Petlawad

Petlawad is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in the Jhabua district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, formerly the Central Provinces. The town received nationwide media coverage on 12 September 2015 when an explosion killed approximately 100 people and injured over 150 people in the Petlawad explosion.

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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 4 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Cities and towns in Jhabua district, Cities in Malwa and Jhabua.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Petlawad
Settlement.other_name: Petlawad
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Madhya Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jhabua
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 388
Settlement.population_total: 15175
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: India
Located in: Jhabua district
Elevation: 388
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Dialing code: 7391

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postal code: 457773

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Encyclopedic overview

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Economy
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==Geography== Petlawad is a part of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. It is 310.2 km from Bhopal and 147.9 km from Indore. Petlawad is located at . It has an average elevation of 388 metres (1,272 feet). Major towns in the region are Raipuria, Sarangi, Bamnia and Karwad.

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