Khandwa

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{{Short description|City in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{About|the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Khandwa District}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
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| governing_body = Khandwa Municipal Corporation
| leader_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| leader_name = Subhash Kothari
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'''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 connecting [[Indore]] with the Deccan meets the main east–west line from [[Mumbai]] to [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Khandwa |volume=15 |page=771}}</ref>

In May 2019, [[Nandkumar Singh Chauhan]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] had been elected as the [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Khandwa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/khandwa-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2154401.html|title=Khandwa Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Nandkumar Singh Chouhan (Nandu Bhaiya) of BJP wins|website=News18|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>

==History==
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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 River|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]].<ref name="Encyclopaedia">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8897ridkczoC&q=Mahishmati&pg=PA435 | title=Encyclopaedia of Ancient Indian Geography, Volume 2 | publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd | author=Subodh Kapoor | year=2002 | page=435 | isbn=9788177552997}}</ref>

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, and Abhiras ([[Ahir]] Gavli).<ref name="gondhitory">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gu_cN0MhteMC&q=ahir+gond&pg=PA569 | title=Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands Vol II | publisher=Concept Publishing Company | author=B.H. Mehta | year=1984 | pages=569}}</ref> Vakatakas, Imperial Guptas, Kalchuris,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://coinindia.com/galleries-kalachuri-mahismati.html|title=Kalachuris of Mahismati|publisher=CoinIndia|access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> Vardhanas (of Harsha Vardhana fame), Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Faruki Dynasty.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wgk3AQAAMAAJ&q=nimar+khandesh+abhira+ahir | title=Indore State Gazetteer | publisher=Superintendent government printing, India, Original from University of Minnesota | author=Charles Eckford Luard, Ram Prasad Dube | year=1908 | pages=221}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{See also|List of cities in Madhya Pradesh}}
Khandwa is located at {{Coord|21.83|N|76.33|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Khandwa.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Khandwa, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 313 metres (1026 feet).

==Demographics==
{{update after|2022}}
As of the [[2011 Census of India]], 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.<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Search Details |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=567450 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

==Culture/Citiscape==
===Places of interest===
[[File:Kishore Kumar 2016 postcard of India (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Kishore Kumar]] as a young man]]
* Ganguli House, the ancestral home of Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Also named Gauri Kunj, after their mother.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Santoshi |first1=Neeraj |title=Kishore Da’s house lives in neglect in Khandwa |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kishore-da-s-house-lives-in-neglect-in-khandwa/story-sbaZlHN81HhleEkmW6l9eP.html |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kishore's memories come alive at singer's birthplace |url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/kishores-memories-come-alive-at-singers-birthplace_232978.html |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=Zee News |date=4 August 2005 |language=en}}</ref>
* Samadhi of Kishor Kumar.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/curfew-drowns-music-riot-on-kishore-bday/articleshow/39528552.cms Curfew drowns music riot on Kishore b'day, Aug 3, 2014]</ref>
* Four Kunds located in four directions of the city, called Padam Kund, Bheem Kund, Suraj Kund and Rameshwar Kund.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tourism |url=http://www.khandwa.nic.in/tourism.htm |website=khandwa.nic.in |access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
*[[Dada Darbar (Khandwa)|Dada Darbar]], popularly known as ''Shri Dadaji Dhuniwale''.
[[File:Tourist Complex, Hanuwantiya, Madhya Pradesh Tourism (5).jpg|thumb|right|Hanuwantiya tourist complex]]

===Notable people===
[[File:Gauri Kunj - Kishoreda's house in Khandwa - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Ganguli House (Gauri Kunj), Kishoreda's ancestral home]]
*[[Ashok Kumar]], actor
*[[Anoop Kumar]], actor
*[[Kishore Kumar]], actor and singer
*[[Makhanlal Chaturvedi]], poet
*[[Saroo Brierley]], real name was Sheru Munshi Khan prior to adoption

== Transport ==
The nearest commercial airport is Indore. It also has an [[Khandwa Airport|airstrip]] which is rarely used for occasional aircraft landings, located on Nagchun Road.

Khandwa has a [[Khandwa Junction railway station|major railway junction]] located on the [[Jabalpur-Bhusaval section]] of [[Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line]].

==In popular culture==
* The town was featured in the 2016 Australian [[biographical film]] ''[[Lion (2016 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==
*[[Mahishmati]]
*[[Burhanpur]]

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