Bhanupratappur
Bhanupratappur
भानुप्रतापपुर | |
|---|---|
Semiurban | |
  Bhanupratappur Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Bhanupratappur Bhanupratappur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′36″N 81°04′19″E / 20.310079°N 81.071930°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Kanker |
| Government | |
| • Type | Notified Area Council |
| • Body | Nagar Panchayat Bhanupratappur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,125 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 494 669 |
| Telephone code | +91 7850 |
| Vehicle registration | CG 19 |
Bhanupratappur (Hindi: भानुप्रतापपुर) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Kanker district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[1] It is also the headquarters of its namesake development block, tehsil, and constituency of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The town derives its name from King Bhanupratap Dev, the last ruler of erstwhile Kanker princely state.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhanupratappur has a population of 8,125. Males constitute 49.7% (4038) of the population whereas females constitute 50.3% (4087). The sex ratio is 1012 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. Children below 6 years of age constitute 10.87% of the population with child sex ratio at 941 males per 1000 females.
The effective literacy rate is 90.17%; male literacy rate being 95.48% and female literacy rate being 84.97%, significantly higher than the national average of 73%.
Hindus comprise the majority with 87.84% of the population. Muslims comprise 4.3%, Sikhs 2.13%, Christians 1.42%, Jains 1.02%, and Buddhists 0.79%. Of the population, 2.50% did not identify themselves with any religion, whereas 0.01% did not want to reveal their religion.[3]
Transportation
Bhanupratappur is connected to Indian Railway on 14th April 2018.The demu train inaugurated on dallirajhara Jagdalpur rail line was green flagged by the Prime Minister Modi.
References
- ^ "Bhanupratappur City Population Census 2011 - Chhattisgarh". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ History of Kanker
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802055-bhanupratappur-chhattisgarh.html