Sendhwa

Municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sendhwa

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.[1]

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Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 21°41′05″N 75°05′43″E
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictBarwani
Area
  Total
18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total
56,485
  Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
451666
Telephone code07281
Vehicle registrationMP 46
Sex ratio926 per 1000 males /
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Geography

Sendhwa is located at MH&MP Border 21.68°N 75.1°E / 21.68; 75.1.[2] It has an average elevation of 409 metres (1341 feet).

Demographics

[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India,[3] 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.[4] Cotton is a big crop,[5] as are pulses, such as mung beans and moth beans.[6]

Government

Sendhawa Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

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