Chhindwara
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Chhindwara छिंदवाड़ा |
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| City | |
 Chhindwara
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| Coordinates: 22°04′N 78°56′E / 22.07°N 78.93°ECoordinates: 22°04′N 78°56′E / 22.07°N 78.93°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Chhindwara |
| Government | |
| • Body | Chhindwara Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Kanta Sadarang (BJP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,815 km2 (4,562 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 234,784 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 480001,480002 |
| Telephone code | 07162 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-28 |
| Sex ratio | .966 ♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Chhindwara is an urban agglomeration and a Municipal Corporation in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhindwara District. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road from adjacent cities Nagpur and Jabalpur. The nearest airport is in Nagpur (130 km); a small airport (air-strip) is available at Chhindwara for landing charter aeroplanes/helicopters. The population of the district is 2,090,306; most of them are tribals with a growth rate of 13%, a sex ratio of .966 male/female. The literacy rate is 81.46%. The town itself has population of 234,784,with 89% literacy rate. Chhindwara is rated as the cleanest city in Madhya Pradesh and 54th all over India under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan rankings
Chhindwara is one of the largest towns in the Satpura 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 with the Kulbehra River.
It was believed that Chhindwara District was full of "Chhind" (date palm or khajoor) trees many years ago, and the place was named "Chhind"-"Wada" (wada means place). There is another story that because of the population of lions (called "sinh" in Hindi), it was considered that making entry into this district is akin to entering the lions' den. Hence it was called "Sinh Dwara" (means through the entrance of lion). In due course it became "Chhindwara".
It is said that one Ratan Raghuwanshi, who came from Ayodhya and killed the Gaoli chief of this region, founded Chhindwara. Then he let loose a goat and on the place where it lay down built a house, burying the goat alive under its foundations. A platform was erected afterward on the spot. It is worshiped as the tutelary deity of the town. There is a ruined mud fort at Chhindwara, within which there is an old stone house, supposed to have been that of Ratan Raghuwanshi. A military force was stationed at Chhindwara before the Great Revolt of 1857-58. For a short period the house was used as a sanatorium for the Kamptee garrison.
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