Sendhwa
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sendhwa |
| native_name | |
| other_name | Sendhawa |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Sendhwa fort.jpg |
| image_caption | Sendhwa Fort |
| pushpin_map | India Madhya Pradesh |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Madhya Pradesh |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Barwani |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 18 |
| population_total | 56485 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Hindi |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 451666 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 07281 |
| registration_plate | MP 46 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Sex ratio |
| blank1_info_sec1 | 926 per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
| :: |
| name = Sendhwa | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Sendhawa | nickname = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Sendhwa fort.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Sendhwa Fort | pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Barwani | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 18 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 409 | population_total = 56485 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 451666 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 07281 | registration_plate = MP 46 | blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank1_info_sec1 = 926 per 1000 males ♂/♀ | website = | footnotes = Sendhwa is a city with a municipal government in Barwani district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters for Sendhwa Tehsil and Sub Division.
Geography
Sendhwa is located at MH&MP Border . It has an average elevation of 409 metres (1341 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India, Sendhwa had a population of 56,485. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sendhwa has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 55%. In Sendhwa, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Sendhwa is primarily agricultural and forest lands. Mechanised farming has only been recently introduced. Cotton is a big crop, as are pulses, such as mung beans and moth beans.
Government
Sendhawa Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
Administration
Sendhwa is a Municipality city in district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Sendhwa city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
Sendhwa Municipality has total administration over 10,108 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
References
References
- Sinha, Sachin et al., Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. (2015). "District Census Handbook, Barwani, Census of India 2011: Village and Town Wise Primay Census Abstract".
- [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Sendhwa.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sendhwa]
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
- (2013). "कृषि मे यंत्रीकरण का ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्था पर प्रभाव का अध्ययन (सेंधवा तहसील के विशेष संदर्भ मे )". Review of Research Journal.
- (1964). "District Census Handbook, Madhya Pradesh, Census of India 1961". Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Jain, C. K.. (1988). "Patterns of Agricultural Development in Madhya Pradesh". Northern Book Centre.
- "Madhya Pradesh 2013". National Election Watch.
- https://www.nagarpalikasendhwa.org/
- "Nagar Palika Sendhwa | District Barwani, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India".
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