Sendhwa is a city with a municipal government in Barwani district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters for Sendhwa Tehsil.[1]
Sendhwa Sendhawa | |
|---|---|
 Sendhwa Fort | |
  Sendhwa Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°41′05″N 75°05′43″E / 21.68472°N 75.09528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Barwani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 56,485 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 451666 |
| Telephone code | 07281 |
| Vehicle registration | MP 46 |
| Sex ratio | 926 per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
Geography
Sendhwa is located at MH&MP Border 21°41′N 75°06′E / 21.68°N 75.1°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 409 metres (1341 feet).
Demographics
[needs update]As of the 2011 Census of India,[3] Sendhwa had a population of 56,485. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sendhwa has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 55%. In Sendhwa, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Sendhwa is primarily agricultural and forest lands. Mechanised farming has only been recently introduced.[4] Cotton is a big crop,[5] as are pulses, such as mung beans and moth beans.[6] Other crops include wheat, sorghum (jowar), maize, millet (kodo-kutki), especially pearl millet (bajra), rapeseed (canola), mustard, and urd and other pulses (gram).