Bahoriband

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Bahoriband
Town
Bahoriband Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Bahoriband Bahoriband (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°40′N 80°04′E / 23.67°N 80.06°E / 23.67; 80.06[1]
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Founded by	Katni District Administration
Government
• Type	Elected
• Body	Municipal Committee
Area
• Total	940 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	198,914
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN[2]	483330
Vehicle registration	MP 21

Bahoriband is a tehsil and gram panchayat in Katni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The headquarters is located in Bahoriband. It belongs to Jabalpur Division. It is located 44 km west of Katni and 320 km west of the state capital Bhopal. Bahoriband Tehsil is bounded by Sihora and Majhouli Tehsils to the south, Rithi Tehsil to the north and Murwara Tehsil to the east. Nearby cities include Jabalpur, Umaria and Katni.

Tourist destinations include Bandhavgarh National Park, Jabalpur (Sanskaardhaani), Bhedaghat, Vijayraghavgarh, Maihar and Panna.

Hindi is the local language here. The total population is 163,496 living in 35,054 houses, spread across a total of 197 villages and 79 panchayats. Males number 83,722 and females number 79,774.^[3]

There is no railway station within 10 km of Bahoriband. However, Katni and Sihora stations are 43 km and 23.2 km from Bahoriband, respectively.

Bahoriband town has two major roads, one from Sihora to Bahoriband and from Bahoriband to Sleemnabad.

Bahoriband^[4] is well known for the famous Shantinath image in the Bahoriband Jain temple with a Kalchuri period inscription. Tigawa, a notable archaeological site with a Gupta period temple, now known as the Kankali Devi Temple, is nearby.

Bahoriband's nearest airport is Jabalpur Airport situated 54.1 km away.

Bahoriband has many govt. and private schools, such as:

• Govt. degree College Bahoriband
• Bahoriband Institute of Technology Sindursi
• Azad Vivekanand Yuva Sangathan (Sports Club)