Chhanera | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Khandwa |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Harsud tehsil |
Government Type: | Nagar Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 22052 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Chhanera is a town and municipality in Khandwa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The town was established for residents of Harsud displaced when it was submerged under the waters of the Indira Sagar dam in July 2004.
As of the 2011 Indian census, Chhanera had a population of 22,052 and was 51% male, and 49% female.[1] Chhanera's average literacy rate was 68%, with 74% male literacy and 62% female literacy. 15% of Chhanera's population was under 6 years of age.