Vidisha district

Vidisha District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Vidisha as the administrative headquarters of the district.GeographyThe district is bounded by the districts of Ashoknagar to the northeast, Sagar to the east, Raisen to the south, Bhopal to the southwest, and Guna to the northwest.Vidisha district lies on the Vindhyachal Plateau off the main Vindhyachal Range. The Plateau slopes from south to north and is drained by a number of rivers – the Betwa, the Bina and the Sindh. These rivers flow between spur fanges of the Vindhyachal Range, that spread out on the Malwa Plateau.The district lies between 230 20’ and 240 22' north latitudes, and 770 16’ and 780 18’ east longitudes. It covers an area of 7,371 km2.The district is home to the historic city of Besnagar and the Buddhist stupa at Sanchi.