Betul District
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Betul district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India, and Betul town is the district headquarters.
The District covers and area of 10043 km². and population is 13,95,175 as per 2001 census. Density of the Population is 138/km². Betul district is rich in tribal population. The tribal population of the district as per 2001 census is 5,49,907. Main tribes inhabiting the district are Gonds and Korkus. The other castes include Kurmis, Kunbis, Bhoyars, Mehras, Chamars, Banias and Rajputs.
Betul district is rich in forests and biodiversity. Main timber species of Betul Forest is Teak. Many miscellaneous types of trees such as Haldu, Saja, Dhaoda etc. are also found in ample. Many medicinal plants are also found in the forest areas of Betul. Large amount of Minor Forest Produce of commercial importance such as Tendu leaves, Chironji, Harra, Amla are also collected in large quantity from the forests of Betul.
The major rivers flowing in the district are Ganjal River that is a tributary of Tapti River, Morand River and Tawa River which are the tributaries of Narmada River. The River Tapti originates in the Betul district from place called Multai. The Sanskrit name of town Multai town is Multapi meaning origin of Tapi or the Tapti River.
| Divisions and Districts of Madhya Pradesh |
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| Bhopal Division: Betul | Bhopal | Harda | Hoshangabad | Raisen | Rajgarh | Sehore | Vidisha |
| Chambal Division: | Bhind | Morena | Sheopur |
| Gwalior Division: Ashoknagar | Datia | Guna | Gwalior | Shivpuri |
| Indore Division: Barwani | Burhanpur | Dhar | Indore | Jhabua | Khandwa | Khargone |
| Jabalpur Division: Balaghat | Chindwara | Dindori | Jabalpur | Katni | Mandla | Narsinghpur | Seoni |
| Rewa Division: Anuppur | Rewa | Satna | Shadol | Sidhi | Umaria |
| Sagar Division: Chhatarpur | Damoh | Panna | Sagar | Tikamgarh |
| Ujjain Division: Dewas | Mandsaur | Neemuch | Ratlam | Shajapur | Ujjain |
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