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Amarpatan

Amarpatan is a municipal city in Maihar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Place details

Locality: Amarpatan
Region: Madhya Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 19,409
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Amarpatan
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Madhya Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Maihar
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 358
Settlement.population_total

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Satna district
Elevation: +358
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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Amarpatan is a municipal city in Maihar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

== Geography == Amarpatan is located at . It has an average elevation of 358 metres (1174 feet). Multiple villages surround the city. It is on National Highway No.7 and connects Rewa to Jabalpur which is one of the busiest highway in India, various other state highways are passing through the city. It is located at right in the center of Satna district. Amarpatan has various tourist spots nearby like Mukundpur white tiger safari, Markandeya Ashram (more of Bansagar Dam), spiritual Maa sharda devi temple, Ramvan and many more. But it lacks of railways that makes the region partially undeveloped. ==History== There is an old Garhi in town which was built by the Maharaja Amar Singh, Maharaja of Rewa in ancient times. There is a Jagannath Swami temple inside the Garhi. Gorsari hills also called Kamoor hills which is part of Satpura range is located in this region. A holy place, Markanday Rishi Ashram is nearly 35 km in this town. Papra is also an ancient hills place which have a shape of plateau and Hanuman temple is very popular.