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| Coordinates:22°04′N78°56′E / 22.07°N 78.93°E /22.07; 78.93 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Chhindwara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Chhindwara Municipal Corporation |
| • MLA | Kamal Nath (INC) |
| • MP | Vivek Bunty Sahu |
| • Mayor | Vikram Ahakey |
| Area | |
• Total | 110 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 6.5 lakh current population |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu and Gondi Language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 480001,480002,480003 |
| Telephone code | 07162 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-28 |
| Sex ratio | .966♂/♀ |
| Avg. high temperature | 32.7 °C (90.9 °F) |
| Avg. low temperature | 18.0 °C (64.4 °F) |
| Website | chhindwaranagarnigam |
Chhindwara is a city andMunicipal Corporation inChhindwara district in the Indianstate ofMadhya Pradesh. The city is the administrative headquarters ofChhindwara District. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road from adjacent citiesBetul,Jabalpur andNagpur. The nearest airport is in Nagpur, although there is a small airport located in the district which is not serviceable for passenger planes.
It was believed that Chhindwara District was full ofchhind 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" (lit. 'Lion Gate'). Over time, it became "Chhindwara".
The Gole Gunj market of the city, with its two large gateways (known today as Kamania Gate), was built by Captain Montgomery, who administrated the district as a regent of Richard Jenkins (1818–1830). Themunicipality of Chhindwara was founded in 1867.
Chhindwara is one of the largest cities in theSatpura range. It is on a plateau, surrounded by lush green fields, rivers and by dense forest with diverse flora and fauna. The town is built around the Bodri Stream, a tributary of theKulbehra River[2] and the origin source ofPench River which flows acrossPench National Park.
| Climate data for Chhindwara (1991–2020, extremes 1908–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 41.0 (105.8) | 43.0 (109.4) | 47.6 (117.7) | 45.5 (113.9) | 40.3 (104.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 38.6 (101.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 35.5 (95.9) | 33.4 (92.1) | 47.6 (117.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.8 (89.2) | 36.7 (98.1) | 39.2 (102.6) | 34.7 (94.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 30.0 (86.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.1 (53.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 17.5 (63.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 6.5 (43.7) | 2.8 (37.0) | 2.1 (35.8) | 1.1 (34.0) | 1.1 (34.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 8.6 (0.34) | 17.2 (0.68) | 18.3 (0.72) | 10.1 (0.40) | 11.2 (0.44) | 144.1 (5.67) | 272.9 (10.74) | 245.0 (9.65) | 185.0 (7.28) | 49.7 (1.96) | 20.6 (0.81) | 3.8 (0.15) | 986.6 (38.84) |
| Average rainy days | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 55.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 44 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 32 | 52 | 69 | 75 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 | 51 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
As per 2011 census, Chhindwara urban agglomeration had a population of 190,008, out of which 97,040 were males and 92,968 were females. The literacy rate was 89.25 per cent with male literacy being 93.77% and female literacy being 84.54%.[6] Chhindwara urban agglomeration included Chhindwara (M), Khajari (OG), Khapabhat (OG), Kukadajagat (OG), Chandangaon (OG), Seoni Pranmoti (OG), Emaliya Bohata (OG) and Lonia Karbal (CT).
Chhindwara is home to brands likeRaymond's,Adani Wilmar,Western Coalfields Limited andHindustan Unilever. The city has rich market areas such as Mansarover Complex, Fawwara Chowk, Nagpur Road, Gole Gunj & Gandhi Gunj.
Coal mines near the town are run byWestern Coalfields Limited. The city is home to old industries of pottery, leather moots and ornaments of zinc, brass and bell metal. On the outskirts, vegetables, especially potatoes, are raised in large quantities for export to nearby districts. The town, which is a center for local trade and a market for the sale of cattle, grain and timber, also contains a grain market near the railway station. Following are some recognizable industries that have contributed to the industrial development of Chhindwara:
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) started its operation in August 2007 at Chhindwara with the opening of a secretariat at Madhuvan Colony. Initially, CII worked largely upon small agricultural conferences, as the district is predominantly agrarian. In September 2008 CII inaugurated the National Center of Excellence for Skill Development, the first of its kind, catering to the need of skilled workforce for the Indian industry.
Initially,Ambuja Cement andL&T ECC division started trades of masonry and bar bending respectively but had to wind up as the trades were not very well taken by the masses. However, Ambuja Cement has recently started a training center at Amarwara and L&T ECC is constantly picking up youth from the rural areas for training at their well-established centers at Chennai and Hyderabad. In the near future,[when?] the center will move to its own campus atImlikhera where it will operate out of a 10 acres (40,000 m2) of premises with 20 acres (81,000 m2) extra completely devoted for driving. Companies such asCAT,Cummins,Mahindra & Mahindra andGMR Group will start their training here. The center is run byKamal Nath.
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Chhindwara District has a majority of tribal population. The tribal communities include theGond, Pardhan, Bharia, Korku Hindi, Gondi, Urdu, Korku, and Musai. The majority of the tribal people speak inGondi and Hindi mixed with Marathi.
Chhindwara has more than 300 state-sponsored schools, which are affiliated to theMadhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE). In addition, there are twoKendriya Vidyalayas in the city, affiliated to theCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).[citation needed][13] The city is also served by numerous other private schools affiliated to either CBSE,[14]ICSE,MPBSE.
Chhindwara is relatively developed from its neighboring districts in terms of education and there are opportunities available for students in almost all disciplines.
Raja Shankar Shah University, formerly known as Chhindwara University, is a state university in Chhindwara. It is the only state university in the Satpura region and provides degrees to most non-technical colleges in and around Chhindwara. Funded by the state government, the university has a residential campus and serves as an affiliating university for colleges of four other districts. The institution affiliates the colleges of Chhindwara district and other neighbouring districts like Betul, Seoni and Balaghat. It was established in May 2019 by the state government.
G.H. Raisoni University is a private university located in the village Dhoda Borgaon in Chhindwara district. The university was established in 2016 by the GHR Sons Educational and Medical Research Foundation through Madhya Pradesh Niji Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapana Ewam Sanchalan) Sanshodhan Adhyadesh, 2016, an Ordinance which also established Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences and the yet to be operational (as of April 2018) D.C. University. It is part of the Raisoni Group of Institutions (RGI).
Chhindwara is connected to its neighboring districts by rail and road both. The nearest airport isNagpur Airport (130 km). A small airport is located in Chhindwara which is not serviceable for big passenger planes and can only serve small private aircraft. Chhindwara is connected to nearby big cities like Nagpur, Jabalpur and Bhopal with frequent buses and taxi services round the clock.
National Highway 547 is a National Highway in central India passes through Chhindwara. It connectsSaoner in Maharashtra toNarsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh.
National Highway 347 also passes through the city. It connectsMultai andSeoni.
Chhindwara railway station is part of theSatpura Railway and is shown on theBilaspur-Nagpur section ofHowrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. It has the following trains running daily:
