Brief
About Anuppur District
Anuppur District is situated in the north eastern part of Madhya
Pradesh, This District came into existenace on 15th August 2003
by re-organising Shahdol District. Anuppur District has total area
of 3701 sq. km, extends 80 km from east to west and 70 km from north
to south.
District anuppur is surrounded by Koria District
(C.G.) in east, Shahdol & Umaria District in west, Shahdol District
in North and Dindori (M.P.) Bilaspur (C.G.) in the south.
District Anuppur is divided into 4 tehsils, 04 janpads
and 277 Gram Panchayats, There are 02 Municipalities and 04 Nagar
Panchayats
Geographical Scenario
District anuppur is predominantly hilly district. It is picturesque
with certain pockets and belt of sal and mixed forests. The river
Narmada originates from Amarkantak situated on the maikal hills
which gives beautifull view to the District.
River Son & Johilla also orginate from the maikal
Hills.
Total Geographical area of the district is 3701
sq. KM. Adjacents to the district anuppur are the boarding district
Bilaspur Koria (C.G.) Shahdol,Umarai & Dindori.
Geographical Structure
From Geographical point of view, the District consists of
a series of mountain ranges and rivers. It can be divided in to
three geographical divisions. 1. High lands of mountain ranges.
2. The Central plateau . 3. Low lands of rivers :- A number of
rivers Including Son, Johila, Narmada ,Tipan, Bakan, Chandas and
Kewai flow in the district, Maikal mountain range is extended
from southern part of the district to the eastern part.
Climate and Rains
The climate of the District is temperate. It rains from June
to October in the District. The temperature remains the highest
in the month of June and the l owest in the Month of January.
The maximum and minimum temperature of the District remains 46oC
and 2.6oC respectivily
Collector & D.M.
07659 222400 / 263400
Other contacts : http://www.anuppur.nic.in/Offices.htm
