Chhindwara Tourism, Madhya Pradesh India
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Chhindwara Fast Facts
- State: Madhya Pradesh
- District: Chhindwara
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- Population: 2,090,306 (2011)
- Religions: Hindu, Muslim, Jain
- Area: 11,815 km2
- Altitude: 671 m
- Language: Hindi
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rikshaw
- Pincode: 480001
- STDCode: 07162
Chhindwara, India Overview
Chhindwara city is located in South-west region of Satpura in Madhya Pradesh. The name Chhindwara means the abode of palms “Chhind” means date palm trees and “wada” means place. It is believed that the city got its name Chhindwara because of the abundance of date palm trees. The place is is still adorned by lush green surroundings with many rivers. There are a number of Chhindwara attractions like Patalkot, Tamia, Tribal Museum, Chota Mahadev Cave, Devgarh Fort and many more. Some of the regional festivals of Chhindwara like Pola, Meghnath, Bhujalia and Akhadi are celebrated by people with a great pomp and show.
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Chhindwara, India History
Chhindwara District was full of "Chhind" (Date-Palm) trees, and the place was named "Chhind"-"Wada" (wada means place). There is also another story that because of the population of Lions (in Hindi it is called "Sinh"), it was considered that making entry into this district is akin to passing through the entrance of Lions' den. Hence it was called "Sinh Dwara" (means through the entrance of lion). In due course of time it became "Chhindwara".
History records the place from the time of the rule of Bhakth Bulund King, whose kingdom was spread over the Satpura range of hills and it is belived that his rule was upto the 3rd Century. One ancient plaque, belonging to "Rashtrakut" dynasty, found in "Neelkanth" village. This dynasty ruled upto the 7th Century. Then came the "Gondvana" dynasty which ruled the area with "Devgarh" as the capital. King 'Jatav' of 'Gond' community has built the Devgarh fort. Bhakth Bulund King was most powerful in the dynasty and he has adopted Muslim religion during the rule of Emperor "Aurangjeb". Later the power has changed many hands and finally 'Maratha rule' ended in 1803. On 17 September 1803, East India Company had taken over this kingdom by defeating 'Raghuji II', starting the British rule. After Independence 'Nagpur' was made the capital of Chhindwara District, and on 1st November 1956 this district was re-constituted with Chhindwara as the capital.