Neemuch district
District of Madhya Pradesh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neemuch district is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Neemuch is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Neemuch district | |
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Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Division | Ujjain |
Headquarters | Neemuch |
Tehsils | Neemuch, Jiran, Jawad, Manasa, Singoli |
Government | |
• Collector | Mr. Mayank Agrawal IAS |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Mandsaur (shared with Mandsaur district) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. Manasa, 2. Neemuch and 3. Jawad |
Area | |
• Total | 3,875 km2 (1,496 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 826,067 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 71.81 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 959 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 79 |
Website | neemuch |
Asia's largest solar power plant, inaugurated by Narendra Modi, as BJP's prime ministerial candidate Welspun Solar MP project operating since February, 2014 at Neemuch. It is a 151 megawatt) photovoltaic power station constructed at a cost of 1100 crore rupees (about $182,000,000) on 305 hectares (750 acres) of land.
Neemuch district is part of Ujjain Division and had 726,070 inhabitants as of 2001, rising to 826,067 as of 2011.[1] Neemuch district is bordered by Rajasthan state on the west and north, and by Mandsaur district to the east and south.