Date of formation: 1st November 1956
Area: 11,815 square kilometers
Density of population: 177 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 72.21 % - Male: 80.76 %, Female: 63.38 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:966
Boundaries of Chhindwara District
North: Hoshangabad District, Narsinghpur District, Madhya Pradesh
South: Nagpur District, Maharashtra
East: Seoni District, Madhya Pradesh
West: Betul District, Madhya Pradesh
Chhindwara District Average Rainfall: 1183 mm
Chhindwara District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 40 deg C
Chhindwara District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 5 deg C
CHHINDWARA DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: Kanhan, Pench, Jam, Kulbehra, Shakkar, Doodh
Tehsils: Chhindwara, Parasia, Junnardeo, Tamia, Amarwara, Chaurai, Bichua, Sausar, Umreth, Mohkhed, Pandhurna
Development Blocks: Chhindwara, Parasiya, Junnardeo, Damua, Tamia, Amarwara, Chaurai Khas, Bichua, Harrai, Mohkhed, Sausar, Pandhurna
Assembly Constituencies: Amarwara, Chhindwara, Churai, Junnardeo, Pandhurna, Parasia, Saunsar
Chhindwara District Nearby Attractions
1. Patalkot
2. Tamia
3. Tribal Museum
4. chota Mahadev Cave
5. Devgarh Fort
6. Nadadwari
7. Hot Water Spring at Anhoni
8. Radhadevi Caves
9. Jam Sanvli Temple
10. Hiraman Tiwari Dadaji’s Samadhi Temple
Chhindwara District Facts: The first spice park of India named Spices Park was opened here on 25th February 2009. There are 24 coal mines in this area and 20 of them are active.
Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, gram, vegetables, groundnut
Major Industries: Hindustan Unilever, Raymond Group, Spices Park, Coal Mines, Super Pack Bajaj, Bhansali Engineering Polymers, P.B.M. Polytex Ltd, Suryawanshi Spinning Mills
Forest Resources: Bamboo, teak, harra, saalbeej, tendu patta
People: Gond, Pardhan, Bharia, Korku
Languages and Dialects: Hindi, Marathi, Gondi, Urdu, Korku, Musai, Parvari
What is Chhindwara District Famous For: Gotmat Mela Fair, Coal Mines
Famous People From Chhindwara District: Deepak Acharya, Kamal Nath, Nirmal Srivatsava
Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012
