Hin: छिंदवाड़ा chhindavāṛā
‘Date Place’ City/District, Madhya Pradesh (MP)
Hin: chhind, ‘Date palm tree’ [Phoenix sylvestris]; and vāṛā, ‘abode/place with’, ‘settlement’.
This tree is known by many names: wild date palm, toddy date palm, silver date palm and the Indian date palm.
It grows in plains and shrubland and is a source of wine, jelly, toddy and jaggery (see article below).
The modern city has an economy based soap and wool factories; coal fields; and cement works.
