Khamaria is a
census town
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India
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in
Jabalpur District
Jabalpur district () is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.
The area of the district is 5,198 km2 with population of 2,463,289 (2011 census). As of ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
. The town is mainly a campus of the local
Ordnance Factory Khamaria.
Demographics
India
census
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, Khamaria had a population of 14,557. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khamaria has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 76%. In Khamaria, 8% of the population is under six years of age.
Events
The 1942 established Ordnance Factory, Khamaria, suffered a major setback when a fire broke out on Saturday, 25 March 2017, totally destroying factories No. 316 and 318, and injuring more than 20 people. As stated by Jabalpur collector Mahesh Chandra Chaudhary to PTI on phone, the first explosion took place at 6:24 pm, followed by massive fires and explosions, the worst incident since the past five years. The incident took place during the workers shift change, when the 125 mm anti-tank bombs were being dispatched.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/at-least-20-injured-at-ordnance-factory-in-mp-s-jabalpur-after-over-30-explosions-go-off/story-9q7y0iFZbaqSW9BSanKmPL.html Fire at Jabalpur ordnance factory, explosions follow]
External links
* International Directory of Defence-Related Institutions and Industrie
References
Cities and towns in Jabalpur district
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