| Voice of Khandwa : Dr.Bhavan
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Khandwa District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 10776.0 Km2
Population : 1713134
Male Population : 884966
Female Population : 828168
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 36661
In seeing : 17903
In speech : 2064
In hearing : 2350
In movement : 11446
Mental : 2898
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 77
Sex Ratio Rank : 272
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : NA
Literacy Ratio : NA
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Khandwa District
Location and Boundaries
Khandwa District is situated South West of the
state of Madhya Pradesh The District is in Indore Division of Madhya
Pradesh. maximum and minimum height above mean sea level is 905.56
m and 180.00 m respectively. The District is bounded on the east
by the Betul and Hoshangabad District of Hoshangabad division, and
Burhanpur District of Indore Division on south, on the west by West
Nimar District of Indore division,and on the north by Dewas District
of the Indore Division.
| Description |
Area in Sqr KM |
Population 2001 |
| Khandwa Tehsil |
3398.26 |
810379 |
| Pandhana Tehsil |
627.67 |
129542 |
| Harsud Tehsil |
2180.52 |
321847 |
| District |
6206.45 |
1261768 |
Statistics Of District Khandwa
It is divided in 7 development blocks namely Khandwa,Chhegaon
Makhan,Pandhana, Harsud, Khalwa, Baldi, Punasa. It is consisting
of 3 tehsils namely Khandwa, Harsud, Pandhana.District has lack
of irrigation-means and results in monsoon dependent agricultural
production.The major crops of the district are : soyabean, cotton,
jowar, ground nut, banana,wheat,sugarcane, chilly etc. Major occupation
is agriculture.
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