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Devhara
Devhara
Town
	Devhara Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Devhara Devhara (India)
	Coordinates: 23°10′00″N 81°34′33″E / 23.1666°N 81.5758°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Anuppur
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
• Body	Panchayat
Area
• Total	100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation	467 m (1,532 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	17,827
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MP65
Website	www.devhara.net

Devhara is a census town in anuppur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Devhara is also the biggest gram panchayat in Anuppur district.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Devhara had a population of 17,827. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Devhara has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76% and, female literacy is 69%. In Devhara, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Industry

The town is completely surrounded by coal mines. In Devhara there are Coal Refineries and open and underground coal mines. State highway SH 9a passes through the town which directly connects Rewa-shahdol-Amarkantak. Devhara is well connected by road and rail, amlai railway station is the nearest station falls 3 km. Devhara is well known as a wealthy and established town.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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