Pushprajgarh tehsil
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Pushprajgarh | |
|---|---|
  Pushprajgarh Location in Madhya Pradesh  Pushprajgarh Pushprajgarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′10″N 81°36′04″E / 22.936°N 81.601°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Anuppur district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Janpad Panchayat |
| • Body | Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,652.20 km2 (637.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 230,005 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code (PIN) | 484886 |
| Area code | 07629 |
| ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
| Vehicle registration | MP 65 |
| No. of Villages | 271 |
| Sex ratio | 994 |
Pushprajgarh tehsil (पुष्पराजगढ़) is a fourth-order administrative and revenue division, a subdivision of third-order administrative and revenue division of Anuppur district (अनूपपुर) of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2] This tehsil contains Amarkantak, the source of the Narmada and a popular pilgrimage site.
Pushprajgarh tehsil has an area of 1,652.20 km2 (637.92 sq mi). It is bounded by Umaria district in the northwest, Shahdol district in the north, northeast, Jaithari tehsil in the east, Chhattisgarh in the southeast, Dindori district in the south, southwest and west.
