Anuppur District

Anuppur District

Anuppur District is an administrative district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.

The district has an area of 3701 km², and a population of 667,155 (2001 Census). 309,624 people are from scheduled tribes and 48,376 are scheduled castes. The District is bordered by Koriya District of Chattisgarh state on the east, Bilaspur District of Chattisgarh on the southeast, Dindori District of Madhya Pradesh on the southwest, Umaria District of Madhya Pradesh on the west, and Shahdol District on the northwest and north. The administrative headquarters of the district is Anuppur.The district has one jawahar navodaya vidyalaya at Amarkantak which is the origin of two rivers i.e. narmada & son.The District was created on 15 August 2003 out of Shahdol District. It is part of Rewa Division.

Anuppur District is mostly hilly and forested. The Narmada River originates from the hill of Amarkantak in the Maikal Hills, and the Son River originates nearby.

External links

* [http://anuppur.nic.in Anuppur - official website]


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