Bhainsdehi is a city and a
Nagar Parishad in
Betul district 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
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. 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, separatin ...
. Bhainsdehi is the originating place of the river
Purna
:
Purna is a town with a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Geography
Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Purna is situated in the Maharashtra state of India.
Demographics
India cens ...
. It is predominantly a tribal
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 administr ...
. Bhainsdehi is surrounded by the mountain ranges of
Satpura
The Satpura Range 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 parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and th ...
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Scenic Spots
# Kukru Eco Tourism Center
# Purna River source
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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 believe ...
, 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 will Dedpani
# Renuka Mata Temple Dhamangaon
# Government Garden Katol Nursery Bhainsdehi
# Ram Mandir
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
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
,
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.
References
Cities and towns in Betul district
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