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{{About|Hoshangabad in India|its namesake district|Hoshangabad district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2025}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name =
| other_name = Narmadapuram
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Sethanighataman.jpg
| photo1b = Narmadapuram2004.jpg
| photo2a = Narmadapuram2003.jpg
| photo2b = Ghatviewaman2003.jpg
| photo3a = Chauragarh temple.jpg
| spacing = 2
| position = Up
| color_border = Green
| color = Pink
| size = 300
| foot_montage =Clockwise from top left<br />[[Sethani ghat]],Tawa Resort, [[Pachmarhi]], Bank Of Narmada, Chauragarh Temple in Hoshangabad
}}
| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|22.75|N|77.72|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of Madhya Pradesh.svg|Emblem of Madhya Pradesh}} [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hoshangabad district|Hoshangabad]]
| subdivision_name3 = 34 wards
| subdivision_type4 = [[Administrative division|Division]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Narmadapuram division|Narmadapuram]]
| named_for = [[Narmada]]
| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| governing_body = Narmadapuram Municipal Corporation
| leader_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Sitasharan Sharma]]
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 278
| population_total = 117,988
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="DHCB_2011"/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank = 17
| population_demonym = Hoshangabadi, Narmadapuram Nivasi
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|Pincode]]
| postal_code = 461001
| area_code = 07574
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MP-05
| blank4_name_sec1 = Avg. high temperature
| blank4_info_sec1 = {{convert|31.7|°C|°F}}
| blank5_name_sec1 = Avg. low temperature
| blank5_info_sec1 = {{convert|18.6|°C|°F}}
| website = {{URL|https://narmadapuram.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Hoshangabad''' ([[Hindi]]: {{IPA|hi|ɦoːʃə̃ŋɡɑːbɑːd|IPA}}), officially '''Narmadapuram''' ({{IPA|hi|nəɾmədɑːəpʊɾəm|}}),<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} District Narmadapuram, Government of Madhyapradesh {{!}} India |url=https://narmadapuram.nic.in/en/history/ |access-date=25 November 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> is a city in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It serves as the headquarters of both [[Hoshangabad district]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} District Narmadapuram, Government of Madhyapradesh {{!}} India |url=https://narmadapuram.nic.in/en/history/ |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Narmadapuram division]]. It is located in [[central India]], on the south bank of the [[Narmada River]]. Hoshangabad is {{cvt|76.7|km}} from the capital of Madhya Pradesh and the nearest airport [[Bhopal]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hoshangabad {{!}} Tawa River, Narmada Valley, Madhya Pradesh {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Hoshangabad |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250805053121/https://www.britannica.com/place/Hoshangabad |archive-date=5 August 2025 |access-date=25 November 2025 |work=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The city was earlier called Narmadapur after the [[Narmada]] river.<ref name="DHCB_2011" /> Later the name was changed to Hoshangabad after [[Hoshang Shah|Hoshang Shah Gori]], the first ruler of [[Malwa Sultanate]]. Hoshangabad district was part of the [[Nerbudda Division|Nerbudda (Narmada) Division]] of the [[Central Provinces and Berar]], which became the state of Madhya Bharat (later [[Madhya Pradesh]]) after India's independence in 1947.<ref>Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford</ref>

The city was renamed to Narmadapuram in March 2021.<ref name="Name">{{cite news |title=Hoshangabad is now Narmadapuram after Centre approves MP government's name-change proposal |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hoshangabad-is-now-narmadapuram-after-centre-approves-mp-government-s-name-change-proposal-2932387/amp |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=DNA |date=5 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MP: Private Bill to rename Hoshangabad district passed |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mp-private-bill-to-rename-hoshangabad-district-passed-7216338/ |access-date=6 March 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |first1=Iram |last1=Siddique |date=6 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hoshangabad is located at {{Coord|22.75|N|77.72|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Hoshangabad.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Hoshangabad, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{cvt|278|m}}.

===Climate===
The climate of [[Hoshangabad district]] is typically that of Central India. Being close to the Tropic of Cancer, there is a hot, dry summer with maximum temperature of 40 - 42 degrees Celsius (April - June). This is followed by the monsoons with copious rainfall. The winters are dry and mild (November to February). An average height from the sea level is {{cvt|331|m}} and average rainfall is {{cvt|134|cm}}.

