Chhindwara
Sign in to saveChhindwara is a city and Municipal Corporation in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is the administrative headquarters of Chhindwara District. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road from adjacent cities Betul, Jabalpur and Nagpur. The nearest airport is in Nagpur, although there is a small airport located in the district which is not serviceable for passenger planes.
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Chhindwara is a human settlement in India that serves as the capital of Chhindwara district. It is situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh within the Chhindwara Tahsil. The city has a population of 190,008 and covers an area of 110. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 675, with other sources citing figures of 677 and 688.
The local dialing code for Chhindwara is 7162, and its postal code is 480001. The settlement operates in the UTC+05:30 time zone, also identified as Asia/Kolkata. Chhindwara is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chhindwara
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 175,052
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chhindwara
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Hindi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Madhya Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Madhya Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chhindwara
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor–Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Chhindwara Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_party
- INC
- Settlement.leader_title
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name
- Kamal Nath
- Settlement.leader_title1
- MP
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Vivek Bunty Sahu
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Chhindwara district
- Population
- 190008
- Area
- 110
- Elevation
- 675
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Chhindwara district
- Image
- Chhindwara Railway Station.jpg
- Dialing code
- 7162
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- postal code
- 480001
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- छिंदवाड़ा
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Industries
- CII at Chhindwara
- Places of interest
- Culture
- Education
- Schools
- Higher education
- Transportation
- Road
- Railways
- Notable people
- References
Chhindwara is a city and Municipal Corporation in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is the administrative headquarters of Chhindwara District. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road from adjacent cities Betul, Jabalpur and Nagpur. The nearest airport is in Nagpur, although there is a small airport located in the district which is not serviceable for passenger planes.
== History == It was believed that Chhindwara District was full of chhind trees (wild date palms) many years ago, and the place was called "chhind-wada" (wada means place). Another story says that due to the population of lions (called "sinh" in Hindi), it was considered equivalent to entering the lions' den to enter this district. Hence, it was called "Sinh Dwara" (). Over time, it became "Chhindwara".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chhindwara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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