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Anuppur district | |
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  Top: Narmada Kund at Amarkantak Bottom: Silhara Caves | |
 Location of Anuppur district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Shahdol |
| Headquarters | Anuppur |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Shahdol |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,746 km2 (1,446 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 749,237 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.08 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 975 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | anuppur |
Anuppur District (अनूपपुर) is an administrative district in Shahdol Division of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
The district has an area of 3,701 km2 (1,429 sq mi), and a population of 749,237 (2011 Census). 309,624 people are from scheduled tribes and 48,376 are scheduled castes. The district is bordered by Manendragarh district of Chhattisgarh state on the east, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh on the southeast, Dindori District of Madhya Pradesh on the southwest, Umaria District of Madhya Pradesh on the west, and Shahdol District on the northwest and north. The administrative headquarters of the district is Anuppur.
The district has one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, and Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, a central university at Amarkantak.
Kotma is the largest town and oldest municipality in Anuppur district and also this town is mineral capital of Anuppur district.
The district was created on 15 August 2003 out of Shahdol District. It is part of Shahdol Division.
Anuppur district is mostly hilly and forested. The Narmada River originates from the hill of Amarkantak in the Maikal Hills, and the Son River originates nearby. Almost the entirety of the district is in the Ganga basin, while a small portion in the south in the Narmada basin.