Waidhan

Waidhan
वैढन
Baidhan
बैढन
Waidhan
वैढन

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 24°03′58″N 82°37′31″E / 24.066052°N 82.625351°E / 24.066052; 82.625351Coordinates: 24°03′58″N 82°37′31″E / 24.066052°N 82.625351°E / 24.066052; 82.625351
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli district
Government
 • District Magistrate(DM)

Raghuraj Rajendran

(IAS)
Elevation 376 m (1,234 ft)
Literacy Rate
Languages
 • Official Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 486886
Telephone code +91 7805
Vehicle registration MP 66

Waidhan (Hindi:वैढन) 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.

Demographics

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%.

Transportation

Nearest Railway station

The nearest railway station to Waidhan is Shaktinagar which is located in and around 10.1 kilometer distance.

Other nearby stations are:

Nearest airport to Waidhan

Waidhan‘s nearest airport is Muirpur Airport situated at 57.1 KM distance. Few more airports around Waidhan are as follows.

References

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