Anuppur is a City in northeastern
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 ...
state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of the
Anuppur tehsil and
Anuppur District. Previously, it was in
Shahdol district
Shahdol District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in east central India. It old name was Matsya raj or Virat kingdom in the name of great king Maharaja Virata. With a total area of and a population of 10,66,063. Shahdol is an important dist ...
.
Geography
Anuppur is located at . It has an average elevation of 505 metres (1,656 feet). The
Son River
Son River ( hi, सोन नदी, also spelt Sone River) is a perennial river located in central India. It originates near Amarkantak Hill in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh and finally merges with the Ganges River near Pa ...
and some of its tributaries run through Anuppur.
According to 2001 Census, the total population of Anuppur District is 667155, out of which 309624 are Scheduled tribes and 48376 are
Scheduled castes. In this manner, Anuppur District is a tribal dominated district.
Kotma is the largest city/town and Municipality in Anuppur district.
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 in ...
,
Anuppur district has a population of 749,521. 2001 to 2011 population growth rate is 12.3%. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.
References
External links
Anuppur : Official
{{Shahdol Division
Cities and towns in Anuppur district