Chandla

Chandla
city
Chandla Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°05′N 80°12′E / 25.08°N 80.2°ECoordinates: 25°05′N 80°12′E / 25.08°N 80.2°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhatarpur
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	10,207
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Chandla is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Geography

Chandla is located at 25°05′N 80°12′E / 25.08°N 80.2°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet). It is hilly and located on the bank of Ken river.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Chandla had a population of 10,207. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chandla has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 66% and female literacy of 46%. 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places to visit

• Santoshi mata mandir (place of RSS shakha , near rest house ) .
• Avadh kund , the most sacred place, the story behind it is that shree RAMA came here at the time of their VANVAAS. Makar Sankranti Mela also held at this place . God Rama's foot prints also present here , the water of the kund is like GANGA river , it'll never have any type of virus and germs even one can contain it for years .
• Temples resembling Khajuraho temples (4 km from Chandla in vyas badaura gram)

like jain temple .

• Jarau mata mandir (near tehsil and police station) .
• Ken river also located 5 km to chandla, place for having fun with running water .

Connectivity

• Chitrakoot - 120 km
• Chhatarpur - 80 km
• Banda - 60 km
• Ajaygarh - 30 km
• Khajuraho - 70 km
• Panna - 65 km

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chandla
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.