Petlawad
Petlawad | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Petlawad Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Petlawad Petlawad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°00′39″N 74°47′46″E / 23.01083°N 74.79611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Jhabua |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,175[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
Petlawad is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in the Jhabua district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, formerly the Central Provinces. The town received nationwide media coverage on 12 September 2015 when an explosion killed approximately 100 people and injured over 150 people in the Petlawad explosion.[2]
- ^ "Petlawad City Population Census 2011 - Madhya Pradesh". census2011.co.in.
- ^ Mishra, Ritesh (13 September 2015). "105 killed in Jhabua explosion; 'people were thrown away like pebbles'". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.