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Sanawad
From top, left to right: Piran-E-Pir Dargah, Civil Hospital Sanawad , Railway Station of Sanawad, Robin Gym , Jama Masjid Of Sanawad and Full View of Sanawad
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Coordinates: 22°10′59.98″N 76°04′0.12″E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Region	Nimar
District	Khargone District
Block	Barwaha
Ward (electoral subdivision)	18 Wards
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• President of Municipality	Sunita Indar Birla (Congress)
• Administrator	Ankul Jain
• Chief municipal officer	B.R.Bhure
• Sub.Engineer	Anand Tripathi
Area
• City	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
• Urban	8 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	51,078
• Density	5,107/km2 (7,067/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	451111
Telephone Area Code	07280
Vehicle registration	Mp 10
Vice President	Nayana Chaudhary
Tehsildar	Mr. Shivram Kanase
Climate	26° to 44°
Website	https://nagarpalikasanawad.com/

Sanawad is a city in the Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Nearby cities include Barwaha, Khargone, Khandwa and Indore. In Khargone district Sanawad is the second biggest city after Khargone the sanawad was very developed in construction works and the cleanest tehsil after khargone and kasrawad.

It is famous for its nimari culture and it is very close to the omkareshwar jyoti ling and also have many cultural monuments of musilms like jama masjid , hussaini masjid, madina masjid, khawaja masjid monum nts of hindus like chandrashekhar mahadev mandir,neelkantheswar mahadev mandir Every year a mela (fair) is organized in the month of December in sanawad for the piran e pir dastagir baba sanawad and many peoples are comming there in this mela (ursh).

Demographics

Sanawad is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Sanawad has population of 51000 of which 26010 are males while 24990 are females as per a report released by Census India 2022

Population of children aged 0–6 is 6120 which is 12.47% of total population of Sanawad. In Sanawad, Female Sex Ratio is of 947 against a state average of 931. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Sanawad is around 914 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Sanawad city is 55.7% lower than a state average of 69.32%. In Sanawad, Male literacy is around 45.7% while female literacy rate is 67.9%.

Sanawad has total administration over 10000 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.93% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.55% of total population in Sanawad.

Out of total population, 38740 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 30176 were males while 8564 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 38740 working population, 89.49% were engaged in Main Work while 10.51% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Holkar (Rajamata Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar's) capital Maheshwer where various forts and historical monuments could be visited is 60 km from the town.

Religion in Sanawad
Religion			Percent
Hindus			68.89%
Muslims			26.90%
Jains			3.29%
Others†			0.1%
Christians			0.25%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.52%), Buddhists (0.6%).

• Anjuman Islam Gulsanabad Sanawad mp
• Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School
• Jawahar Navodaya vidyalaya sanawad juna pani
• Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School
• Shree Rewa Gurjar H. S.School
• Azolla International School
• R. D. Jain Montessori School
• M. D. Jain H S School
• Vimala Convent H.S. School
• Indian Public School
• Saraswati Vidhya Mandir School
• Drashti Public School
• Priyansh Academy
• Gurukul School
• Parents' Pride International School
• Vasundhara Vidhyapeeth
• Abhigyan Girls school
• Shree Rewa Gurjar Bal Niketan
• Geeta Devi Agrawal Public Higher S. School
• Maa Fatima International Academy
• Shri Sai International School Sanawad
• Sandipani Academy Sanawad
• Total Educational Academy Sanawad
• Uddan Academy Sanawad
• Shikhar Academy of education sanawad
• Government middle school lohari sanawad
• Government primary school morghadi Sanawad
• Avs school sanawad
• The Nerula Heights School sanawad
• Abhigyaan international School of intelligence sanawad
• Vasundara vidhyapith school sanawad
• Nirmal vidhyapith school sanawad
• Toppers Tample school sanawad
• G P school rupkheda sanawad
• sant singaji public school sanawad
• Shri kanwartara public higher secondary school sanawad
• Brittish institution of English classes sanawad
• Emerald Heights International Academy Sanawad
• The Future Foundation School Badud sanawad

Universities and Colleges

• Government Arts and Commerce college Sanawad
• Shree reva gurjar bal niketan college sanawad
• Government Polytechnic College, Sanawad
• Government College for Commerce and Science
• Private College of Science
• Ravindra Nath Tagore institute of science and Professional Studies Morghadi
• R N T College

Economy

The economy is primarily based on agriculture and trading. The main crops grown are cotton, chili, wheat and soybean.

History

Sanawad is located on the banks of bankuvar (bakud) river .  

Sanawad was home to freedom fighters Brij Mohan Sharma (also known as Birju Seth), Kamal Chand Jain (or Master Saab) and Jagdeesh Vidyarthi; all of whom were active in opposing British rule. The Misa bandhu is Lala Jivandas Bansal.

Town is around 10 km from Raverkhedi village where Bajirao spent his last time and died.

Culture

Sanawad has cultural sites such as the Jama Masjid , Hussaini Masjid, Namokar Dham Jain temple garden near the Jain temple Podumpuram , Digambar Jain Temple, Gurudwara, mata mandir, hanuman mandir, or many other cultural sites are there in Sanawad. The other cultural site is known all over india is Omkareshwar jyotirling which is over 12  km between Sanawad to Omkareshwar.

From last 118 years, a fair named "Piran pir dargha and sitlamata" has been organized here in the month of December. Another important cultural festival is eid, Moharam, ramnavmi, gurunanak jaynti, Gangour which celebrated in the several month in entire Nimad area and in the world.

Sanawad is also home to the contemporary artist and writer, Parimal Chahande. He has been crucial in making it a culturally rich and progressive city. Known for his Instagram stories and portrait paintings, he's a proud alumni of Vimala Convent H S School.

Transport

Sanawad city is situated between other large cities and is well connected with local bus routes.

Rail

Sanawad has a small Railway Station called Sanawad Railway Station.

Air

The closest airport to Sanawad is Indore Devi Ahilya Bai International Airport, located 70 km away.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Khargone district Category:Tourist attractions in Khargone district