Khandwa district

District of Madhya Pradesh in India

Khandwa district

District of Madhya Pradesh

Clockwise from top-left: Ghats of Mandhata, Mamleshwar temple, Omkareshwar Dam, Gauri Kunj, Khandwa railway station

Location of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh

Country|  India
State| Madhya Pradesh
Division| Indore
Headquarters| Khandwa
Tehsils| Khandwa

Punasa

Khalwa

Mundi

Harsud

Pandhana
Government

• Lok Sabha constituencies| Khandwa
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies| Mandhata (175)
Harsud (176)
Khandwa (177)
Pandhana (178)
Area

• Total| 6,206 km2 (2,396 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 1,310,061
• Density| 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Demographics

• Literacy| 67.53 per cent
• Sex ratio| 944
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways| Khandwa-Indore State Highway
Khandwa-Mundi-Ashta State Highway
Khandwa-Amrawati Road
Website| khandwa.nic.in

Khandwa district, formerly known as the East Nimar district, is a district of the Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Khandwa is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other notable towns in the district include Mundi, Harsud, Punasa, Pandhana and Omkareshwar.

## Geography

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The district has an area of 6,206 km2 (2,396 sq mi), and a population 1,310,061 (2011 census). Khandwa District lies in the Nimar region, which includes the lower valley of the Narmada River, Kherkhali River, Choti Tawa River, Shiva River. The Narmada forms part of the northern boundary of the district, and the Satpura Range form the southern boundary of the district. Burhanpur District, to the south, lies in the basin of the Tapti River. The pass through the Satpuras connecting Khandwa and Burhanpur is one of the main routes connecting northern and southern India, and the fortress of Asirgarh, which commands the pass, is known as the "Key to the Deccan". Betul and Harda districts lie to the east, Dewas District to the north, and Khargone District to the west.

## History

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Khandwa district was surrendered by the Marathas to the British Raj in 1818, and later became part of the Central Provinces and Berar. The area to the west, which forms the present Khargone district, was part of the princely state of Indore. After India's independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became the new Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

The Khandwa district was known as "Nimar District" before 1956, when the state of Madhya Bharat to the west was merged with the state of Madhya Pradesh. Later it came to be called "East Nimar district", and a separate "West Nimar district" with headquarters at Khargone was established. The East Nimar district was part of the Nerbudda (Narmada) Division of the Central Provinces and Berar, which became the state of Madhya Bharat (later Madhya Pradesh) after India's independence in 1947.[1] Khandwa was known as East Nimar until recently. Burhanpur District was separated from Khandwa District on 15 August 2003. Khandwa District is part of Indore Division.

## Economy

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In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Khandwa one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[2] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]

Khandwa's economy is dependent on agriculture, with several other industries in the cities of Khandwa. Some edible oil mill loceted in Khandwa. The major cash crops of the Khandwa district are Onion, soybean, and Chana.[3]

Sant Singaji Thermal Power Plant located in Khandwa District. 50 Megawatt Solar Power Plant also Situated near Khandwa.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1901| 210,188| —
1911| 250,875| +1.79%
1921| 254,443| +0.14%
1931| 299,822| +1.65%
1941| 329,540| +0.95%
1951| 346,916| +0.52%
1961| 446,906| +2.57%
1971| 568,143| +2.43%
1981| 729,781| +2.54%
1991| 898,596| +2.10%
2001| 1,078,251| +1.84%
2011| 1,310,061| +1.97%
source:[5]

According to the 2011 census Khandwa District has a population of 1,310,061,[6] This gives it a ranking of 374th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 178 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi).[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.44%.[6] East Nimar has a sex ratio of 944 females for every 1,000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 67.53%. 19.80% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.95% and 35.05% of the population respectively.[6]

Religions in Khandwa district (2011)[7]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 90.25%
Islam |

| 8.88%
Other or not stated |

| 0.87%

### Languages

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Languages of Khandwa district (2011)[8]

Nimadi (40.59%)

Hindi (33.84%)

Korku (9.71%)

Urdu (3.20%)

Bhili (2.94%)

Bareli (2.06%)

Banjari (1.67%)

Gondi (1.24%)

Marathi (1.05%)

Bhilali (0.97%)

