- Sanawad
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Sanawad | type = city | latd = 22.18 | longd = 76.07
locator_position = right | state_name = Madhya Pradesh
district = Khargone
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altitude = 178
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 34,131| population_density =
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postal_code = 451111
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footnotes =Sanawad is a city and a
municipality inKhargone district in theIndia n state ofMadhya Pradesh .Geography
Sanawad is located at coord|22.18|N|76.07|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Sanawad.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sanawad] ] . It has an average elevation of 178
metre s (583 feet).Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Sanawad had a population of 34,131. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sanawad has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Sanawad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.Its a small town having no odds of metros..NO pubs, no discos, night life means nothing, its only day time and evening when people are active here. The lifeline is considered to be the nearby city Indore on which most of the population depends for business and other basic needs. The town has a Government Polytechnic College of diploma, a government degree college for commerce and science, along with a private college of science. There are well-known educational institutes as M D Jain H S School, Vimala Convent School, Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, which are serving for education & culture.
The local economy of Sanawad is based mainly around Agriculture and Trading. The main crop of the currounding region are Cotton, Wheat and Soyabean. Sanawad is located very near to Narmada river (around 7 KM), 70 KM from Indore and 60 KM from Khargone the district headquarters and 10 KM from Barwaha which is the Tehsil.
There are a total of five Jain temples.Among them Digambar Jain Samavsaran Temple is considered among the eight famous Jain temples across India.
References
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