Punasa
{{Short description|Town in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Punasa
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Punasa-Lift-Irrigation-Scheme-BR-2-Kenud-Pond-0.jpg
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| image_caption = Punasa Dam on Narmada River
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.23|N|76.38|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Khandwa
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| government_type = Nagar Parishad
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 7.8
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| elevation_m = 244
| population_total = 7,225
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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Punasa is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is also a Tehsil Headquarter.[https://khandwa.nic.in/%e0%a4%a4%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%b2/ Tehsil in Khandwa District]
Geography
Punasa is located at {{coord|22.23|N|76.38|E}}http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Punasa.html and has an average elevation of {{cvt|244|m}}.
Punasa is an ancient city, with many places of worship, like many other cities in India. The city is over a thousand years old and is surrounded by a forest in the Narmada river valley. It is {{cvt|120|km}} from Indore, the commercial capital of the state.
Demographics
It had a total population of 7,225 as per the 2011 Census of India.{{cite web |title=Punasa |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=567543 |website=2011 Census of India |publisher=Government of India |accessdate=9 April 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180409234617/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=567543 |archivedate=9 April 2018 |url-status=live }}
Indira Sagar Dam
The Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose project of the state Madhya Pradesh on the Narmada River at the town of Narmada Nagar, Punasa in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh in India. The foundation stone of the project was laid by late Smt Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India on 23 October 1984. The construction of the main dam started in 1992. The downstream projects of ISP are Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Sardar Sarovar Project. To build it, a town of 22,000 people and 100 villages were displaced.[http://www.nhpcindia.com/Projects/English/Scripts/Prj_Features.aspx?Vid=15 NHPC Limited: Indira Sagar Power Station]
Transportation
Punasa is 55 km away from District Headquarter. Punasa is connected by private bus services to all nearest major cities.
References
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