Vijayraghavgarh

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Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

23°59′45″N 80°36′18″E / 23.99583°N 80.60500°E / 23.99583; 80.60500CountryIndiaStateMadhya PradeshDistrictKatniPopulation

(2011)

• Total8,371Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Telephone code07626Vehicle registrationMP-21Websitewww.vgarh.blogspot.com

Vijayraghavgarh is a town, tehsil headquarters, and a nagar panchayat located in Katni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It belongs to Jabalpur division and is 34 km (21 mi) east of district headquarters Katni.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Vijayraghavgarh had a population of 7,157. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vijayraghavgarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 56%. In the town, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Geography

The STD code is 07626 and Pin code 483775 Postal headquarter. The nearest RTO is Katni. The town in accessible by road.

Public representatives (MLA)

Period	MLA
2008-Till Date	Sanjay Pathak
2004-2008	Dhruv Pratap Singh
1993-2004	Sateyendra Pathak

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.

Cities and towns in Jabalpur division

Balaghat district