Waidhan

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015 }}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Waidhan (वैढ़न)
| other_name = Baidhan (बैढ़न)
| nickname =
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| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.066052|N|82.625351|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{Flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of Division/ Zone]]
| Subdivision_type2 = [[Rewa]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Singrauli district]]
| established_title = 
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| founder =
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| governing_body =
| leader_title = Collector & District Magistrate (DM)
| leader_name = Rajeev Ranjan Meena
[[Indian Administrative Service|(IAS)]]
| leader_title2 = Superintendent of Police (SP)
| leader_name2 = Deepak Kumar Shukla
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 1
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 376
| population_total = 296,940
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Literacy Rate
| demographics1_title1 = in 2011
| demographics1_info1 = 62.36%
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| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 486886
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 7805
| registration_plate = MP 66
| website =
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'''Waidhan (वैढ़न)''' is a city and a municipal board in [[Singrauli district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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 (540/sq mi). 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, Uttar Pradesh|Shaktinagar]] which is located in and around 10.1 kilometer distance.

Other nearby stations are:
*1. Bargawan railway station - 25  km
*2. Saktinagar railway station - 15 km
*3. Singrauli railway station - 25 km
*4.Anpara railway station - 32 km
*5. Renukoot railway station: 50 km

===Nearest airport to Waidhan===

Waidhan‘s nearest airport is Muirpur Airstrip situated at 57.1 km distance. Few more airports around Waidhan are as follows.
*1. Waidhan Airstrip (Under construction)
*2. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, Varanasi - 155.8 km.
*3. Prayagraj Airport 177.3 km.
*4. Sidhi Airstrip 105 km.
*5. Rewa Airstrip 189 km.
*6. Satna Airstrip 250 km.

==Sports==

The [[Rajmata Chun Kumari Stadium]] is the largest stadium in Waidhan. The [[association football]] stadium has a capacity of 20,000.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

*1 www.singrauli.nic.in
{{Rewa Division}}

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

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