Amarkantak

Amarkantak Amrakuta
Hill station
Amarkantak is a Hindu Tirtha place, a site where three rivers including the Narmada, Son River start
Nickname:  Maikal
Amarkantak Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of India Amarkantak Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh) Show map of Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates: 22°49′19″N 81°45′12″E / 22.822°N 81.7532°E / 22.822; 81.7532
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Anuppur
Government
• Type	Local Government
• Body	Nagar Panchayat
Area
• Total	47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation	1,048 m (3,438 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,416
• Density	181/km2 (470/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	484886
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP

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.^[1]

15th-century Indian mystic and poet Kabir is said to have meditated in Amarkantak, and the place is now known as Kabir Chabutra.^[2]