Birsinghpur is 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 ...
and 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 distr ...
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 ...
, India.
Demographics
As of the
2011 Census of India,
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 34 km from
Satna
Satna is a city in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Satna district. It is 7th largest city and List of cities in Madhya Pradesh by population, 8th most populous city of the s ...
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 (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ÉɦaËd̪eËÊ‹Éh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
, 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
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List of Hindu temples in India
This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by States and territories of India, state.
This is a dynamic list. For example, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (self-described as "the world's richest temple trust") has an ongoing campaign to bui ...
References
External links
{{Rewa Division
Cities and towns in Satna district