Bhanpura
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Mandsaur | ||
| Location : | 24 ° 31 ' N , 75 ° 45' E | ||
| Height : | 427 m | ||
| Area : | 8 km² | ||
| Residents : | 21,013 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 2627 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 458775 | ||
| Website : | Mandsaur | ||
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Bhanpura ( Hindi : भानपुरा) is a city with about 20,000 inhabitants in the Mandsaur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh .
location
Bhanpura is located in the extreme northeast of the Mandsaur district at an altitude of approx. 385 m above sea level. d. M. The city is approx. 115 km (driving distance) from Mandsaur; the metropolis of Kota in Rajasthan is about 100 km north. The climate is rather temperate by Indian standards; However, rain falls almost only in the summer monsoon season .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 14,930 | 16,494 | 20,013 |
The Hindi and Urdu- speaking population consists of about 78.5% Hindus , a good 18% Muslim and just under 3% Jains ; numerically small minorities are Christians , Sikhs , Buddhists and others. As usual in censuses in northern India, the male population is about 5% higher than the female.
economy
In the villages in the agriculturally oriented environment, cotton , wheat , lentils and oilseeds are mainly grown; the forestry is important. The city itself serves as a regional center for handicrafts, trade and services of all kinds.
history
The region around Bhanpura has been inhabited for thousands of years, but it is rather poor in archaeological finds. Islamic invaders came in the Middle Ages , later Marathas and British .
Attractions
- There is a museum on regional history in the village itself. It is housed in a palatial memorial building ( chhatri ) belonging to a regional prince and houses medieval sculptures from the region as well as from private collections - including images of Chamunda , Mahishasuramardini , Parshwanath , Ardhanarishvara , Vishnu and others. a .; Particularly noteworthy are a figure of Shiva and Parvati ( Uma-Maheshwara ) and a stone kneeling Nandi bull with accompanying figures (both come from the Hinglajgarh Fort).
- Surroundings
- The approximately 25 kilometers north in the wooded countryside near the village Navali ( 25 ° 30 '0 " N , 75 ° 47' 0" O ) located Hinglajgarh Fort (Hindi: हिंगलाज क़िला; Hinglaj Qila ) probably comes from the 13- 14th Century and was built by the Paramara dynasty.
- At two places ( Seeta Khardi and Chaturbhujnath Nala ) in the vicinity of Bhanpura there are rock paintings of different ages. 'Primitive' representations of animals and people can be found here as well as geometric ornaments (see also Bhimbetka ).
Copy of a rock painting
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Rock painting in Seeta Khardi
Web links
- Bhanpura - Photos + Info (JatlandWiki, English)
- Rock paintings near Bhanpura - photos + information (Times of India)
- Museums of Bhanpura and Mandsaur - Photo + Info (English)