Bhanupratappur
Bhanupratappur is a town and a Notified Area Council in Kanker district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of its eponymous development block, tehsil, and constituency of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The town derives its name from King Bhanupratap Deo, the last ruler of erstwhile Kanker princely state.
History
A few years after the death of the last king of Kanker, Bhanupratap Deo, a village was established in his memory, named Bhanupratappur.Demographics
According to the 2011 Census, Bhanupratappur has a population of 8,856. Males constitute 49.7% of the population whereas females constitute 50.3%. The sex ratio is 1012 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. Children below 6 years of age constitute 10.87% of the population with child sex ratio at 941 males per 1000 females.The effective literacy rate is 90.47%; male literacy rate being 95.48% and female literacy rate being 84.97%, significantly higher than the national average of 73%.
Hindus comprise the majority with 87.84% of the population. Muslims comprise 4.3%, Sikhs 2.13%, Christians 1.42%, Jains 1.02%, and Buddhists 0.79%. Of the population, 2.50% did not identify themselves with any religion, whereas 0.01% did not want to reveal their religion.