Panagar
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh
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| subdivision_name2 = Jabalpur
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| elevation_m = 377
| population_total = 25143
| population_as_of = 2001
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Panagar is a town with municipality in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Geography
Panagar is located at {{Coord|23.3|N|79.98|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Panagar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Panagar] It has an average elevation of 377 metres (1,236 feet).
History
The town of Panagar has history dating back to the time when Jabalpur was chosen as the headquarters for Maratha confederacy in 1781, and it later became the British commission headquarters of Saugor (now Sagar) and Narmada territories. It was constituted a municipality in 1864 which included Panagar.{{cite web |last1=Encyclopædia Britannica |title=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Jabalpur |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=15 May 2022}} As the District Council Chairman of Jabalpur City in 1956, Captain B P Tiwari from village Singaud initiated the beautification of Panagar.{{cite news |last1=Civic Affairs |first1=Archives |title=Civic Affairs, Volume 3, Issues 7-12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vfsmAQAAIAAJ&q=B+P+Tiwari+Jabalpur |access-date=15 May 2022 |agency=Government of India |publisher=University of California |date=January 1956 |ref=University of California}}
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Panagar had a population of 25,143. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Panagar has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 60%. In Panagar, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
The nearest airport is Jabalpur.
Notable People from Panagar
- Sushil Kumar 'Indu' Tiwari, MLA from Panagar assembly constituency of Madhya Pradesh{{cite news |title=MLA Panagar |url=https://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=656 |date=Jan 2010}}
- Dr. S Prakash Tiwari, Former Vice-Chancellor of Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, and Former Director of National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad.{{cite news |last1=NAAS |first1=New Delhi |title=National Fellow NAAS |url=http://naas.org.in/detail.php?id=564 |issue=15 May 2022}}