Bhitarwar

Bhitarwar
Municipality
Map of Bhitarwar CD block and tehsil
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Bhitarwar (India)
Coordinates: 25°48′N 78°07′E / 25.8°N 78.12°E / 25.8; 78.12
CountryIndia India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictGwalior
Government
 • TypeNagar panchayat
Area
 • Total
23.94 km2 (9.24 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
19,096
 • Density797.7/km2 (2,066/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
475220
Vehicle registrationMP07
Websitewww.npbhitarwar.com

Bhitarwar is a city and a municipality in Gwalior district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The town is surrounded by a river called Parbati.

As of 2011, the population of Bhitarwar town is 19,096, in 3,422 households.

Bhitarwar is the headquarters of a tehsil, Vidhan Sabha constituency, as well as a community development block. The block is divided between the tehsils of Bhitarwar and Chinour; Chinour tehsil was created out of Bhitarwar tehsil in 2008.