Sohagpur

Sohagpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Narmadapuram district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Sohagpur is also known as the capital of Gondvana Princely state ruled under Nawab Kavi Uz Zafar Alvi in British India.

In Dvapara Yuga, it was the capital of the kingdom ruled by Banasura, the demon king who was a devotee of Shiva.

[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Sohagpur is a Nagar Panchayat city in the district of Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh.

Sohagpur Nagar Panchayat has a population of 25,040, of which 12,933 are males while 12,107 are females as per the report released by Census India 2011.

Sohagpur Nagar Panchayat has administrative jurisdiction over 5,291 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

It is also authorized to build roads within the Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.