Pachmarhi

Pachmarhi is a hill station in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It has been the location of a cantonment (Pachmarhi Cantonment) since the British Raj. The municipality is located in a valley of the Satpura Range and is widely known as Satpura ki Rani. ("Queen of Satpura")

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pachmarhi
Settlement.settlement_type: Hill station
Settlement.image_skyline: Pachmarhi valley Madhya Pradesh INDIA.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Handi Khoh Pachmarhi
Settlement.nickname: Queen of Satpura
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Madhya Pradesh#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Madhya Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hoshangabad
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 1067
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

History
Town
Climate
Tourism
Wildlife
Biosphere
Dhupgarh
Chauragarh
Bee Hill and Bee Falls
Dutchess Fall
PanarPani
Sangam
Jatashankar and Mahadev caves
Silver Falls
Apsara Vihar
Other waterfalls
Film location
Access
Transport
References
External links

Pachmarhi has an altitude of 1,067 meters above sea level. Dhupgarh, the highest point (1,352 meters) in Madhya Pradesh and the Satpura range, is located nearby. The town is wholly located within the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve and the Satpura Tiger Reserve.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pachmarhi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.