Sohagpur

Sohagpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hoshangabad district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the subdivision and development block in Hoshangabad district. Sohagpur is also one of Legislative constituency of Madhya Pradesh.HistorySohagpur is also known for capital of Gondvana Princely state ruled under Nawab Kavi Us Jafar Alvi in British India. The town gets its name from Suhagpur-Sobhagyapur-Shonitpur. In Dwaparyuga, it was the capital of kingdom reigned by Banasura, the demon king who was a devotee of Shiva. He dueled with Lord Krishna and was killed and got moksha. Every year, the famous Mahashivratri mela is organized here with great pomp and show.GeographySohagpur is located at. It has an average elevation of 323 metres (1059 feet). The area is generally flat terrain and full of natural sites like Madhai (मढ़ई). Palakmati is the local river here.DemographicsIndia census, Sohagpur is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Sohagpur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sohagpur Nagar Panchayat has population of 25,040 of which 12,933 are males while 12,107 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3084 which is 12.32% of total population of Sohagpur (NP). In Sohagpur Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 936 against state average of 931. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Sohagpur is around 918 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Sohagpur city is 84.54% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Sohagpur, Male literacy is around 91.06% while female literacy rate is 77.59%.