Neemuch district
Neemuch district is one of the 51 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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Clockwise from top-left: Nava Toran Temple in Khor, Neemuch British fort, hills near Sukhanand Dham, Welspun Solar Power Plant, Shiva Temple in Manasa | |
Location of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| 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. Neemuch district is bordered by Rajasthan state on the west and north, and by Mandsaur district to the east and south.
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