Sleemanabad

Sleemanabad is a village in Madhya Pradesh, India, approximately 62 km from Jabalpur and 32 km from Katni.^[1]

Sleemanabad (स्लीमनाबाद, سلیماناباد )
Village
Sleemanabad (स्लीमनाबाद, سلیماناباد ) Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Sleemanabad (स्लीमनाबाद, سلیماناباد ) Sleemanabad (स्लीमनाबाद, سلیماناباد ) (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.10°N 80.12°E / 23.10; 80.12
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Named after	William Henry Sleeman
Elevation	418 m (1,371 ft)
Population
• Total	40,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	483440
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Katni
Lok Sabha constituency	Katni
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bahoriband
Avg. summer temperature	42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	12 °C (54 °F)

Etymology

Sleemanabad, literally "Sleeman's town", was named after William Henry Sleeman, a British army officer and administrator. During the colonial period Sleeman was one of the key figures responsible for bringing an end to the Thuggee Cult.^[2]

Copper deposits

Copper deposits are found in Sleemanabad. As per Geological Survey of India's DID Report (2011) on base metals, in this area the mineralisation is mostly along faults, fractures/ joints trending N10° - 20°W to S10° - 20°E. Baryte veins and limonitic patches are noticed in the brecciated quartzites. Geochemical sampling showed results for copper.^[3]