Others (2.73%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 40.59% of the population in the district spoke Nimadi, 33.84% Hindi, 9.71% Korku, 3.20% Urdu, 2.94% Bhili, 2.06% Bareli, 1.67% Banjari, 1.24% Gondi, 1.05% Marathi and 0.97% Bhilali as their first language.[8]

Languages spoken include Nimadi, a Bhil language with approximately 64 000 speakers, written in the Devanagari script.[9]

## Cities of Khandwa

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Major cities of Khandawa include-

* Khandwa
* punasa
* Mundi
* Harsud
* Pandhana
* Omkareshwar
* Khalwa
* Deshgaon

## Notable people

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Kishore Kumar as a young man

* Ashok Kumar
* Kishore Kumar, singer and actor
* Anoop Kumar
* Bhagwantrao Mandloi, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
* Pt. Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Hindi poet & freedom fighter
* Shaan (singer)
* Saroo Brierley was born in Khandwa and lived there until about the age of five years when he was lost and adopted by a family in Australia[10]

## Tourist places

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* Omkareshwar
* Mandhata
* Scenic Sailani Island
* Khandwa Town
* Indirasagar Dam
* Sant Singaji Dham
* Shree Dadaji Dhuniwale Dham Dada Darbar (Khandwa)
* Jain Temple Sidhwarkut
* Khandwa Fort
* Hanumantiya Island

## See also

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* Mahishmati

## References

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1. ^ Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford
2. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
3. ^ Crops of Khandwa District
4. ^ http://www.mppgenco.nic.in/sstps-khandwa.html
5. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Khandwa" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
8. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
9. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bareli, Rathwi: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
10. ^ Brierley, Saroo (2013). A Long Way Home. Viking, Australia ISBN 9780670077045

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khandwa district.

* Official website
* Khandwa Mandi Bhav

* v
* t
* e

Places adjacent to Khandwa district

|  | Dewas district | Harda district

|
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|  |
West Nimar district |

Khandwa district

| Betul district
|  |
| Burhanpur district | Amravati district, Maharashtra

* v
* t
* e

State of Madhya Pradesh

Capital: Bhopal

State symbols|

* Animal: Barasingha
* Bird: Dudhraj
* Fish: Mahseer
* Flower: Lily
* River: Narmada
* Tree: Banyan
* Highest point: Dhupgarh

Topics|

* Tourism
* Culture
* Protected areas
* Sports

Governance|

* Governors
* Chief Ministers
* Legislative Assembly
* High Court
* Police

Divisions|

* Bhopal
* Chambal
* Gwalior
* Indore
* Jabalpur
* Narmadapuram
* Rewa
* Sagar
* Shahdol
* Ujjain

Districts|

* Agar Malwa
* Alirajpur
* Anuppur
* Ashoknagar
* Balaghat
* Barwani
* Betul
* Bhind
* Bhopal
* Burhanpur
* Chhatarpur
* Chhindwara
* Chambal
* Damoh
* Datia
* Dewas
* Dhar
* Dindori
* Guna
* Gwalior
* Harda
* Hoshangabad
* Indore
* Jabalpur
* Jhabua
* Katni
* Khandwa
* Khargone
* Maihar
* Mandla
* Mandsaur
* Mauganj
* Narsinghpur
* Neemuch
* Niwari
* Panna
* Raisen
* Rajgarh
* Ratlam
* Rewa
* Sagar
* Satna
* Sehore
* Seoni
* Shahdol
* Sidhi
* Singrauli
* Shajapur
* Sheopur
* Shivpuri
* Tikamgarh
* Ujjain
* Umaria
* Vidisha

Major cities|

* Bhopal
* Dewas
* Gwalior
* Indore
* Jabalpur
* Rewa
* Sagar
* Satna
* Ujjain

* v
* t
* e

Cities and towns in Indore division

Alirajpur district|

* Alirajpur
* Bhavra
* Jobat

Barwani district|

* Anjad
* Barwani
* Bawangaja
* Khetia
* Pati
* Pansemal
* Rajpur
* Sendhwa
* Thikri
* Warla

