near Bhondiyakund village at a height of 3676 feet above sea level. Two of these are in the border of Maharashtra and five are in the border of Madhya Pradesh. The view of the sunset here pleases the people. Attracts towards itself. Sipna river originates from Bhondiakund Madhya Pradesh on the fifth hill from the Sun among the Seven Mountains. This river flows only two to three kilometers in the state, after which it goes towards Amravati via Melghat Tiger Reserve Corridor of Maharashtra. At sunset, it looks like Mahim Rekha.

Geography

Bhainsdehi is located at . It has an average elevation of 741 metres (2,431 feet). It is bounded by Maharashtra border Khandwa District in the west, Bhimpur and Chicholi tehsil in the north, Aathner tehsil in the east and Maharashtra border in the south.

Demographics

India

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, Bhainsdehi had a population of 15,756. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhainsdehi has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of the females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

transport

*bus* Well connected to all the main cities of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Betul, Hoshangabad, Bhopal, Indore, Khandwa, Nagpur, Amravati, Akola, Shegaon. *railway* Malkapur Road railway station is a railway station of Bhopal–Nagpur section under Nagpur CR railway division of West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Bhainsdehi, Malkapur in Betul district of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

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