Khargone district, formerly known as West Nimar district, is a
district
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of
Madhya Pradesh
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in
central India. The district lies in the
Nimar
Nimar is the southwestern region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. This region has sub-regions which include Nimad, Khandya and Bhuwana.
The region lies south of the Vindhya Range, and consists of two portions of the Narmada and ...
region, and is part of the
Indore Division
Indore division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India. Indore is the administrative headquarters of the division.
The division consists of districts of Indore, Barwani, Burhanpur, Dhar, Jhabua, Khandwa, Kharg ...
.
Khargone
Khargone is a city and administrative headquarters of an Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is located on the bank of the Kunda river and is known for its cotton and chilly (chili pepper) production. It is also ...
city is the headquarters of this district which lies south to
Indore
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metropolis and headquarters of
Indore District.
History
In ancient times, the
Haihayas
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of
Mahishmati (present-day
Maheshwar
Maheshwar is a town, near Khargone city in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. It is located on State Highway-38 ( Khargone city-Barwaha- Bandheri Highway),13.5 km east of National Highway 3 (Agra-Mumbai highway) a ...
) ruled the region. In the early medieval ages, the area was under the
Paramaras of Malwa and the
Ahirs of Asirgarh. In the late medieval ages, the area was under the
Malwa Sultanate
The Malwa Sultanate ( fa, ) (Pashto: ; ''lit: Mālwā Salṭanat'') was a late medieval Islamic sultanate in the Malwa region, covering the present day Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and south-eastern Rajasthan from 1392 to 1562. It was fo ...
of Mandu. In 1531,
Gujarat sultan Bahadur Shah brought this area under his control. In 1562, Akbar annexed this territory along with the whole Malwa to
Mughal empire
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. In 1740 Marathas under the
Peshwa
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brought the area under their control. In 1778, Peshwa distributed this territory to the Maratha rulers, Holkars of Indore, Sindhias of Gwalior and Ponwars of Dhar.
After the independence and merger of the Princely states with Union of India in 1948, this territory became West Nimar district of
Madhya Bharat
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. Khargone district had been part of the
Nerbudda (Narmada) Division of the
Central Provinces and Berar, which became the state of Madhya Bharat (later
Madhya Pradesh
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) after India's independence in 1947. On 1 November 1956, this district became part of the newly formed state of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
. On 25 May 1998, West Nimar district was bifurcated into two districts: Khargone and
Barwani
Barwani or Badwani ( hi, Baḍwāni) is a municipal town in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh, India, that is situated near the left bank of the Narmada River. It is the administrative headquarters of Barwani district and has also served a ...
.
Geography
The area of the Khargone district is . The district is situated between 21°22' and 22°35' north latitudes and 74°25' and 76°14' east longitudes. The district is surrounded by
Dhar
Dhar is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Dhar district. Before Indian independence from Great Britain, it was the capital of the Dh ...
,
Indore
Indore () is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is the only city to ...
and
Dewas
Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pua ...
in the North;
Jalgaon District of
Maharashtra state in the South;
Khandwa
Khandwa is a city and a nagar nigam in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Khandwa district, formerly known as East Nimar District.
Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line conn ...
and
Burhanpur district in the East; and
Barwani
Barwani or Badwani ( hi, Baḍwāni) is a municipal town in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh, India, that is situated near the left bank of the Narmada River. It is the administrative headquarters of Barwani district and has also served a ...
district in the west.
Economy
Khargone's economy is dependent on agriculture, with several other industries in Nimrani and
Barwaha
Barwaha is a municipality and tehsil in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Barwaha is second biggest city of District after Khargone city.The Barwaha city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 yea ...
. The major cash crops of the Khargone District are
cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor pe ...