Burhanpur district|

* Burhanpur
* Nepanagar
* Shahpur

Dhar district|

* Badnawar
* Bagh
* Bandheri
* Dhamnod
* Dhar
* Dharampuri
* Ghatabillod
* Khalghat
* Kukshi
* Manawar
* Mandav
* Mandu
* Pithampur
* Rajgarh
* Sardarpur

Indore district|

* Betma
* Depalpur
* Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
* Hatod
* Indore
* Manglaya Sadak
* Mhowgaon
* Palda
* Rau
* Runji Gautampura
* Sanwer
* Sinhasa

Jhabua district|

* Jhabua
* Meghnagar
* Petlawad
* Ranapur
* Thandla

Khandwa district|

* Chhanera
* Khandwa
* Mundi
* Omkareshwar
* Pandhana

Khargone district|

* Barwaha
* Bhagwanpura
* Bhikangaon
* Kasrawad
* Khargone
* Maheshwar
* Mandleshwar
* Sanawad

Related topics|

* Madhya Bharat
* Malwa
* Nimar
* Mahishmati

Cities and towns
in other divisions|

* Bhopal
* Chambal
* Gwalior
* Jabalpur
* Narmadapuram
* Rewa
* Sagar
* Shahdol
* Ujjain

* v
* t
* e

Narmada basin

Rivers|

| Main river|

* Narmada

|

Tributaries|

* Ajnal
* Balai
* Banjar
* Barna
* Biranjo
* Borad
* Burhner
* Chandrakeshar
* Chhota Tawa
* Choral
* Deb
* Dudhi
* Ganjal
* Gaur
* Goi
* Hather
* Hathni
* Hiran
* Jamner
* Karam
* Karjan
* Kaveri (MP)
* Kenar
* Khari
* Kharmer
* Khurkia
* Kolar (MP)
* Kundi
* Machak
* Man
* Orsang
* Sanair (Saner)
* Shakkar
* Sher
* Silgi
* Sip
* Sukhri
* Tawa
* Temur
* Tendoni
* Uri

Sub-tributaries|

* Abna
* Baghni
* Barurewa
* Denwa
* Machna
* Morand
* Sitarewa
* Sukhi
* Veda

Dams, barrages|

* Bargi Dam
* Barna Dam
* Bhadbhut barrage
* Indirasagar Dam
* Kolar Dam (Bhopal)
* Narmada Canal
* Narmada Valley Development Authority
* Omkareshwar Dam
* Sardar Sarovar Dam
* Sukhi Dam
* Tawa Reservoir

Geographical
features/ regions|

* Bagh Caves
* Bhimbetka rock shelters
* Bori Reserve Forest
* Bori Wildlife Sanctuary
* Deccan Plateau
* Dhuandhar Falls
* Gulf of Khambhat
* Kanha Tiger Reserve
* Malwa
* Mandla Plant Fossils National Park
* Marble Rocks
* Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
* Patalpani waterfall
* Satpura National Park
* Satpura Range

Riparian districts|

| Madhya Pradesh|

* Alirajpur
* Anuppur
* Balaghat
* Barwani
* Betul
* Bhopal
* Burhanpur
* Chhindwara
* Damoh
* Dewas
* Dhar
* Dindori
* Harda
* Indore
* Jabalpur
* Jhabua
* Katni
* Khandwa
* Khargone
* Maihar
* Mandla
* Narmadapuram
* Narsinghpur
* Raisen
* Sagar
* Sehore
* Seoni
* Umaria

|

Maharashtra|

* Nandurbar

Gujarat|

* Narmada
* Vadodara
* Bharuch
* Chhota Udaipur

Chhattisgarh|

* Bilaspur
* Kabeerdham
* Rajnandgaon

Cities|

* Ankleshwar
* Betul
* Bharuch
* Jabalpur
* Khandwa
* Khargone
* Maihar
* Narmadapuram
* Narsinghpur

Languages/ people|

* Indo-Aryan languages
* Hindi
* Bhili
* Khandeshi
* Marathi
* Gujarati
* Nimadi

Controversies|

* Narmada Bachao Andolan

Transport|

* NH 3
* NH 7
* NH 8
* Bhopal–Nagpur section
* Jabalpur–Bhusaval section

Other basins|

* Damodar
* Godavari
* Koshi
* Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani
* Son

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

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