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Pandhurna District

Pandhurna district (Hindi pronunciation: [pãːɖʱʊɾn̪aː]) is the 54th district (according to the Madhya Pradesh Gazette) of Madhya Pradesh state and 9th district of Jabalpur division, which came into existence in the year 2023 after separating from Chhindwara district. It is the least populous district of the state. Its administrative headquarter is in Pandhurna city.

The area of the district is 1522.22 km2. It is bounded by the districts of Nagpur in the southeast, Betul and Amravati in the west, and Chhindwara in the north. Jam River and Kanhan River is major river of the district.

Pandhurna district had a population of 374,310. Pandhurna has a sex ratio of 948 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 78.93%. 29.09% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 37,456 (10.01%) and 96,515 (25.78%) of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 49.70% of the population in present Pandhurna district spoke Marathi, 20.37% Hindi, 19.50% Gondi, 7.65% Pawari (Bhoyari) and 1.88% Korku as their first language.

There are two Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the district: Pandhurna and Sausar. Both are part of Chhindwara Lok Sabha

The economy of the district is mainly dependent on agriculture. Oranges are produced in the district, and it is famous for its orange fields There are also some big industries in the district, and Pandhurna has a multinational company called DryTech situated at Nagpur road.

Amongst other large scale industries are Super Pack (Bajaj) at Village Sawli near Sausar, district Pandhurna and Bhansali Engineering Polymers at village Satnur near Sausar, P.B.M. Polytex Ltd. at village Borgaon near Sausar and Suryawanshi Spinning Mills at village Rajna near Pandhurna.

Gotmar Fair of Pandhurna is celebrated every year on Bhadrapada ‘Amavasya’ on the second day of Pola festival in Pandhurna city. This fair is celebrated on the banks of the river Jam.

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