About Pandhurna

Pandhurna is a city and a municipality in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Pandhurna is located at 2136N 7831E / 21.6N 78.52E / 21.6; 78.52. It has an average elevation of 474metres (1555feet). As of 2001 India census, Pandhurna had a population of 40,906. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pandhurna has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Pandhurna, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. This is a typical Indian village with farming as the major occupation of the populace. A lot of farmers grow oranges and cotton as the Kharif crop since the black soil is suitable for its production.other crops are soybean, cabbage and wheat. The village also has a few oil and cotton mills, food processing plats. Pandhurna is home for many cotton ginning and pressing factories. Gotmar literally means stone throwing('got' = small stone & 'mar' =...