Kannod is a town situated in

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. It is surrounded by the

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from three sides. It is well connected with

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is t ...

Harda Harda is a town and a municipality in Harda district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Harda is the administrative headquarters of Harda. History Mughal period During the Mughal period, Harda was a mahal in the Handia sarkar. In 1742 ...

, Khandwa and

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

. Area code

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Etymology

The ancient name of Kannod was ''Kannar'' which was adopted from the name of King Kanna. Kanna was the king of the Gond community.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Kannod had a population of 17,575. Males constitute 51.20% of the population and females 48.80%. Kannod has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kannod, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Mr Ashish sharma is the current MLA

Connectivity

Rail

Kannod has no rail connectivity. The nearest important railway station is

Indore Junction railway station Indore Junction (station code: INDB) is one of the Railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh and serves Indore, the commercial capital of Central India. The railway station of Indore Junction BG (future Indore Central) falls under the administrativ ...

and

railway station.

Air

The nearest airport is Bhopal and Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Indore.

Climate

References

{{Ujjain Division Cities and towns in Dewas district