Petlawad

Petlawad is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (not to be confused with Gram Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti) in the Jhabua district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, formerly the Central Provinces. Major towns in the region are Raipuria, Sarangi, Bamnia and Karwad. The town was in the news when an explosion on 12 September 2015 killed approx 100 people and injured over 150 people get in Petlawad explosion. India's national bird, the peacock, is well-adapted to climate conditions prevailing in Petlawad.GeographyPetlawad is a part of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. It is 310.2 km from Bhopal and 147.9 km from Indore. Petlawad is located at. It has an average elevation of 388 metres .DemographyIn the 2011 census, Petlawad had a population of 15,174 of which 7,791 were males while 7,383 were females.The average sex ratio is 948 which is higher than the Madhya Pradesh state average of 931.The literacy rate is 84% compared to 69.3% for Madhya Pradesh. The male literacy rate is 92.5% while the female literacy rate is 74.8%.Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7% of the population while Schedule Tribe is 24%.EconomyAgriculture is the main occupation of the people. The region is part of important wheat-growing area of the country.