Waidhan


Waidhan is a city and a municipal board in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Located in the Northeastern corner of the state. Waidhan is the administrative headquarters of Singrauli District.The Singrauli District and Waidhan as its district headquarters was created by separating three tehsils of Sidhi district : Singrauli, Deosar
and Chitrangi Tehsils on 24 May 2008.
Located at the bank of Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar. Waidhan is surrounded by Singrauli Tehsil
towards north, Chitrangi Tehsil towards north,
Babhani Tehsil towards east, Deosar Tehsil
towards west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Waidhan has a population of 296,940 in which 152,382 males and 114,558 are females. The district has a population density of 208 inhabitants per square kilometre. Waidhan has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1,000 males and a literacy rate of 62.36%.

Transportation

Nearest Railway station

The nearest railway station to Waidhan is Shaktinagar which is located in and around 10.1 kilometer distance.
Other nearby stations are:
Waidhan‘s nearest airport is Muirpur Airstrip situated at 57.1 km distance. Few more airports around Waidhan are as follows.
The Rajmata Chun Kumari Stadium is the largest stadium in Waidhan. The association football stadium has a capacity of 20,000.