Kanad is a

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and a nagar parishad in Agar Malwa district in the

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. It comes under Kanad Parishad. It belongs to Ujjain Division. It is situated along the Agar–Sarangpur SH-41 highway. It is located towards east from the district headquarters of Agar Malwa, from

Ujjain Ujjain (, Hindustani pronunciation: �d͡ːʒɛːn is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain ...

, from the state capital of

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. The telephone code is 07362.

Geography

Kanad is surrounded by Agar Tehsil towards the west, Nalkheda Tehsil towards the east, Susner Tehsil and Dag Tehsil towards the north.

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(125 km),

(84 km),

Shajapur Shajapur is a town in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. It is the headquarters of Shajapur district. Geography Shajapur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The highest peak is known as Bhairo Dungri. ...

(32 km), Maksi (57 km) Dewas (92 km) Agar (18 km) sarangpur (32km) are the nearby cities to Kanad.

Other major cities located near to Kanad include

Gwalior Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...

(409 km), Kota (210 km), Bhopal (189 km), Guna (192 km).

Climate

Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter. Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot in April and May. The daytime temperatures can touch on more than one occasion. Average summer temperatures may go as high as but humidity is very low. Winters are moderate and usually dry. Lower temperatures can go as low as - on some nights. Usually the temperature ranges between 8 and 26 °C during winters. Rains are due to southwest monsoons. The typical monsoon season goes from 15 June till mid-September, contributing 32–35 inches of annual rains. About 95% of rains occur during monsoon season. Kanad gets moderate rainfall of during July–September due to the

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Demographics

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, Kanad had a population of 8,650. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kanad has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 48%. In Kanad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hindi is the official language here while Malwi is regional language.

Tourism

The town contains a famous temple, Mata Bijasan Mandir which is the main attraction of people. There are also some notable temples like Shri Hinglaj devi math (Thakur seri), Shri Bhooteshwar Mahadev Mandir (khati mohalla), Shri Devnarayan Mandir (Shivgarh), Shri Hanuman Mandir (Hanuman Bawdi) which are connected the town. Badi Mata Mandir in Pacheti (15 km in south), Kamal Kalika Mata Mandir in Kalmoi (10 km in south), Shri Mangleshwar Mahadev Mandir in Shivtoda (Chowma) (7 km in east) are the famous tourism attraction which are nearer to the town.

Festivals

All national festivals such as

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, Gangaur, Teej, Rangpanchmi, Raksha Bandhan, Krishna Janmashtami, Mahavir jayanthi, Ganesh Utsav, Ramzan, Eid, Navratri, Durga puja, Dussehra, Bakri Eid, Gudi Padwa, Deepawali, Bhaidooj, Moharram, Christmas, Nagpanchami, Mahashivratri, Hanuman Jayanthi, Parshuram Jayanthi are celebrated.

Colleges near Kanad

* Nehru Government Post Graduate College, Agar Malwa(M.P.)(18 km in West)

Nearest railway stations

*Maksi in South (60) km *Shajapur in South (38 km) *Bercha in East (50 km) *Ujjain in South (93 km) *Indore in South (134K km) *Bhopal in East (191 km)

Nearest airport

*Devi Aahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore in South (143 km)

References

{{Ujjain Division Cities and towns in Shajapur district Shajapur