Chhindwara district

Chhindwara district छिंदवाड़ा
District
Top: Badal Mahal, Deogarh Fort Bottom: Pench National Park
Location of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Jabalpur
Established	1 November 1956[1]
Headquarters	Chhindwara
Tehsils	11
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Chhindwara
Area
• Total	10,293 km2 (3,974 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,716,612
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	72.21%
• Sex ratio	966
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	47, 347, 547
Website	chhindwaranagarnigam.com, chhindwara.nic.in

Chhindwara district is one of the major districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India, and Chhindwara town is the district headquarters. Chhindwara was the largest district in Madhya Pradesh with an area of 10,293 square km before the bifurcation of Pandhurna district. The district is part of Jabalpur division.

The name Chhindwara has been derived from the word Chhind, the local name of a tree found commonly in the district. Chhindwara district was formed on 1 November 1956.^[1]

It is on the southwest region of the Satpura Range.^[1] It is spread from 21.28 to 22.49 deg. North (latitude) and 78.40 to 79.24 deg. East (longitude) and spread over an area of 11,815 km². This district is bound by the plains of Pandhurna district and Nagpur district (in Maharashtra State) on the south, Narmadapuram and Narsinghpur districts on the north, Betul district on the west and Seoni district on the east.^[1]