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{{Short description|Town in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{for| Sohagpur Coalfield|Sohagpur Coalfield}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sohagpur
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| settlement_type = City
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.3|N|81.3|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| established_title = 1860
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| government_type = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 508
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| population_as_of = 4,86,930 (Approx)
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 484001
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| website = https://shahdol.nic.in/
| footnotes =
| official_name = Sohagpur
| subdivision_type3 = Shahdol division
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'''Sohagpur''' is a Town and Tehsil in [[Shahdol District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is one of 4 Tehsils of Shahdol district. There are 318 villages<ref>https://shahdol.nic.in/en/village-panchayats/</ref> in Sohagpur Tehsil. Rewa State Gazetteer refers to a tradition which connects Sohagpur with King Virata of
the epic Mahabharata.<ref>{{cite web |title=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/752/download/2659/DH_2011_2343_PART_A_DCHB_SHAHDOL.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS MADHYA PRADESH |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to [[2011 Indian census|census 2011]],<ref name="Sohagpur Tehsil Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Sohagpur Tehsil Census 2011 {{!}} District Shahdol {{!}} India |url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur-population.html |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140516093903/http://www.indiagrowing.com/Madhya_Pradesh/Shahdol/Sohagpur Article title]}}</ref> information the sub-district code of Sohagpur Block (CD) is 03691. Total area of Sohagpur tehsil is 1,976 km² including 1,892.23 km² rural area and 83.85 km² urban area. Sohagpur tehsil<ref name="Sohagpur Tehsil">{{cite web |title=Sohagpur Tehsil {{!}} District Shahdol {{!}} India |url=https://shahdol.nic.in/en/tehsil/}}</ref> has a population of 4,86,930 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,76,169 while rural population is 3,10,761. Sohagpur tehsil has a population density of 246.4 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,11,421 houses in the sub-district, including 36,678 urban houses and 74,743 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 60.80% population of sohagpur tehsil is literate, out of which 67.83% males and 53.53% females are literate. There are about 318 villages in sohagpur tehsil.

==Geography==
Sohagpur is located at {{Coord|23.3173|N|81.3518|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Sohagpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sohagpur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1669 feet). [[Son River|Son]] is the local river.

== Tourism ==
'''Banganga Mela''' was started by the then '''[[Rewa (princely state)|Rewa]] Maharaja Gulab Singh''' in 1895. Since then, the traditions of the fair are continuing in Banganga. The purpose of the fair is to make an indelible impression in the courtyard of the [[Virateshwar temple|Virat Temple]], built in a thousand years before, it signifies donation and virtue.The reconciliation and enthusiasm of people in the fair remained a witness to the nature of the tribals who love the old customs. When the fair was inaugurated, it was kept for three days. Which is now filling up for 5 days.<ref>https://shahdol.nic.in/en/festival/banganga-mela/</ref>

[[File:Virath Temple N-MP-255 Shahdol MP Kamlashanker Vishvakarma.jpg|thumb|Virateshwar Temple. ASI number N-MP-255]]

[[Virateshwar temple]] is a Shiv mandir that has an old statue of Lord Shiva.<ref name="Virat Mandir">{{cite web |title=Virat Mandir {{!}} District Shahdol {{!}} India |url=https://shahdol.nic.in/en/tourist-place/virat-mandir/ |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>https://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-madhya-pradesh/</ref><ref>https://shahdol.nic.in/en/places-of-interest/</ref>

==Transport==
Shahdol is accessible via the Indian [[National highways of India|highway]] and [[Rail transport in India|rail]] networks, with regular [[Transport in India#Bus|bus service]] connecting it to [[Indore]] (via [[Katni]]), [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]], and [[Bhopal]].

The nearest airport is 143 km away in [[Jabalpur]].<ref>https://shahdol.nic.in/en/how-to-reach/</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Shahdol Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Shahdol district]]

Sohagpur (Shahdol) - Revision history

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