Sanawad is a city in the Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a popular center for the trade of cotton and wheat. Nearby cities include Barwaha, Khargone, Khandwa and Indore. In the Khargone district Sanawad is the third biggest city after Khargone and Barwaha.

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Sanawad Piran-E-Pir Ki Nagri
City
Gulshanabad
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
• CMO	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)
• Density	3,780/km2 (5,690/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/

It is known for religious unity because of the coexistence of the Piranepir Dargah, Jama masjid, Sitlamata temple, Jain temple and Gurudwara, hussaini masjid, hanuman mandir and many of religious places.

Demographics

Sanawad is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Sanawad has population of 38,740 of which 19,902 are males while 18,838 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011.

Population of children aged 0–6 is 4832 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 85.07% higher than a state average of 69.32%. In Sanawad, Male literacy is around 90.67% while female literacy rate is 79.17%.

Sanawad has total administration over 7,454 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.

Work Profile

Out of total population, 12,904 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 10,619 were males while 2,285 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 12904 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.

Education

Primary and Secondary

• Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School
• Govt. Girls H. S. 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 H.S.School
• Maa Fatima International Academy

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

The town of Sanawad was formerly known as Gulshanabad. This is also known as Senood.

Pilgrims can reach famous Jyotirling Omkareshwar through Sanawad which is just 12 km from here.

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, Madina Masjid, Piran-E-Pir Dargah, Namokar Dham Jain temple garden near the Jain temple Podumpuram , Digambar Jain Temple, Gurudwara, Kadar Sha Wali Dargah, Masum Sha Wali Dargah, Mohammadi Masjid, todipura Masjid, Chandni pura Masjid, mata mandir, hanuman mandir, or many other cultural sites are there in Sanawad. The other cultural site is known all over india is Omkareshwar jyoti ling^{[citation needed]} which is over 18 to 20 km between Sanawad to Omkareshwar. It is known for its Hindu-Muslim unity and is situated in Sanawad.^{[citation needed]}

From last 118 years,^[when?] a fair named "PiranPir Mela" has been organized here in the month of December.^{[citation needed]} Another important cultural festival is Gangour which celebrated in the month of Chetra in entire Nimad area.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

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

Rail

Sanawad has a large Railway Station called Sanawad Railway Station. It has 4 platforms, with routes connecting Akola to Indore.

Air

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

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