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 ...
in
Jabalpur district
Jabalpur district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.
The area of the district is 5,198 km² with population of 2,463,289 (2011 census). As of 201 ...
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
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. It is situated by the side of river Narmada and is approximately 20 km from
Jabalpur
Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...
city. Bhedaghat is famous for the high marble rocks making a valley through which river Narmada flows. The place also has a beautiful waterfall, known as
Dhuandhar Falls
The Dhuandhar Falls (धुआंधार) is a waterfall in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Etymology
The word 'Dhuandhar' is derived from two Hindi words - ''Dhuan'' (smoke) and ''Dhar'' (flow), meaning a waterfall wh ...
(literally meaning a stream of smoke, because of its appearance). There are some more spots of tourist interest near the location.
Demographics
India
census
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, Bhedaghat had a population of 1840. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhedaghat has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 53%. 16% of the population is under 7 years of age.
Transport
The nearest railway station is Bhedaghat Railway station. It is possible to take a
tempo
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(auto-rickshaw) from Jabalpur to Bhedaghat. Its distance from the main city is about 28 km.
The nearest airport is
Jabalpur
Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...
.
Portrayals in popular culture
* 1961: A hit song of the film ''Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai'' was shot at Bhedaghat. This song featured Raj Kapoor and Padmini.
* 1973: Hindi movie
Bobby
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uses Bhedaghat as the settings of its climactic scene.
* 1974: Bollywood movie ''
Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye
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Plot
Raja Thakur ( ...
'' starring stars
Sunil Dutt
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,
Rekha
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,
Premnath
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Ranjeet
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used Bhedaghat as the location of its climax.
* 2001: The song Raat Ka Nasha Abhi from the Hindi film ''
Asoka
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'' was shot in Bhedaghat among the marble rocks by the Narmada River.
* 2013: The opening episode of the
STAR Plus
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TV series
Mahabharata
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features Bhedaghat as a location where
Shantanu
Shantanu (Sanskrit: शंतनु) is a character in the Mahabharata, described as the ruler of the Kuru Kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebear of the lineage of the Lunar dynasty, and th ...
and
Satyavati
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meets.
* 2016: The crocodile fight scenes of the Hindi movie