Pandhurna

Tehsil Pandhurna, District Chhinwara, Madhya Pradesh.
Pandhurna is a Municipality city in district of Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.
The Pandhurna Municipality has population of 45,479 as per report released by Census India 2011.
Pandhurna is a city and a municipality in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Pandhurna is located at 21°36′N 78°31′E / 21.6°N 78.52°E / 21.6; 78.52. It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 feet). As of 2001 Pandhurna had a population of 40,906. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pandhurna has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Pandhurna, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

This is a typical Indian village with farming as the major occupation of the populace. A lot of 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. The village also has a few oil and cotton mills, food processing plants. Pandhurna is home for many cotton ginning and pressing factories.

Gotmar literally means stone throwing('got' = small stone & 'mar' = beat). This is an event unique to this place. Every year a tree trunk is placed in the middle of the river Jam which flows through this village. A flag is tied on top of this tree. People from neighbouring village Savargao, and Pandhurna gather on either side of the river banks in the morning. They try to pull the flag on the tree top but are prevented by people throwing stones from either side. The village which is able to pull the flag is the winner. This festival is celebrated every year. This is a very bloody custom and there are usually several deaths and hundreds of injuries every year.