General Information
Chhindwara district was
formed on 1st November 1956. It is located on the South-West region
of 'Satpura Range of Mountains'. It is spread from 21.28 to 22.49 Deg. North
(longitude) and 78.40 to 79.24 Deg. East (latitude) and spread over an area of
11,815 Sq. Km. This district is bound by the plains of Nagpur District (in
Maharashtra State) on the South, Hoshangabad and Narsinghpur Districts on the
North, Betul District on the West and Seoni Districts on the
East.
Basic
Information
Chhindwara District
ranks 1st in area in Madhya Pradesh State and occupies 3.85% of the area of the
state. The District is divided into 9 Tahsils (Chhindwara, Parasia, Junnardeo,
Tamia, Amarwara, Chourai, Bicchua, Sausar and Pandhurna), 11 Development Blocks
(Chhindwara, Parasia, Junnardeo, Tamia, Amarwara, Chourai, Bicchua, Harrai,
Mohkhed, Sausar and Pandhurna). There are 8 Nagar Palikas (Chhindwara, Parasia,
Junnardeo and Pandhurna), 8 Nagar Panchayats (Sausar, Amarwara, Chandameta
Butaria, Newton Chikli, Harrai, Mohgaon, Chourai, and Lodhikheda). Apart from
this there are 10 small towns (Dighawani, Jatachapar, Iklehara, Pagara,
Kalichapar, Damua, Pala Chourai, Bhamori, Ambada and Badkuhi).
There are 1984 villages
in the district, out of which 1903 villages are habitated. The district is
divided into 19 Revenue Circles, 319 Patwari Halkas. There are 808 Panchayats in
the district. As per Census 1991, the total population of the district is
15,68,702 out of which 76.90% belong to rural areas. The Scheduled Caste
population is 1,91,419 and Scheduled Tribes population is 5,40,708. There are
933 females for every 1000 males, and the population per square kilometer is
133. 'Chhindwara' is the Parliamentary Constituency in the district and there
are 8 Assembly Segments (Jamai, Chhindwara, Parasia, Damua, Amarwara, Chourai,
Sausar and Pandhurna). As per Census 2001 the total population of Chhindwara
town is 1,22,309 and of the district is 18,48,882. There are 953 females for
every 1000 males as per Census 2001.
