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 / 20.310079; 81.071930Coordinates: 20°18′36″N 81°04′19″E / 20.310079°N 81.071930°E / 20.310079; 81.071930
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

  1. ↑ "Bhanupratappur City Population Census 2011 - Chhattisgarh". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. ↑ History of Kanker
  3. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802055-bhanupratappur-chhattisgarh.html
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