Birsinghpur is a town, a Nagar Palika

Nagar Palika

In India, a nagar palika or municipality is a urban local body that administers a city of population 20,000 or more. Under the Panchayati Raj system, it interacts directly with the state government, though it is administratively part of the district it is located in...

 and tehshil in Umaria District

Umaria District

Umaria is an important north eastern district of Madhya Pradesh, having a global location between north latitude 23º38' to 24º20' and east longitude 80º28' to 82º12'. The town of Umaria is the district headquarters. The district is part of Shahdol Division....

 in the state of 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....

, 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...

 and the city where spiritual

Spirituality

Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...

 leader of New Age Vivek ji was born.

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...

, Pali ( Birsinghpur )
had a population of 120868. Males constitute 51.77% of the population and females 48.23%

Etymology

Pali town is also named as Birsinghpur in the name of rewa "MAHARAJA VEERSINGH JOODEO" in 19th century at time when BNR (Bengal-Nagpur RLY) traffic started between bilaspur-katni section in feb-march year 1891.

Geography

Birsinghpur is a very big town and tehseel & thana of 256 villages, city area is 39km in East, 9 km. is west 32km north and 28km. south Birsinghpur is situated on the katni-Shahdol road (NH78), at a distance of about 80 km from katni and 40 km from Shahdol. one Another road goes from Birsinghpur to Mandla via Dindori at a distance of about 40 km. . Another road goes from Birsinghpur to reva via Bandhavgare forest from 2008. Birsinghpur is also a railway station on Katni-Bilaspur section of S E C Railway, Birsinghpur has a big power plant from state which is supplying electricity to Madhya pradesh and another state power plant known as S.G.T.P.S

Prakash Nagar

The Town has a small twin town known as Prakash Nagar(City of lights). It's the site for a 1340MW power plant known as Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station http://wikimapia.org/1560140/(SGTPS). Prakashnagar also has a small Birsinghpur hydroelectric power plant(20MW). The Dam is built on Johila River which is a tributary of 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:...

. The lake formed due to this DAM makes this place really fascinating.

This area in 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....

 is blessed with lush green forests. Wild animals are found throughout the area due to the proximity to Bandhavgarh National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the popular national parks in India located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968 with an area of 105 km². The buffer is spread over the forest divisions of Umaria and Katni and totals 437 km²...

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Culture

It is famous for durga

Durga

For the 1985 Hindi Film of Rajesh Khanna see DurgaaIn Hinduism, Durga ; ; meaning "the inaccessible" or "the invincible"; , durga) or Maa Durga "one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress" is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having eighteen arms, riding a lion...

temple. Near the railway station there is a temple, enshrining Birasini Devi. By popular belief she is Goddess durga, in veeraashan known as Birasini Devi. Many remains of old jain idols kept here in some Hindu temples. The annual fairs are held both in October and March, on the occasion of Navaratri, near the temple of Goddess Birsingpur pali is guah city

Economy

Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station (4x210+500MW) & Birsinghpur hydel power plant(20 MW) is situated near Johila river in Birsinghpur. It is run by Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited(MPPGCL). There are huge coal reserves in the vicinity.

Health

There is a 30 bed govt hospital in Birsinghpur. Nearest airport is Jabalpur. There is a Govt Degree College in Birsighpur.