title: Pandhana
text: # Pandhana
  
  Pandhana is a town and a Nagar Parishad in Khandwa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Pandhana is located at 21°42′N 76°13′E﻿ / ﻿21.7°N 76.22°E﻿ / 21.7; 76.22. It has an average elevation of 249 metres (1145 feet).
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of the 2011 Census of India, Pandhana had a population of 13694. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pandhana has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 53%. In Pandhana, 16% of the population is under 6 years old.
  
  ## Banks
  
  State Bank of India - Gandi Chowk Pandhana
  
  Bank of Maharashtra - Gandhi chowk Pandhana
  
  IDFC Bank - Front of Sai Temple Pandhana
  
  ## Education
  
  Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalya, Pandhana.
  
  Govt. Higher Secondary School, Pandhana.
  
  Krishna Academy, Pandhana.
  
  Swami Vivekanand Public School, Pandhana.
  
  ## Nearby cities
  
  Barwaha, Bhikangaon, Mundi, Nepanagar, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Harsud.
  
  