,
soybean
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Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu a ...
and
chilly (or "
chili pepper
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"). The district is India's biggest cotton-producing region. There are various cotton processing units (spinning) in the cooperative sector and private sector. One of the major spinning units is Jawaharlal Nehru Sahakari Soot Mill, situated on
Julwania
Julwania is a town in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Geography
Julwania is located in the Narmada Valley on crossroads of AB Road, part of AH47 & MP SH 26, at . It has an average elevation of . Si ...
Road. It is a cooperative sector society. The red chilly is exported abroad. A famous mandi of chilly at Bedia is located about 50 km from Khargone and the famous Sendhwa cotton hub is just 70 km from the district headquarters.
Divisions
The district is divided into 2 sub-divisions,
Barwaha
Barwaha is a municipality and tehsil in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Barwaha is second biggest city of District after Khargone city.The Barwaha city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 yea ...
and
Khargone
Khargone is a city and administrative headquarters of an Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is located on the bank of the Kunda river and is known for its cotton and chilly (chili pepper) production. It is also ...
, which are further divided into 9 tehsils.
Barwaha
Barwaha is a municipality and tehsil in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Barwaha is second biggest city of District after Khargone city.The Barwaha city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 yea ...
sub-division has 3 big tehsils: Barwaha,Maheshwar and Kasrawad which cover 50% area of the district. Meanwhile, the Khargone sub division has 6 small tensils: Khargone, Gogawan, Segaon, Bhagwanpura, Bhikangaon and Jhirnya and covers the remaining 50% area of the district. Khargone town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other towns are Maheshwar, Kasrawad,
Segaon, Bhagwanpura,
Jhirnya, Bhikangaon,
Gogawan and
Barwaha
Barwaha is a municipality and tehsil in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Barwaha is second biggest city of District after Khargone city.The Barwaha city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 yea ...
. Maheshwar is a tourist destination due to it being the former capital of the
Haihayas
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and the Holkars of Indore.
The district consists of 6
Vidhan Sabha
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constituencies. These constituencies are: Bhikangaon,
Barwaha
Barwaha is a municipality and tehsil in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Barwaha is second biggest city of District after Khargone city.The Barwaha city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 yea ...
, Maheshwar, Kasrawad, Khargone and Bhagwanpura. Bhikangaon and
Barwaha
Barwaha is a municipality and tehsil in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Barwaha is second biggest city of District after Khargone city.The Barwaha city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 yea ...
are a part of the
Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency, while the rest are part of the
Khargone Lok Sabha constituency.
Demographics
According to the
2011 census Khargone District has a
population
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of 1,873,046,
roughly equal to the population of
Kosovo
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or the US state of
West Virginia
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. This gives it a ranking of 252nd in India (out of a total of
640).
[ The district has a population density of .][ Its ]population growth rate
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over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.81%.[ West Nimar has a ]sex ratio
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of 963 females
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for every 1000 males,[ and a ]literacy rate
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of 63.98%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.16% and 38.98% of the population respectively.[
]
Languages
At the time of the 2011 Census of India
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, 51.80% of the population in the district spoke Nimadi, 17.38% Hindi
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, 11.10% Bareli, 6.74% Bhilali, 6.43% Bhili, 1.98% , 1.81% Banjari, 0.61% Gujarati
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and 0.43% Marathi
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as their first language.
Nimadi is the most spoken language in west Nimar
Nimar is the southwestern region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. This region has sub-regions which include Nimad, Khandya and Bhuwana.
The region lies south of the Vindhya Range, and consists of two portions of the Narmada and ...
and Gujarati
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* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...
. Bareli Palya, a Bhil
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Bhils are listed as tribal people of t ...
language with approximately 10,000 speakers centered in Madhya Pradesh; Bareli Rathwi, another Bhil language, with approximately 64,000 speakers, written in the Devanagari script
Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental Writing systems#Segmental syste ...
; and Bhilali, with 11,50,000 speakers.
Villages
* Surpala
References
External links
Official "Khargone District" website in Hindi language
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Districts of Madhya Pradesh
1948 establishments in India