Sendhwa tehsil

Sendhwa Tehsil
सेंधवा तहसील
Tehsil
Sendhwa Tehsil is located in Madhya Pradesh
Sendhwa Tehsil
Sendhwa Tehsil
Location in Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates: 21°41′42″N 075°05′33″E / 21.69500°N 75.09250°E / 21.69500; 75.09250
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictBarwani district
Government
 • TypePanchayat Samiti
 • BodyCouncil
Area
[1][2]
 • Tehsil815.78 km2 (314.97 sq mi)
 • Rural
[1]
815.78 km2 (314.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Tehsil303,554
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code (PIN)
451666
Area code07281
ISO 3166 codeMP-IN
Vehicle registrationMP 46
No. of Villages78

Sendhwa Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil or tahsil) in Barwani District, Madhya Pradesh (state) of India. Its headquarters is in the town of Sendhwa. Sendhwa is the biggest revenue generating tehsil in the Barwani District.[citation needed] Sendhwa Tehsil has the highest population of any tehsil in Barwani district.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Sinha 2015, p. 24
  2. ^ a b The 25 km2 (10 sq mi) and 56,485 population of the town of Sendhwa were not included as part of the tehsil for census purposes.