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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Adbhar
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Janjgir-Champa district]]
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| government_type = Nagar Panchayat
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| elevation_m = 235
| population_total = 7272
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_demonym = Adbhariha (male), Adbharihin (female)
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 495695
| registration_plate = CG-11
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'''Adbhar''' (historically ''Ashtadwar'') is a historical town<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Inscriptions in the Central Provinces and Berar|author=Lal, H.|date=1932|publisher=Government Print, C.P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LkcaAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref> and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Janjgir-Champa district]] in the [[state]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] in [[India]].

==History==
Thirteen photos from the town have been preserved at [[British Library]].<ref name="bl">{{cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/JointEnqList.asp?txtPlace=Adbhar&strCat=1|publisher=bl.uk|title=The British Library - India Office Select Materials - Search results|accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref> Ancient [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper plate]]s issued by a historical king ''NannaRaja''<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eY7rAAAAMAAJ&q=adbhar+ |title = Encyclopaedia of Art, Archaeology, and Literature in Central India|isbn = 9788173051258|last1 = Sharma|first1 = R. K.|year = 1998}}</ref> from capital of [[Sirpur, Mahasamund|Sirpur]], dating back to the 7th century <ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Temples of India|author=Deva, K.|date=1995|volume=1|publisher=Aryan Books International|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EdnVAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref> have been collected from the town. Four books of exact sciences in [[Sanskrit]] have been collected by an American mathematician [[David Pingree]] from this town indicating the town's intellectual and social role since ancient times. Apart from that the town has also remains of [[Jain]] and [[Buddhist]] cultures, a number of Shiva lingas, large numbers of lakes (and ponds) which used to be 126 in numbers as believed locally, remains of moat of ancient kings and a lake (pond) with endangered species of giant sized Leatherback freshwater [[Turtle]].

==Demographics==
As per 2011 [[census]],<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/(S(1cujcum30tgomg45idquio2b))/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=457347|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|title=www.censusindia.gov.in/(S(1cujcum30tgomg45idquio2b))/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=457347|accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref> the town had population of 7,272<ref name="citypopulation">{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-chhattisgarh.php?cityid=2206-801963|publisher=citypopulation.de|title=Adbhar (Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, India) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts|accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref> of which 3,572 are males while 3,700 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 897 which is 12.33% of total population. Female Sex Ratio is of 1036 against state average of 991. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Adbhar is around 1039 compared to Chhattisgarh state average of 969.Literacy rate is 73.74% higher than state average of 70.28% with Male literacy around 82.31% while female literacy rate is 65.46%.Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.71% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.01% of total population. The population includes majority of [[Hindu]] population while [[Muslims]] and [[Christians]] are minority and very few in numbers.

==Temples==
*The [[Ashtabhuji Temple]] of the town (historically a Shiva temple) is considered to be one of the great Shaktipeethas of Goddess [[Durga]] with a rare life sized idol of Goddess ''Ashtabhuji'' and which is in good condition.

==Transport==
The town is well connected at a distance of 10 km south-east from [[Sakti, Chhattisgarh|Sakti]] railway station of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]] and 10 km south-west from Kharsiya railway station in the same railway line and 10 km from [[National Highway 200 (India)|National Highway 200]] at Sakti. Nearest domestic airport is [[Raipur]] airport at a distance of 200 km.

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Janjgir-Champa district]]

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Anomiedia at 04:40, 7 August 2023