Kukshi

Kukshi कुक्षी
city
Kukshi Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 22°12′N 74°45′E / 22.2°N 74.75°E / 22.2; 74.75Coordinates: 22°12′N 74°45′E / 22.2°N 74.75°E / 22.2; 74.75
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	28,331
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Kukshi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Dhar district in the southwestern Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kukshi tehsil of the district.

Geography

Kukshi is a part of the Nimar (Nemar) region of Madhya Pradesh. It is 350 km from Bhopal and 170 km from Indore. It lies west of the Narmada River valley and south of the Vindhyas. Kukshi is the biggest tehsil of the Dhar district. It is surrounded by the districts of Dhar to the north, Khargone (West Nimar) to the northeast, Barwani to the southeast, and Alirajpur and Jhabua to the west.

Kukshi has a subtropical climate, which is made up of a hot, dry summer (April–June) followed by monsoon season (July–September), and a cool, dry winter. The average rainfall is about 45 inches per year. The temperature varies from around 10 °C in the winter to 45 °C in the summer.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[1] Kukshi had a population of 37,482. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kukshi has an average literacy rate of 79.9%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86.9%, and female literacy is 72.8%. In Kukshi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kukshi is inhabited by people of different communities and religions. Being nearest to the Maharashtra, Gujrat and Rajashthan borders you will find inhabitants from these states, too. They are the people either in government jobs or in business. Most of the population is dependent upon farming and trading.

Economy

Kukshi is one of the biggest towns of the Dhar district and business Hub of Dhar District. It falls in the Maharashtra cotton belt providing very good business opportunities. Cotton produced in Kukshi tehsil and its villages are of international quality, having long, fine threads. The market is flourishing and changing the face of the town very quickly. Kukshi also provides a trading opportunity to Bhils who live in the surrounding areas to come for their shopping needs. The main businesses in town are jewellery, cloth, steel utensils, cement factories, tile factories, torch accumulator and torch factories, cement pipes, electric poles and cement barricade factory.

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1. Aisect Computer Education Centre Bhairav Nagar Kukshi
2. Thakkar Education Point & Cyber Cafe Gaytri Colony Near MPEB Office Kukshi,
3. Sardar patel collage kukshi
4. Allegiance Academy, Kukshi
5. Child wel fare , kukshi
6. Nimar cambreg , kukshi
7. Datahari Public School Kuksh and vivekanand convent school susari

Culture

The residents of Kukshi belong to a variety of religions. Religious places are located in almost every part of city. Some of the famous and most-visited temples & mosques are:

1. Jama Masjid Badpura
2. Mohammadi Masjid
3. Mansoori Masjid
4. Rangara Masjid
5. Bhatti Mohalla Masjid
6. Swaminarayan Mandir
7. Gayatri Mandir
8. Kshatriya Sirvi Samaj Aai Mata Ji Mandir
9. Satyanarayan Mandir
10. Baaleshah Data's Dargaah
11. Datahari Mandir
12. Hanuman Mandir
13. Lakxmi Mandir
14. Swaminarayan Mandir
15. Ganesh Mandir
16. Jain temples
17. Sitalamata Temple
18. Ram Mandir
19. Satyanarayan Mandir
20. Ranchodray(Khak-Chok) Mandir
21. Sarkari Mandir, datahari chok
22. Bohra Masjid
23. bhilat minder laxmi caloni kukshi

Of these, Sarkari Mandir temple is presumed to be a very old temple and Datahari Mandir also.Its name, data+hari, indicates that this temple was built to show unity among peoples of two important religious groups then: Hindus and Muslims. Gayatri Mandir is considered as a very pleasant location in city as the temple is on an island in a pond accessed by a bridge. It is a landmark for Kukshi & a very pleasant hangout point in evening. There are four mosques in Kukshi. 3 of them belongs to Ahle Islam Sunnat Wal Jamat and 1 belongs to Tabligi Jamaat, the Badpura Masjid is biggest of all. Peere Tariqat Hazrat Hafizo Qari Alhaaj Mohammed Ashfaque Ashrafi Is Imaam of Badpura Masjid, the Baaleshah Data's Dargaah is the symbol of religious belief for the followers of all religions.

Food

Delicious Aaloobada, Mirchibadd, Samosa, Kachori, Poha And Jalebi dal bate are Kukshi's typical breakfast.

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods (Mohallas) were considered as a block for a particular community in early days.KUKSHI is composed of many neighbourhoods such as Sirvi mohalla, Porwal mohalla, Jain Mohalla, Patidar Mohalla, Bohra Mohalla, Saifiya Marg, Magalwariya Road, Patel Marg, Badpura Mohalla,Tilak Marg , Subhash Marg, Mali Mohalla, Islampura, Baharpura, Anand Ganj Mandi, Gayatri Colony,Avni Nagar, Jobat Colony, Bhairav Nagar, Soni Mohalla, Mangalwariya, Rangara Mohalla, Joshi Mohalla, Bohra Mohalla, Mankar Mohalla , Annapurna Colony, Ajad Colony,Burhani Colony,Taheri Colony and lakshmi Colony.

Corporate

There are more than 50 corporations there. SANS Technologies. Daybiz assurance Pvt. Ltd. Infobazaar.in Kukshionline.com Choksi Jewellers, 4.M.G Road kukshi

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