Khargone District

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Khargone District, formerly known as West Nimar District, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district lies in Nimar region, and is part of Indore Division.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Divisions
4 External links

[edit] History

The district has a long history. In ancient period, the Haihayas of Mahishmati (present day Maheshwar)ruled this region. In early medieval age, the area was under the Paramars of Malwa and the Ahirs of Asirgarh. In late medieval age, the area was under Malwa sultanate of Mandu. In 1531 CE, Gujarat sultan Bahadur Shah brought this area under his control. In 1562 CE, Akbar annexed this territory along with the whole Malwa to Mughal empire. In 1740 CE Marathas under the peshwa brought the area under their control. In 1778 CE, 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 CE, this territory became West Nimar district of Madhya Bharat.

[edit] Geography

Area of the district is 8030 sq.km. The district is surrounded by Dhar, Indore & Dewas in the north, state of Madya Pradesh in the south, Khandwa , Burhanpur in the east and Barwani in the West.

[edit] Divisions

The district is divided into 5 sub-divisions, which are further divided into 8 tehsils. Barwaha sub-division has only one tehsil, Barwaha. Bhikangaon sub-division has two tehsils, Bhikangaon and Jhiranya. Kasrawad sub-division has only Kasrawad tehsil while Khargone sub-division has three tehsils, Khargone, Bhagwanpura and Segaon. Mandaleshwar sub-division has one tehsil, Maheshwar. Khargone town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other towns are Maheshwar, Kasrawad, Segaon, Bhagwanpura, Jhiranya, Bhikangaon and Barwah. Maheshwar is a place of tourist attraction as the former capital of the Heheya Kingdom and Holkars of Indore.

The district consists 6 Vidhan-Sabha constituencies. These constituencies are Bhikangaon (ST), Barwaha, Maheshwar (SC), Kasrawad, Khargone and Dhulkot (ST). All six Vidhan Sabha constituencies are part of Khargone Lok Sabha constituency.

[edit] External links

Khargone District web site

Divisions and Districts of Madhya Pradesh
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