Bhedaghat

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?Bhedaghat Madhya Pradesh • India
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Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Jabalpur
Population	1,840 (2001)

Bhedaghat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated right by the side of river Narmada and is approximately 20 Km away from the Jabalpur city. It is famous for containing dhuandhar falls, its beautiful white marble rocks, and the 10'th century chausath yogini temple around the area.

Chausath Yogini Temple : Situated on a hill and approached stone by steps, the chaunsath yogini temple commands a singularly beautiful sight of the whole area around and also of the river flowing through the marble rocks. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this 10th century Kalchuri temple has exquisitely carved, sixty four sculptures of various goddess forms of Durga, besides a Shiva temple.

Marbel rocks alongside Narmada River

1 Demographics
2 How to get there
3 Trivia
4 References

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Bhedaghat had a population of 1840. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhedaghat has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 53%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] How to get there

Tempo runs from madan mahal and goes to bheraghat, charges about Rs.25 per person. You can also drive from the city, should not take more than 45-min. There is also a passenger train that runs from the city to Bheraghat station.