Kanad

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{{for|the Hindu sage|Kanada (philosopher)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kanad
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| settlement_type = town
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| image_caption = The famous Bijasan Mata Mandir at Kanad.
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Agar Malwa district|Agar Malwa]]
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| population_total = 8650
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Malvi language|Malwi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 465230
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| telephone code = 07362
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'''Kanad''' is a [[town]] and a [[nagar parishad]] in [[Agar Malwa district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It comes under Kanad Parishad. It belongs to Ujjain Division. It is situated along the Agar–Sarangpur SH-41 highway. It is located {{cvt|18|km}} towards east from the district headquarters of Agar Malwa, {{cvt|83|km}} from [[Ujjain]], {{cvt|186|km}} from the state capital of [[Bhopal]].

The telephone code is 07362.

==Geography==
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Kanad is surrounded by Agar Tehsil towards the west, Nalkheda Tehsil towards the east, Susner Tehsil and Dag Tehsil towards the north.<br><br>
[[Indore]] (125 km), [[Ujjain]] (84 km), [[Shajapur]] (32 km), Maksi (57 km) Dewas (92 km) Agar (18 km) sarangpur (32km) are the nearby cities to Kanad.<br><br>
Other major cities located near to Kanad include [[Gwalior]] (409 km), [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] (210 km), Bhopal (189 km), Guna (192 km).

==Climate==
Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter.

Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot in April and May. The daytime temperatures can touch {{convert|42|°C|°F}} on more than one occasion. Average summer temperatures may go as high as {{convert|40|°C|°F}} but humidity is very low.

Winters are moderate and usually dry. Lower temperatures can go as low as {{convert|4|°C|°F}}-{{convert|6|°C|°F}} on some nights. Usually the temperature ranges between 8 and 26 °C during winters.

Rains are due to southwest monsoons. The typical monsoon season goes from 15 June till mid-September, contributing 32–35 inches of annual rains. About 95% of rains occur during monsoon season.

Kanad gets moderate rainfall of {{convert|20|to|24|in|mm}} during July–September due to the [[Monsoon|southwest monsoon]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kanad had a population of 8,650. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kanad has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 48%. In Kanad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Hindi is the official language here while Malwi is regional language.

==Tourism==
The town contains a famous temple, [[Mata Bijasan Mandir]] which is the main attraction of people.
There are also some notable temples like Shri Hinglaj devi math (Thakur seri), [[Shri Bhooteshwar Mahadev Mandir (khati mohalla)]], [[Shri Devnarayan Mandir (Shivgarh)]], [[Shri Hanuman Mandir (Hanuman Bawdi)]] which are connected the town.

[[Badi Mata Mandir]] in Pacheti (15 km in south), [[Kamal Kalika Mata Mandir]] in Kalmoi (10 km in south), [[Shri Mangleshwar Mahadev Mandir]] in Shivtoda (Chowma) (7 km in east) are the famous tourism attraction which are nearer to the town.

==Festivals==
All national festivals such as [[Holi]], Gangaur, Teej, Rangpanchmi, Raksha Bandhan, Krishna Janmashtami, Mahavir jayanthi, Ganesh Utsav, Ramzan, Eid, Navratri, Durga puja, Dussehra, Bakri Eid, Gudi Padwa, Deepawali, Bhaidooj, Moharram, Christmas, Nagpanchami, Mahashivratri, Hanuman Jayanthi, Parshuram Jayanthi are celebrated.

==Colleges near Kanad==

*[[Nehru Government Post Graduate College]], Agar Malwa(M.P.)(18 km in West)

==Nearest railway stations==
*Maksi in South (60) km
*Shajapur in South (38 km)
*Bercha in East (50 km)
*Ujjain in South (93 km)
*Indore in South (134K km)
*Bhopal in East (191 km)

==Nearest airport==

*Devi Aahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore in South (143 km)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ujjain Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Shajapur district]]
[[Category:Shajapur]]

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