Chhindwara is a town and a municipality in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhindwara District. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road from adjacent cities Nagpur and Jabalpur. The nearest airport is in Nagpur (130km), however a small airport (air-strip) is available at Chhindwara for landing charter aeroplanes/helicopters. The population of the Distt. is 2090306 ,with growth rate of 13%,sex ratio is 966,and literacy percentage is 72.2% .(2011 census). Chhindwara is one of the bigger towns located in Satpura range. It is situated on a plateau, surrounded by the lush green fields,rivers and sagaun trees. Chhindwara is surrounded by dense forest with diverse flora,fauna. It is believed that Chhindwara District was full of "Chhind" (Date-Palm or Phoenix dactylifera) trees many years ago, and the place was named "Chhind"-"Wada" (wada means place). There is also another story that because of the population of Lions ...
