Sanawad
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Sanawad सनावाद |
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| Township | |
 Sanawad
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| Coordinates: 22°10′59.98″N 76°04′0.12″E / 22.1833278°N 76.0667000°ECoordinates: 22°10′59.98″N 76°04′0.12″E / 22.1833278°N 76.0667000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Nimar |
| District | Khargone District |
| Named for | Mundari (Ring or Circle) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Board |
| • Nagar palika Adhyaksha | Narendra Sharma(Lali) (Congress) |
| Demonym(s) | Mundian's |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, English ,Nimari |
Sanawad is an Indian town on the bank of the Bakud River in Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a popular center for the trade of cotton and chili peppers and is also noted for its Jain temples. Nearby towns include Mundi, Khandwa, Barwaha, Maheshwer, Khargone and Katora. It is 70 km away from Indore City.
Sanawad is a Municipality city in district of (Khargone) West Nimar, Madhya Pradesh. The Sanawad city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sanawad Municipality has population of 38,740 of which 19,902 are males while 18,838 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4832 which is 12.47% of total population of Sanawad (M). In Sanawad Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 947 against a state average of 931. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Sanawad is around 914 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Sanawad city is 85.07% higher than a state average of 69.32%. In Sanawad, Male literacy is around 90.67% while female literacy rate is 79.17%.
Sanawad Municipality has total administration over 7,454 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Caste Factor Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.93% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.55% of total population in Sanawad (M).
Work Profile Out of total population, 12,904 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 10,619 were males while 2,285 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 12904 working population, 89.49% were engaged in Main Work while 10.51% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Holkar (Rajamata Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar's) capital Maheshwer where various forts and historical monuments could be visited is 60 km from the city
Sanawad is well connected to Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat through various state highways and rail route.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture and trading. The main crops grown are cotton, chili, wheat and soybean.
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