{{Weather box
| location = Hoshangabad (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 33.0
| Feb record high C = 37.8
| Mar record high C = 44.0
| Apr record high C = 46.0
| May record high C = 47.1
| Jun record high C = 47.7
| Jul record high C = 43.2
| Aug record high C = 37.5
| Sep record high C = 40.4
| Oct record high C = 39.6
| Nov record high C = 36.1
| Dec record high C = 33.5
| year record high C = 47.7
| Jan high C = 25.8
| Feb high C = 28.9
| Mar high C = 34.8
| Apr high C = 40.0
| May high C = 42.0
| Jun high C = 37.8
| Jul high C = 31.1
| Aug high C = 29.5
| Sep high C = 31.9
| Oct high C = 33.5
| Nov high C = 31.0
| Dec high C = 27.9
| year high C = 32.8
| Jan low C = 12.0
| Feb low C = 14.1
| Mar low C = 18.3
| Apr low C = 23.1
| May low C = 27.0
| Jun low C = 26.5
| Jul low C = 24.3
| Aug low C = 23.6
| Sep low C = 23.0
| Oct low C = 19.9
| Nov low C = 16.2
| Dec low C = 12.4
| year low C = 20.0
| Jan record low C = 1.0
| Feb record low C = 3.8
| Mar record low C = 8.2
| Apr record low C = 11.7
| May record low C = 13.4
| Jun record low C = 15.5
| Jul record low C = 15.7
| Aug record low C = 15.9
| Sep record low C = 15.7
| Oct record low C = 9.4
| Nov record low C = 2.2
| Dec record low C = 2.8
| year record low C = 1.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 7.9
| Feb rain mm = 13.4
| Mar rain mm = 7.3
| Apr rain mm = 4.6
| May rain mm = 11.6
| Jun rain mm = 138.5
| Jul rain mm = 451.0
| Aug rain mm = 419.9
| Sep rain mm = 214.8
| Oct rain mm = 27.4
| Nov rain mm = 13.8
| Dec rain mm = 4.3
| year rain mm = 1314.5
| Jan rain days = 0.9
| Feb rain days = 0.9
| Mar rain days = 0.8
| Apr rain days = 0.4
| May rain days = 1.5
| Jun rain days = 7.2
| Jul rain days = 15.6
| Aug rain days = 16.1
| Sep rain days = 9.2
| Oct rain days = 1.8
| Nov rain days = 0.8
| Dec rain days = 0.4
| year rain days = 55.6
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 50
| Feb humidity = 40
| Mar humidity = 27
| Apr humidity = 19
| May humidity = 23
| Jun humidity = 48
| Jul humidity = 75
| Aug humidity = 83
| Sep humidity = 72
| Oct humidity = 53
| Nov humidity = 50
| Dec humidity = 47
| year humidity = 49
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = 8 April 2024
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Hoshangabad Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 327–328
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M119
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{update after|2022}}
As of the [[2011 Census of India]], Hoshangabad has a population of 117,988; including 61,716 males and 56,272 females. It has an average literacy rate of 87.01%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 91.79%, and female literacy is 81.79%.<ref name="DHCB_2011">[http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/23/2332_PART_A_DCHB_HOSHANGABAD.pdf Hoshangabad District Census Handbook]</ref>

{{See also|List of cities in Madhya Pradesh}}
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Hoshangabad
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|orange|75}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|20}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|pink|3.7}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|1.3}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.2%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.2%).</small>
}}

==Notable people==


* [[Raj Chandra Bose]] - mathematician
* [[Makhanlal Chaturvedi]] - poet, writer, essayist and playwright
* [[Manav Kaul]] - actor
* [[Praveen Morchhale]] - film director
* [[Harishankar Parsai]] - satirist and humourist of modern Hindi literature
* [[Nitesh Tiwari]] - film director

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://narmadapuramdivisionmp.nic.in/जिले-के-बारे-में/ About Narmadapuram Division]
* [http://eklavya.in/go/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=12&id=52&Itemid=74 Hoshanhabad Science Teaching Program (HSTP)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707172128/https://eklavya.in/go/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=12&id=52&Itemid=74 |date=7 July 2020 }}
*[https://hoshangabad.nic.in/ Official Website of Hoshangabad (Narmadapuram) District]
*[http://www.prd.mp.gov.in/PanchParmeshwar/OfficePayment/Office_Dashboard.aspx?DID=Mzc=&LBID=MA== Official Website of Jila Panchayat Hoshangabad]

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