Punasa
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Punasa (पुनासा) is a town and tahsil in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated near Indira Sagar Dam on Narmada River.
Variants
Location
Punasa is located at 22.23°N 76.38°E and has an average elevation of 244 m (801 ft). It is 120 km from Indore, the commercial capital of the state. Punasa is 55 km away from District Headquarter.
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Punya (पुन्या) (Jat clan) → Punasa (पुनासा) is a town and tahsil in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated near Indira Sagar Dam on Narmada River.
Villages in tahsil
Towns: 1. Mundi, 2. Omkareshwar
Villages:
1 Amoda Theka, 2 Andharwadi, 3 Anjaniya Kalan, 4 Anjaniya Khurd, 5 Aroda Ryt, 6 Atoot Khas, 7 Atoot Khurd Benipura, 8 Awaliya, 9 Badhani, 10 Badnagar Ryt, 11 Bakhargaon, 12 Bangarda, 13 Banjari, 14 Bawadia, 15 Bawadiya, 16 Bayfal, 17 Beed, 18 Bhadlikheda, 19 Bhagwanpura, 20 Bhagwanpura, 21 Bhamori, 22 Bharipura Kalan, 23 Bharwala, 24 Bhet Kheda, 25 Bhilai, 26 Bhogawan, 27 Bhurlay, 28 Biharipura Khurd, 29 Bijapur, 30 Bijoramafi, 31 Bilaya, 32 Billora Buzurg, 33 Billora Khurd, 34 Boradi Mal, 35 Boradi Ryt, 36 Borani, 37 Bordad Ryt, 38 Borkheda Kalan Ryt., 39 Chandel, 40 Chhalpa Khurd, 41 Chichli Khurd, 42 Chikati Khal, 43 Chikdhaliya, 44 Chirakhan, 45 Dabri Ubari, 46 Dait, 47 Damkheda Kalan, 48 Damkheda Khurd, 49 Dang, 50 Dantha, 51 Daulatpura Ryt, 52 Deeyanatpura, 53 Dewala, 54 Dewla Ryt, 55 Dhamangaon No.1, 56 Dhamangaon No.2, 57 Dharkadi, 58 Dhawadiya, 59 Dinakarpura, 60 Dohad, 61 Dongaliya, 62 Dudgaon, 63 Dudhwas, 64 Ekhand, 65 Feephard, 66 Fefariya Kalan, 67 Gahelgaon, 68 Gauil, 69 Ghoghalgaon, 70 Ghosali, 71 Gondkheda, 72 Gordiya, 73 Gujarkhedi, 74 Gulgaon Ryt, 75 Gunjali, 76 Gurada, 77 Hantiya, 78 Hanwantya Ryt., 79 Harbanspura, 80 Hardi, 81 Indhawadi, 82 Injalwada, 83 Inpun, 84 Jalkuwa, 85 Jalwa Buzurg, 86 Jamaniya, 87 Jamkota, 88 Jhiranya, 89 Kakariya, 90 Kalya Khedi, 91 Kaman Kheda, 92 Karoli, 93 Karoli, 94 Karond, 95 Katar, 96 Kaudigaul, 97 Kelwa Buzurg, 98 Kelwa Khurd, 99 Kenood, 100 Khaigaon, 101 Khedi Buzurg, 102 Khutla Kalan, 103 Khutla Khurd, 104 Kisanpura, 105 Kodbar, 106 Kodiya Kheda, 107 Kothi, 108 Lalpura, 109 Laundi, 110 Makadkachh Ryt, 111 Maslai, 112 Mathela, 113 Mirjapur, 114 Mohad, 115 Mohana, 116 Mohanya Kalan, 117 Mohanya Khurd, 118 Morghadi, 119 Mortakka, 120 Mundhai, 121 Nandakheda Mafi, 122 Nandakheda Ryt, 123 Nandana, 124 Narlay, 125 Narmada Nagar, 126 Nawalgaon, 127 Netangaon, 128 Palsood Mal, 129 Palsood Ryt, 130 Pamakhedi, 131 Pandhana Theka, 132 Phiphari Mal, 133 Phiphari Ryt, 134 Phiphariya, 135 Pipalkota, 136 Pipalya, 137 Pipalya Singaji Theka, 138 Piplani, 139 Punasa, 140 Rajoor, 141 Rajpura, 142 Reechhfal, 143 Richhi, 144 Rohani, 145 Sailani, 146 Saktapur, 147 Saralya, 148 Satmohni, 149 Sindh Kheda, 150 Singharwal, 151 Sirkiya, 152 Siwar Ryt, 153 Siwariya, 154 Somgaon, 155 Sukwa, 156 Sulgaon, 157 Takali, 158 Takali Bardi, 159 Teliyamal, 160 Temacha, 161 Titwas, 162 Toki, 163 Udaipur, 164 Utadi, 165 Utawad,
Source - https://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/3717-punasa-east-nimar-madhya-pradesh.html
History
Punasa is an ancient city, with many places of worship, like many other cities in India. The city is over a thousand years old and is surrounded by a forest in the Narmada river valley.
Indira Sagar Dam
The Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose project of the state Madhya Pradesh on the Narmada River at the town of Narmada Nagar, Punasa in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh in India. The foundation stone of the project was laid by late Smt Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India on 23 October 1984. The construction of the main dam started in 1992. The downstream projects of ISP are Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Sardar Sarovar Project. To build it, a town of 22,000 people and 100 villages were displaced.[1]