Bhanupratappur is a town and a Notified Area Council in

Kanker district Uttar Bastar Kanker District is located in the southern region of the state of Chhattisgarh, India within the latitudes 20.6-20.24 and longitudes 80.48-81.48. The total area of the district is 6432 square kilometers. The population is 748,941. The ...

in the

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. It is the administrative headquarters of its eponymous

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, and constituency of the

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. The town derives its name from King Bhanupratap Deo, the last ruler of erstwhile Kanker princely state.

History

A few years after the death of the last king of Kanker, Bhanupratap Deo (1969), a village was established in his memory, named Bhanupratappur.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census, Bhanupratappur has a population of 8,856. Males constitute 49.7% (4401) of the population whereas females constitute 50.3% (4455). The sex ratio is 1012 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. Children below 6 years of age constitute 10.87% of the population with child sex ratio at 941 males per 1000 females. The effective literacy rate is 90.47%; male literacy rate being 95.48% and female literacy rate being 84.97%, significantly higher than the national average of 73%. Hindus comprise the majority with 87.84% of the population. Muslims comprise 4.3%, Sikhs 2.13%, Christians 1.42%, Jains 1.02%, and Buddhists 0.79%. Of the population, 2.50% did not identify themselves with any religion, whereas 0.01% did not want to reveal their religion.

Transportation

Roadways

Bhanupratappur is situated at the intersection of two major Chhattisgarh State Highways SH 5 (Shahdol-Rajnandgaon-Bhadrachalam) and SH 6 (Khariyar-Kanker-Gadchiroli), which cross at Maharajadhiraj Bhanupratap Deo Chowk in the heart of the town. It also links to SH 25 (Bhanupratappur- Durgukondal-

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) via SH 5 at Keoti, south of Bhanupratappur. Being an important transit stop in the region, it is well connected to all major towns and cities in the state by regular bus service.

Railways

Bhanupratappur was connected to the Indian Railway network on 14 April 2018 as part of the

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. The DEMU train to

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 ...

was flagged off by the Prime Minister

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. The railway line has established direct rail connectivity between Bhanupratappur and the state capital,

(150 km away), as well as the industrial town of

Bhilai Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. Along with its twin-city Durg, the urban agglomeration of Durg-Bhilai Nagar has a population of more than a million, making it the second-larges ...

(120 km away).

Air transport

The nearest airport is

Swami Vivekananda Airport Swami Vivekananda Airport , formerly known as Mana Airport, is a domestic airport serving Raipur, the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The airport is located at Mana, approximately south-east of Raipur and east of Naya Raipu ...

in Raipur, around 150 km away by road.

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Kanker district Kanker district Tehsils of Chhattisgarh