About Waidhan

Waidhan (Hindi:) is a city and a municipal board in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Located in the Northeastern corner of the state. Waidhan is the administrative headquarters of Singrauli District .The Singrauli District and Waidhan as its district headquarter was created by separating three tehsils of the erstwhile Sidhi district : Singrauli , Deosar and Chitrangi Tehsils n 24 May 2008. Located at the bank of Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar. Waidhan is surrounded by Singrauli Tehsil towards North , Chitrangi Tehsil towards North , Babhani Tehsil towards East , Deosar Tehsil towards west.According to the 2011 census Waidhan has a population of 296,940 in which 152,382 males and 114,558 are females. The district has a population density of 208 inhabitants per square kilometre (540/sq mi) .Waidhan has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 62.36%.