Khandwa

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This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Khandwa District.

Khandwa
City
Khandwa is located in Madhya Pradesh
Khandwa
Khandwa
Coordinates: 21°49′N 76°21′E / 21.82°N 76.35°E / 21.82; 76.35Coordinates: 21°49′N 76°21′E / 21.82°N 76.35°E / 21.82; 76.35
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKhandwa
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyKhandwa Municipal Corporation
 • MayorSubhash Kothari (BJP)
Elevation
309 m (1,014 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total200,738
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
450001,450051
Telephone code+91 - 733
Vehicle registrationMP-12-XXXX
Websitewww.khandwa.nic.in

Khandwa is a city and a nagar nigam in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Khandwa district, formerly known as East Nimar District.

Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line connecting Indore with the Deccan meets the main east–west line from Mumbai to Kolkata.[4]

In May 2019, Nandkumar Singh Chauhan of Bharatiya Janata Party had been elected as the Member of Parliament from Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency.[5]

History[]

The name of the city is derived from "Khandav Van", which literally means Khandav Forests.

Ancient history[]

Recent explorations in the beds/tributaries of Narmada have revealed traces of the Paleolithic men in East Nimar district. Omkar Mandhata, a rocky island on the bank of Narmada river, about 47 miles north-west of Khandwa, is said to have been conquered by the Haihaya king Mahishmant, who had named the same as Mahishmati.[6]

During the rise of Buddhism, the East Nimar region was included in Avanti Kingdom under Chand Pradyota Mahesana, which was later added to the growing empire of Magadha by Shishunaga. From the early 2nd century BC to late 15th century AD, the Nimar Region (earlier a part of Khandesh) was ruled by many dynasties, which include Mauryas, Shungas, Early Satvahanas, Kardamakas, Abhiras (Ahir Gavli),[7] Vakatakas, Imperial Guptas, Kalchuris,[8] Vardhanas (of Harsha Vardhana fame), Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Faruki Dynasty[9] etc.

During the 12th century CE, it was a centre of Jainism.[10]

Geography[]

See also: List of cities in Madhya Pradesh

Khandwa is located at

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21°50′N 76°20′E / 21.83°N 76.33°E / 21.83; 76.33.[11] It has an average elevation of 313 metres (1026 feet).

Demographics[]

As of 2011 India census, Khandwa had a population of 200,738, of which 102,901 were males and 97,837 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 24,801. The total number of literates in Khandwa was 151,545, which constituted 75.5% of the population with male literacy of 78.9% and female literacy of 71.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Khandwa was 86.1%, of which male literacy rate was 90.4% and female literacy rate was 81.7%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 27,430 and 8,139 respectively. There were 39002 households in Khandwa in 2011.[1]

Notable people[]

Ganguli House (Gauri Kunj), Kishoreda's ancestral home

Places of interest[]

Kishore Kumar as a young man
  • Ganguli House, the ancestral home of Ashok Kumar and Kishor Kumar. Also named Gauri Kunj, after their mother.[12][13]
  • Samadhi of Kishor Kumar [14]
  • Four Kunds located in four directions of the city, called Padam Kund, Bheem Kund, Suraj Kund and Rameshwar Kund.[15]
  • Dada Darbar, popularly known as Shri Dadaji Dhuniwale.
Hanuwantiya tourist complex

In popular culture[]

  • The town was featured in the 2016 Australian biographical film Lion, which was based on the extraordinary search for his birth family by Khandwa-born Saroo Brierley, who got lost as a child and ended up in Australia after being adopted.

See also[]

Transport[]

The nearest commercial airport is Indore. It also has an airstrip which is rarely used for occasional aircraft landings, located on Nagchun Road.

Khandwa has a major railway junction located on the Jabalpur-Bhusaval section of Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line,

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Census of India: Search Details". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Area of Khandwa census 2011". khandwa.nic.in. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Khandwa" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 771.
  5. ^ "Khandwa Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Nandkumar Singh Chouhan (Nandu Bhaiya) of BJP wins". News18. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ Subodh Kapoor (2002). Encyclopaedia of Ancient Indian Geography, Volume 2. Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd. p. 435. ISBN 9788177552997.
  7. ^ B.H. Mehta (1984). Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands Vol II. Concept Publishing Company. p. 569.
  8. ^ "Kalachuris of Mahismati". CoinIndia. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  9. ^ Charles Eckford Luard, Ram Prasad Dube (1908). Indore State Gazetteer. Superintendent government printing, India, Original from University of Minnesota. p. 221.
  10. ^ Khandwa, The Gospel in All Lands, 1887, p. 58
  11. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Khandwa, India". fallingrain.com.
  12. ^ Kishore Da’s house lives in neglect in Khandwa, AUG 05, 2014
  13. ^ Kishore's memories come alive at singer's birthplace, Znews, Aug 04, 2005
  14. ^ Curfew drowns music riot on Kishore b'day, Aug 3, 2014
  15. ^ "Tourism". khandwa.nic.in. Retrieved 24 March 2020.


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