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Waidhan
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 24°03′58″N82°37′31″E / 24.066052°N 82.625351°E / 24.066052; 82.625351
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli district
Government
  Collector & District Magistrate (DM)Rajeev Ranjan Meena (IAS)
  Superintendent of Police (SP)Deepak Kumar Shukla
  Rank1
Elevation
376 m (1,234 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total296,940
Literacy Rate
  in 201162.36%
Languages
  Official Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
486886
Telephone code+91 7805
Vehicle registration MP 66

Waidhan is a city and a municipal board in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in the Northeastern corner of the state. Waidhan is the administrative headquarters of Singrauli District. The Singrauli District and Waidhan as its district headquarters was created by separating three tehsils of Sidhi district: Singrauli, Deosar and Chitrangi Tehsils on 24 May 2008.

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Located at the bank of Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar. Waidhan is surrounded by Singrauli Tehsil to the north, Chitrangi Tehsil to the north, Babhani Tehsil to the east, and Deosar Tehsil to the west.

History

It was conquered by the Venvanshi kings of Singrauli and was ruled by them till 1947.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Waidhan has a population of 296,940 in which 152,382 males and 114,558 are females. The district has a population density of 208 inhabitants per square kilometre (540/sq mi). Waidhan has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1,000 males and a literacy rate of 62.36%.

Transportation

The nearest railway station to is Shaktinagar which is located 10.1 kilometers away.

Other nearby stations are:


The nearest airport is Muirpur Airstrip, 57.1 km away. Several more airports around Waidhan are:

Sports

The Rajmata Chun Kumari Stadium is the largest stadium in Waidhan. The association football stadium has a capacity of 20,000.

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