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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[yavatmal district]]
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'''Pandharkawda''' is a City and a [[Municipal council]] in [[Yavatmal district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiamapped.com/maharashtra/yavatmal/maregaon/pandharkawada/|title=Tehsil Pandharkawada of district gondia, Maharashtra|work=indiamapped.com|accessdate=4 August 2015}}</ref> The Pandharkawada municipality won "Best Municipality at Amravati Division" in 2006 and a quality of education award in 2011.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} It is near the Saikheda Dam, an earthfill dam on the Khuni River.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}.

==Agriculture ==

=== Kharip Crops ===
Jowar, Cotton, Groundnut and rice are the major kharip crops.

Jowar – grows in talukas such as Pusad, Ner, Mahagaon, Umarkhed, Maregaon, Ghatanji, Wani and Zari Jamni.

Cotton – major talukas are Ghatanji, Wani, Pusad, Umarkhed, Mahagaon and Ner.

Groundnut - talukas such as Pusad, Digras, Darwha, Arni, Ghatanji etc.

=== Rabi Crops ===
Wheat and gram are the important crops. Rabi sesame and linseed (Jawas) are grown along with these crops.

Wheat – talukas lying in river basins of Wardha and Painganga. Umarkhed, Pusad, Wani, Digras, Maregaon and Zari Jamni are the largest. Talukas such as Arni, Ghatanji and Yavatmal also take this crop.

Gram – talukas such as Umarkhed, Wani, Ralegaon, Maregaon, Pusad, Digras, Ghatanji and Babhulgaon.

=== Irrigated crops ===
Sugarcane, bananas, Oranges, Grapes and betel leaves are important irrigated crops.

Sugar cane – Pusad, Umarkhed and Mahagaon talukas

Bananas and oranges – Zadgaon, Ralegaon, Kalamb and Dabha-Pahur regions

Grapes – Pusad and Umarkhed region

Betel leaves - Lalkhed, Darwha, Digras and Umarkhed region

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Pandharkawada had a population of 26,567. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pandharkawada has an average literacy rate of 74%, significantly higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is at 80%, while female literacy is 68%.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} In Pandharkawada, 13% of the population is under age 6.

==Transport==
Pandharkawada is located on [[National Highway 7 (India)|National Highway 7]] on [[Nagpur]]-[[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] section. MSRTC buses connect the city to [[Nagpur]], [[Ghatanji]], [[Yavatmal]], [[Chandrapur]], [[Amravati]], [[Akola city|Akola]], [[Nanded]], [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Adilabad]], [[Pune]] and Hyderabad.

==Geography==
Dense forests are found in Pandharkawada. Tipeshwar is one of the two wildlife sanctuaries in the city and the most well-known forest of the district. Trees such as teak, bamboo, tendu, hirda, apta and moha live in the forests. Tiger, bear, deer, [[nilgai]], [[Sambar deer|sambar]], hyena and the national bird, the peacock, are found in the forests.
A suspected man eating tigress, with 13 victims attributed, is reported to be active in this area (Oct 10, 2018). <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/world/asia/india-tiger-hunt.html|title = India Hunts Man-Eating Tiger Blamed for 13 Deaths|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 8 September 2018|last1 = Gettleman|first1 = Jeffrey|last2 = Kumar|first2 = Hari}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Yavatmal district]]

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