Bhanpura

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Bhanpura
Bhanpura
State - District(s)	Madhya Pradesh - Mandsaur
Coordinates	24.52° N 75.73° E
Area - Elevation	- 384 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	16,493 -

Bhanpura is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mandsaur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Rock art
4 References

[edit] Geography

Bhanpura is located at 24.52° N 75.73° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 384 metres (1259 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Bhanpura had a population of 16,493. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhanpura has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 80% and female literacy of 61%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Rock art

In January 2007, the Rock Arts Society of India (RASI) stated that the the "longest chain of rock arts in the world" was situated at a site 35 km from Bhanpura^[2]. The earliest carvings in the chain are mostly of animals.