Anuppur is a town in northeastern Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 state of central India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is the administrative headquarters of 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 . 309,624 people are from scheduled tribes and 48,376 are scheduled castes...

. Previously, it was in Shahdol district

Shahdol District

Shahdol District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. With a total area of 5,671 square kilometers and a population of 908,148. Shahdol is an important district of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Shahdol is the district headquarters. The district is also a Division...

. Anuppur Railway station is a very important junction of South east Central Railway which is located between Katni & Bilaspur.

Geography

Anuppur is located at 23.1°N 81.68°E. It has an average elevation of 505 metres (1656 feet). The Son River

Son River

Son River of central India is the largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries. A British 1850s diary shows that the river was written in English as Soane.-Course:...

 and some of its tributaries run through Anuppur.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Anuppur had a population of 16,397. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.