Khandwa District
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Khandwa District, formerly known as East Nimar District, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Khandwa is the administrative headquarters of the district.
The district has an area of 6206 km², and a population 1,261,768 (2001 census). Khandwa District lies in the Nimar region, which includes the lower valley of the Narmada 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.
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.
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. The present-day Khargone District of Madhya Bharat was also called Nimar, so the districts were renamed West and East Nimar. Khandwa was known as East Nimar until recently. Burhanpur District was separated from Khandwa District on August 15, 2003. Khandwa District is part of Indore Division.
[edit] Famous people from Khandwa
Actor Ashok Kumar and his singer/actor brother Kishore Kumar and Anoop Kumar were brought up in Khandwa before moving to Bombay to make their mark. Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Bhagwantrao Mandloi was born in Khandwa. Dadaji Dhuniwale who was a religious saint of hindus also lived here. A large number of hindu devotees also come on Gurupurnima for worship on His samadhi. Great Hindi poet & freedom fighter Pt. Makhanlal Chaturwedi has choose Khandwa as his place of work. He was editor of Karmveer news paper which was played a major role in freedom fight of india. His wellknown poem is "Pushpa ki Abhilasha" (wish of a flower) Other hindi writers & Hindi poets are Prof. Shrikant Joshi,Ramnarayan Upadhyay,Dr. Shriram Parihar,Dr. Prataprao Kadam, Govind Kumar Gunjan,Kailash Mandlekar & Sudhir Deshpande.
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| Divisions and Districts of Madhya Pradesh |
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| Bhopal Division: Betul | Bhopal | Harda | Hoshangabad | Raisen | Rajgarh | Sehore | Vidisha |
| Chambal Division: | Bhind | Morena | Sheopur |
| Gwalior Division: Ashoknagar | Datia | Guna | Gwalior | Shivpuri |
| Indore Division: Barwani | Burhanpur | Dhar | Indore | Jhabua | Khandwa | Khargone |
| Jabalpur Division: Balaghat | Chindwara | Dindori | Jabalpur | Katni | Mandla | Narsinghpur | Seoni |
| Rewa Division: Anuppur | Rewa | Satna | Shadol | Sidhi | Umaria |
| Sagar Division: Chhatarpur | Damoh | Panna | Sagar | Tikamgarh |
| Ujjain Division: Dewas | Mandsaur | Neemuch | Ratlam | Shajapur | Ujjain |
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