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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhanupratappur
| other_name =
| nickname = Gateway of Bastar
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Downtown 1 Bhanupratappur.jpg
| photo2a = Maharana Pratap Jn 1 Bhanupratappur.jpg
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| photo3a = Gurudwara Bhanupratappur.jpg
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| size = 250
| foot_montage = ''From top:'' "Left to right" Downtown at Sambalpur Road, Maharana Pratap Chowk, Netaji Bose Path, Gurudwara
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|20.310079|N|81.071930|E|display=inline,title}}
| 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 = [[Kanker district|Kanker]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
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| government_type = Notified Area Council
| governing_body = Nagar Panchayat Bhanupratappur
| leader_title = Council President
| leader_name = Nikhil Singh Rathore ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name1 = Savitri Manoj Mandavi ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| leader_title2 = [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate]]
| leader_name2 = Gangadhar Wahile
| leader_title3 = Additional Superintendent of Police
| leader_name3 = Akash Shrimal
| leader_title4 = [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|Sub-Divisional Police Officer]]
| leader_name4 = Sher Bahadur Singh
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 8,856
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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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 = 494 669
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 7850
| registration_plate = CG 19
| website =
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'''Bhanupratappur''' is a town and a [[Nagar Panchayat | Notified Area Council]] in [[Kanker district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref name=C1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802055-bhanupratappur-chhattisgarh.html |title=Bhanupratappur City Population Census 2011 - Chhattisgarh |website=www.census2011.co.in |access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref> It is the administrative headquarters of its eponymous [[Community development block|development block]], [[tehsil]], and constituency of the [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]. The town derives its name from King Bhanupratap Deo, the last ruler of erstwhile [[Kanker district#Kanker Princely State|Kanker]] princely state.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat2.html History of Kanker]</ref>

== History ==
A few years after the death of the last king of Kanker, Bhanupratap Deo (1969), a village was established in his memory, named Bhanupratappur.

==Demographics==
According to the 2011 Census, Bhanupratappur has a population of 8,856. Males constitute 49.7% (4401) of the population whereas females constitute 50.3% (4455). The sex ratio is 1012 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. Children below 6 years of age constitute 10.87% of the population with child sex ratio at 941 males per 1000 females.

The effective literacy rate is 90.47%; male literacy rate being 95.48% and female literacy rate being 84.97%, significantly higher than the national average of 73%.

Hindus comprise the majority with 87.84% of the population. Muslims comprise 4.3%, Sikhs 2.13%, Christians 1.42%, Jains 1.02%, and Buddhists 0.79%. Of the population, 2.50% did not identify themselves with any religion, whereas 0.01% did not want to reveal their religion.<ref name=C1 />

==Transportation==
===Roadways===
Bhanupratappur is situated at the intersection of two major [[List of state highways in Chhattisgarh|Chhattisgarh State Highways]] SH 5 (Shahdol-Rajnandgaon-Bhadrachalam) and SH 6 (Khariyar-Kanker-Gadchiroli), which cross at Maharajadhiraj Bhanupratap Deo Chowk in the heart of the town.<ref>https://aajkijandhara.com/bhanupratapappur-will-now-be-known-as-raja-bhanupratapdev-main-square/</ref> It also links to SH 25 (Bhanupratappur-[[Durgukondal]]-[[Kapsi]]-[[Pakhanjur]]) via SH 5 at Keoti, {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Bhanupratappur. Being an important transit stop in the region, it is well connected to all major towns and cities in the state by regular bus service.

===Railways===
[[Bhanupratappur railway station|Bhanupratappur]] was connected to the [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway network]] on 14 April 2018 as part of the [[Dalli Rajhara–Jagdalpur line]] of [[South East Central Railway zone]]. The DEMU train to [[Raipur]] was flagged off by the Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. The railway line has established direct rail connectivity between Bhanupratappur and the state capital, [[Raipur]] (150 km away), as well as the industrial town of [[Bhilai]] (120 km away).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-keoti-raipur-demu-78816/8127/12395/185|title = 78816/Keoti - Raipur DEMU - Keoti to Raipur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry}}</ref>

===Air transport===
The nearest airport is [[Swami Vivekananda Airport]] in Raipur, around 150 km away by road.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kanker district]]
[[Category:Kanker district]]
[[Category:Tehsils of Chhattisgarh]]

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