Badnawar

Badnawar
Town
Badnawar
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Badnawar
Badnawar (India)
Coordinates: 23°01′N 75°13′E / 23.02°N 75.22°E / 23.02; 75.22Coordinates: 23°01′N 75°13′E / 23.02°N 75.22°E / 23.02; 75.22
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Elevation 506 m (1,660 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 20,928
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 454660
Telephone code 07295
ISO 3166 code IN-MP
Vehicle registration MP 11 XX XXXX
Website no official website

Badnawar (or Badnavar) is a town, former pargana and a Nagar Panchayat of the Dhar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

The name Badnawar is originated from Buddha Nagar, which was given on the name Gautama Buddha.

Geography

Badnawar is located at 23°01′N 75°13′E / 23.02°N 75.22°E / 23.02; 75.22.[1] It has an average elevation of 506 metres (1,660 feet).

History

Badnawar was a pargana city of Dhar district, which included at least two jagirs (feudatory (e)states), both held by Rajput Thakurs : Multhan (29 villages) and Bidwal (eight villages).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Badnawar has a population of 20,928. Males constitute 52.03% of the population and the females 47.97%. Badnawar has an literacy rate of 81.3%, with 88.7% of the males and 41% of females literate.

Religious places

  • Chintaman Ganesh Temple
  • Ekveera Mata Temple
  • Shiva Temple (Udiya Mandir)
  • Kalika Mata Temple
  • Shree Ganesh Mandir, Panwar Mohalla
  • (Bhoyra Wala Aadinath) Jain temple
  • Dawoodi Bohra Masjid
  • Nageshwar Parshwanath Jain Mandir

Schools

  • Unnati Public School*
  • Unnati Academy*

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Badnawar
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Celebrity

  • Arun Rathore
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