Chirakhan | |
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Village | |
Chirakhan Location in Madhya Pradesh Chirakhan Chirakhan (India) | |
Coordinates: 22°07′29″N 76°26′24″E / 22.1246941°N 76.4401354°E | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Lok Sabha Constituency | Khandwa (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Mandhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
District | Khandwa district |
Region | Nimar |
Tehsil | Punasa |
Establishment | 8th October 1818 (Navami Tithi of Shardiya Navratri in the Shukla Paksha of the Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar) |
Founded by | Joraji Singh Badal (Badaliya-Panwar) |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat Raj |
• Body | Gram Panchayat |
• M.L.A | Narayan Patel, (BJP)[1] |
• M.P. | Gyaneswar Patil, (BJP) |
• Sarpanch | Rekhabai Ranjit Rathore |
• Panchayat Name | Utawad |
Population (2011) | |
• Village | 641[2] |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Regional | Nimadi, (Dialect of Hindi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Climate | Cwa / Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 945 mm (37.2 in) |
Avg. annual temperature | 24.0 °C (75.2 °F) |
Avg. summer temperature | 31 °C (88 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 17 °C (63 °F) |
Website | khandwa |
Chirakhan is a village of the Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district, in Madhya Pradesh state, India. Village is founded by Joraji Singh Badal (Badaliya - Panwar). On 8 October 1818 on Navami Tithi of Shardiya Navratri in the Shukla Paksha of the Ashwin month, two villages Chirakhan and Chirakhan were established together. The was bought from British Raj by the founder. Presently most of the people of the village depend on agriculture, workers and youth are dependent on the nearby city of Mundi and Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project[3] for employment.