13-779: Amarkantak ( NLK Amarakaṇṭaka ) is a pilgrim town and a Nagar Panchayat in Anuppur , Madhya Pradesh , India. The Amarkantak region is a unique natural heritage area. It is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges , with the Maikal Hills being the fulcrum. This is where the Narmada River , the Son River and Johilla River (tributary of Son) originate. 15th-century Indian mystic and poet Kabir
26-627: A survey in Mayurbhanj district for setting up of the university's third campus. The University was ranked 11th best in India by IIRF in 2024. Former union minister Arjun Singh tabled a bill in the parliament for setting up a tribal university after scrutiny by other MP's an Act was passed in Indian parliament which was published in the Gazette of India, Part II, section I, on 20 December 2007 by
39-682: A temporary campus in Amarkantak and later shifted to its own campus in Lalpur, 23 kilometers away. The university was established to promote education in the backward tribal regions of India. IGNTU opened a regional campus in Manipur in 2009. A regional campus of the university was sanctioned in 2010 to be in Kalahandi district but it did not materialize. Later in 2023 a Team consisting of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and IGNTU officials conducted
52-480: Is Bilaspur Airport (120 km). Per the 2011 India census, Amarkantak has a population of 8,416 of which 4,514 are males and 3,902 are females. The female sex ratio is 864 against a state average of 931. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Amarkantak is around 931 compared to Madhya Pradesh's state average of 918. Literacy rate of Amarkantak city is 80.20%, higher than the state average of 69.32%. Male literacy
65-509: Is around 88.06% and the female literacy rate is 71.02%. 95.51% of the population follow Hinduism . Amarkantak is known as the king of pilgrimages, or Tirthraj, because the town has many temples and holy places. It is narrated in the Hindu scriptures like the Puranas that Amarkantak is the place where celestial beings, sages, and others obtained spiritual powers. There are many ancient temples of
78-606: Is located at a distance of no more than 40 km from the town of Amarkantak in the state of Chhattisgarh on the road to Bilaspur . The forest belt in Amarkantak is a part of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve . The forests of Amarkantak are linked with the forests of Kanha National Park . Amarkantak falls on the Kanha-Achanakmar Corridor, a hilly region with dense forests. Kanha and Achanakmar are both conserved wildlife parks in India famous for Bengal tigers . Pinus caribaea , known as tropical pine ,
91-750: Is said to have meditated in Amarkantak, and the place is now known as Kabir Chabutra. Amarakantaka is a combination of two Sanskrit words, amara (immortal) and kantaka (obstruction or thorn). The poet Kalidas has mentioned it as Amarakuta , which later became Amarakantaka . Amarkantak is located in Madhya Pradesh in India at 22°40′N 81°45′E / 22.67°N 81.75°E / 22.67; 81.75 . It has an average elevation of 1,048 m (3,438 ft). Roads running through Rewa , Shahdol , Anuppur, Jabalpur , Katni , Bilaspur and Gaurella connect it. The nearest railway stations are Pendra Road and Anuppur . The nearest airport
104-602: The Kalachuri period in Amarkantak Which were built by different Kalachuri Kings, indicating it was a prominent site for the Kalchuris. Some of those temples were: There are more than 600 species of flora found in Amarkantak. It also has many medicinal flora and some of which include Boswellia serrata , Terminalia chebula , Hedychium coronarium , and Curcuma caesia . The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary ,
117-687: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 543288853 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:33:00 GMT Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), is a Central University located in Madhya Pradesh , India established in 2007 and named after former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi .The university started its operations in 2008 from
130-681: The regional center at Manipur came into existence and an alternative to Kalahandi is currently being searched. Departments of Main Campus ;: Departments of Regional Campus (Manipur) : The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus Manipur (IGNTU-RCM) was established in 2009 as a Regional Centre of IGNTU, Amarkantak. The regional campus started functioning from Adimjati Shiksha Ashram, Imphal . The university now operates from its permanent campus in Makhan , Manipur . Government of Manipur allocated 301 acres of land to
143-598: The virtue of which Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 52, 2007. The then M.H.R.D. minister, Arjun Singh laid the foundation stone on 19 April 2008 at Amarkantak. The government of India on 7 July 2008, circulated the order of appointment of the founder vice-chancellor of the university. In compliance of this order, Prof. Chandra Deo Singh took the post on 08.07.2008. To provide higher education in other tribal regions of India Regional campus in Manipur(2009) and Kalahandi(2010) were finalized and sanctioned, but only
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#1732771980068156-435: Was abolished. The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University was established in Amarkantak by an Act of Parliament in 2007. It was created to promote and provide higher education and research in various aspects of tribal communities. The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya was established in 1987 to provide education for the rural young. National Library at Kolkata romanization Too Many Requests If you report this error to
169-437: Was planted in Amarkantak in 1968 on the advice of Forest Research Institute , Dehradun on the recommendations of National Commission on Agriculture looking to the future demand of quality pulpwood. This work was undertaken under a World Bank Technical Assistance Project by clearing natural sal forests. The naturalists and environmentalists in India raised controversy over it; ultimately the project of tropical pine plantation
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