Pandhurna
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Pandhurna (पांढुर्ना) is a town and district in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. Pandhurna is the 55th district of Madhya Pradesh state, which came into existence in the year 2023 after separating from Chhindwara district. The famous Gotmar Fair is organized every year on the banks of Jam River.
Variants
Location
Pandhurna is located at 21.6°N 78.52°E. It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1,555 feet). It is located on National Highway-47 (NH-47). The city is situated on the banks of the Jam River.
Author's Visit
Author (Laxman Burdak) visited Pandhurna on 15.10.1988, 16.10.1988, 07.10.1989, 16.10.1989, 22.10.1989, 06.11.1989, 15.11.1989, 12.12.1989, 13.12.1989, 13.12.1989, 03.05.1990, 12.05.1990 - 14.05.1990, 18.06.1990.
Pandhurna District
Pandhurna is the 55th district of Madhya Pradesh state and 9th district of Jabalpur division, which came into existence in the year 2023 after separating from Chhindwara district.It is the least populous district of the state.[1] Its administrative headquarter is in Pandhurna city.
Major towns of district: Badchicholi, Borgaon, Lodhikheda, Mohgaon, Pandharakhedi, Pandhurna, Pipla Narayanwar, Ramkona, Sausar, Seoni, Teegaon,
Villages in tahsil
Town: 1 Pandhurna
Villages:
1 Ajangaon, 2 Ajangaon, 3 Ambada Alias Maini Dhana Ryt., 4 Ambada Khurd, 5 Ambada Mal., 6 Ambakhapa, 7 Balapur (F.V.), 8 Bamla, 9 Bandhan, 10 Bangaon, 11 Barighat, 12 Belgaon Dawami, 13 Bhaisa Dongri Ryt., 14 Bhajipani, 15 Bhandargondi, 16 Bhatewadi, 17 Bhimkhedi, 18 Bhuli, 19 Bhuyari, 20 Bichhawasani, 21 Bichhuwa Kalan, 22 Biroli, 23 Birolipar, 24 Boghiya, 25 Borgaon, 26 Borkhedi, 27 Borpani (F.V.), 28 Buchankhapa, 29 Changoba, 30 Chatwa, 31 Chhabdi, 32 Chhindboh, 33 Chichghat, 34 Chichkheda, 35 Chicholi, 36 Chikhali Mukasa, 37 Chikni, 38 Chiman Khapa, 39 Dadhimeta, 40 Deo Khapa, 41 Deonala Mal., 42 Deonala Ryt., 43 Dhanora, 44 Dhawadi Khapa, 45 Dholan Khapa Ryt., 46 Dholankhapa, 47 Dighori, 48 Duddewani, 49 Dudha, 50 Gadmau, 51 Gaykhuri, 52 Ghogara Ryt., 53 Ghogari, 54 Ghogri, 55 Ghudankhapa, 56 Godarikhapa, 57 Gorlikhapa, 58 Govindpur, 59 Gujarkhedi, 60 Hardoli, 61 Heti, 62 Hiwara Prithwiram, 63 Hiwarasenadwar, 64 Itawa, 65 Jamghat, 66 Jamlapani, 67 Jatlapur, 68 Junapani Mal., 69 Junewani, 70 Kalamgaon, 71 Kalapatha, 72 Kamthi Kalan, 73 Kamthi Khurd, 74 Karaghat Kamthi, 75 Karvhar, 76 Kaudiya, 77 Khadki, 78 Khairipaika, 79 Khapa Razadi, 80 Khapar Kheda, 81 Khedi Dhajjewar, 82 Khedi Pandewar, 83 Khedidhan Bhoyarwar, 84 Khedikala, 85 Kodhar Roadikheda, 86 Kolikhapa, 87 Kondhar Mal., 88 Kukadikhapa, 89 Kundali, 90 Langha, 91 Lavhana, 92 Lendaghondi, 93 Lendhori, 94 Linga Eletir, 95 Lonadei Mal, 96 Lonadei Ryt., 97 Magajgaon, 98 Malapur, 99 Malegaon, 100 Mandvi, 101 Mangurli, 102 Markawada, 103 Markawada, 104 Marood, 105 Met, 106 Mohgaon, 107 Mohi, 108 Mohkhedi, 109 Mordongri, 110 More Ghat, 111 Morghondi, 112 Mundi Dhana Ryt., 113 Najarpur Ryt., 114 Nandanwadi Mal., 115 Nandanwadi Ryt., 116 Nandpur, 117 Narayan Ghat, 118 Narsala, 119 [[Nilkanth], 120 Pailepar, 121 Palaspani, 122 Pandoni, 123 Pandurna Kasba, 124 Pardi, 125 Parsodi, 126 Pathai, 127 Pathara, 128 Paunar Mal., 129 Piparpani, 130 Pither Mal., 131 Pither Ryt., 132 Raibasa, 133 Rajana, 134 Rajdongri, 135 Rajora Kalan, 136 Rajora Khurd, 137 Ringankhapa, 138 Salai, 139 Sawajpani, 140 Sawajpani Mal., 141 Sawajpani Ryt., 142 Sendurjana, 143 Seoni, 144 Sillewani, 145 Sirata, 146 Sonpathar, 147 Teegaon, 148 Temni, 149 Temni, 150 Umara Makta, 151 Umari Khurd, 152 Umarikalan, 153 Uttamdera Mal., 154 Uttamdera Ryt., 155 Vada, 156 Wadda Mal., 157 Wadegaon, 158 Wakora, 159 Warjali,
Source - https://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/3658-pandhurna-chhindwara-madhya-pradesh.html
History
Economy
Pandhurna is a typical Indian village with farming as the major occupation. Many farmers grow oranges and cotton as the Kharif crop since the black soil is suitable for its production. Other crops are soybean, groundnut, cauliflower, gram and wheat. There are many edible oil mills here. The village also has a few oil and cotton mills and food processing plants, as well as many cotton ginning and pressing factories. Pandhurna is basically surrounded by Vidarbha, so the local language is Hindi and Marathi. And Pawari (Language Spoken By Pawar community) Pandhurna is known for orange farms; oranges are sold in the markets of Nagpur.
Pandhurna is also famous for its orange fields and a multinational company called drytech situated at Nagpur road.
Gotmar Mela
Gotmar literally means stone throwing ('got' = stone and 'mar' = beat). "Gotmar Mela" was celebrated every year on the second day of Bhadrapad, which is New Moon day, on the banks of the Jam River. A long tree was erected in the middle of the river with a flag at its very top. The residents of the villages of Savargaon and Pandhurna gathered on either bank of the river, and started pelting stones at the persons of the opposite village who tried to cross into the middle of the river and remove the flag on top of the tree trunk. The village whose resident succeeds in removing the flag would be considered victorious. The whole activity happened amidst the chanting of the sacred name of "Chandi Mata Ki Jay." People were often left either dead or injured, so the festival was banned in 2009 and 2011, after failed attempts in 2001 and 2002 to get the villagers to use rubber balls instead of stones.[2]
