# Amarkantak, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh) – Town Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ Town · Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh # Amarkantak Amarkantak is a town in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh (nagar panchayat). The 2011 Census counted **8,416 people** in 1,952 households. Literacy was 80.2%. - 8,416people (2011) - 1,952households - 80.2%literacy - 15census wards ## Population of Amarkantak ■ Amarkantak · ■ Anuppur urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **921 Working population ****36.6%** **30.0% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Amarkantak Of every 100 households in Amarkantak in 2011, 55 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Amarkantak · ■ Anuppur urban average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **86% Toilet within the home ****21%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **42% Tap water ****48%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **37% Use banking services ****59%** **75% Television ****32%** **64% Mobile phone ****43%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **42% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****33%** **12% Own their home ****63%** **55% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What people in Amarkantak work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 2,369 (77%) · **■** Household industry 141 (5%) · **■** Farming 352 (11%) · **■** Marginal 219 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How has the population of Amarkantak changed? From 7,082 in 2001 to 8,416 in 2011. **2001 **2011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Amarkantak in numbers and road distances - Density181 per km² - Growth 2001–201118.8% - Annual rainfall1,300 mm - Temperature range2 °C to 35 °C ### Road distances - Bhopal (state capital)650 km by road - Anuppur (district HQ)73 km by road - Katni (city of 1 lakh+)255 km by road - Jabalpur (city of 5 lakh+)230 km by road - Pendraroad (railway station)42 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Services and economy in Amarkantak ### Civic services - Pucca roads42 km - DrainageOpen drains - Flush toilets1,333 - Water storage940 kl - Electricity — homes675 - Electricity — industry3 ### Hospitals - ●Dispensaries1 · 6 beds · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ●Primary schools7 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schools2 govt · 1 private ### Banks - Nationalised banks1 **Main manufactured goods:** forest medicins. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Amarkantak - Petrol pumps1 in Amarkantak - Hotels6 in Amarkantak - Colleges and universities2 in Amarkantak Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/). ## Amarkantak ward list (2011) Ward (2011) People Households [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-1/) 343 91 [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-2/) 1,168 275 [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-3/) 418 128 [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-4/) 284 51 [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-5/) 392 120 [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-6/) 418 108 [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-7/) 424 120 [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-8/) 597 164 [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-9/) 796 102 [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-10/) 926 108 [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-11/) 774 193 [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-12/) 340 81 [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-13/) 452 109 [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-14/) 516 138 [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/amarkantak/ward-15/) 568 164 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Quick answers - What is the population of Amarkantak?8,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amarkantak in?Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh - What was the population of Amarkantak in 2001?7,082 - How many wards does Amarkantak have?15 census wards (2011)