Sendhwa

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 and Sub Division.^[1]

Sendhwa Sendhawa
Municipality
Sendhwa Fort
Sendhwa Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 21°41′05″N 75°05′43″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 21.68°N 75.1°E / 21.68; 75.1.^[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]

Government

Sendhawa Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.^[7]

Administration

Sendhwa is a Municipality city in district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Sendhwa city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.^[8]

Sendhwa Municipality has total administration over 10,108 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.^[9]