# Athner

Athner is a nagar parishad located in Betul District of Madhya Pradesh, India.

## Boundaries

Betul (35 KM), multai (48 KM), bhainsdehi (32 KM), amla (57 KM), are the nearby city to athner.
Khapa (6 KM), gunkhed (3 KM), dhamori (3 KM), gujarmal (4 KM), yenkheda (5 KM) are the nearby Villages to athner.
Athner is surrounded by Prabhat Pattan Tehsil towards east, Bhinsdhi Tehsil towards west, betul Tehsil towards north, amravati Tehsil towards South .

## Culture

Diwali is a major festival in Athner. Gifts and sweets are exchanged and donation are made to the poor. Diwali is celebrated by worshiping the wealth goddess Lakshmi. During Ganesh puja and Durga Puja (Navratras), idols of Ganesh and Durga are established in jhankis throughout the city. People throng to offer prayers to their deities. At the end of Navratras, on the day of Vijayadashami (or Dussehra), huge effigies of Ravan are burnt in different parts of the city. Apart from jhankis, annual Durga puja is conducted in a huge way where large idols of mother goddess and pandals are installed and bhog is served. Several cultural programmes and other pujas like Kalipuja, Saraswati puja etc re also conducted.

## Demographics

Athner has a population of 25,915, of which 12,991 are male and 12,924 are female, per the 2011 census.
Religion in Athner town (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 82.22% | 82.22% |
| Islam | Islam | 17.00% | 17.00% |
| Jainism | Jainism | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Buddhism | Buddhism | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Others† | Others† | 0.16% | 0.16% |

## Transport
### Roadways

Athner city is well connected through road routes that connects various major cities of Madhya Pradesh and other states. Athner is located on multai – Benshdhi state Highway Political capital Bhopal and financial capital Indore and Cultural Capital jabalpur and The Orange City nagpur and amravati are about 214 km and 306 km and 355 km and 170 km and 120 kmfrom athner respectively.

### Railways

Athner doesn't have railway station. The nearest railway station is betul railway station betul which is 35 km from athner.

### Airways

Athner doesn't have airport. The nearest airport is Raja Bhoj Airport Bhopal which is 214 km from Harda and Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport Indore which is 306 km from athner.

## Climate

Climate data for athner, Madhya Pradesh (1981–2010, extremes 1948–2012) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 42.3 (108.1) | 43.7 (110.7) | 48.0 (118.4) | 44.5 (112.1) | 38.6 (101.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 35.0 (95.0) | 32.7 (90.9) | 48.0 (118.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 34.6 (94.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 40.3 (104.5) | 35.7 (96.3) | 29.2 (84.6) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 29.1 (84.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.8 (76.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.1 (70.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 17.9 (64.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 1.1 (34.0) | 2.3 (36.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 14.9 (58.8) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.1 (55.6) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.6 (36.7) | 1.3 (34.3) | −0.2 (31.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 13.8 (0.54) | 14.2 (0.56) | 19.7 (0.78) | 6.9 (0.27) | 13.3 (0.52) | 144.5 (5.69) | 330.1 (13.00) | 371.7 (14.63) | 189.8 (7.47) | 57.8 (2.28) | 20.6 (0.81) | 8.6 (0.34) | 1,191 (46.89) |
| Average rainy days | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 58.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 44 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 84 | 74 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 50 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department ||||||||||||||

## Geography

Athner is located at 21°37′N 77°55′E﻿ / ﻿21.62°N 77.92°E﻿ / 21.62; 77.92, within the Satpura Range in the southern part of the district. It has an average elevation of 741 metres (2,431 ft).

## Economy

Its people depend on farming and business. Wheat, maize and soybeans are the main crops.

## Administration

Athner is a tehsil headquarter in Betul District, containing 98 villages.
It is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
It is divided into 8 subdivision whose names are as follows
1 vikas nagar
2 bhagwati nagar
3 gunwant nagar
4 gayatri nagar
5 azad nagar
6 shanti nagar
7 patal maholla
8 hanuman maholla