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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khandwa district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = MP Khandwa district map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Khandwa
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Indore division|Indore]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Khandwa]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = [[Khandwa]], Punasa ([[Mundi]]), [[Harsud]], [[Pandhana]]
| area_total_km2 =
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,310,061
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 67.53 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 944
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Khandwa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khandwa]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Bagali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bagli (174)]] [[Mandhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandhata (175)]] [[Harsud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Harsud (176)]] [[Khandwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khandwa (177)]]
 [[Pandhana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pandhana (178)]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = Khandwa-Indore State Highway Khandwa-Mundi-Ashta State Highway Khandwa-Amrawati Road
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|https://khandwa.nic.in/en/}}
| official_name =
| image_skyline = Omkareshwar1.JPG
| image_caption = Narmada near Omkareshwar
}}
The '''Khandwa district''', formerly known as the '''East Nimar district''', is a [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|district]] of the [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in [[Central India|central]] [[India]]. The city of [[Khandwa]] is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other notable towns in the district include [[Mundi]], [[Harsud]], [[Pandhana]] and [[Omkareshwar]].

==Geography==
The district has an area of 6206 km², and a population 1,310,061 (2011 census). [[Khandwa]] District lies in the [[Nimar]] region, which includes the lower valley of the [[Narmada River]], Kherkhali River, Choti Tawa River, Shiva 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 District|Betul]] and [[Harda District|Harda]] districts lie to the east, [[Dewas District]] to the north, and [[Khargone District]] to the west.

==History==
Khandwa district was surrendered by the [[Maratha]]s 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. Nimar 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> Khandwa was known as East Nimar until recently. Burhanpur District was separated from Khandwa District on 15 August 2003. Khandwa District is part of [[Indore Division]].

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Khandwa one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date= 5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,10,188|13=1911|14=2,50,875|15=1921|16=2,54,443|17=1931|18=2,99,822|19=1941|20=3,29,540|21=1951|22=3,46,916|23=1961|24=4,46,906|25=1971|26=5,68,143|27=1981|28=7,29,781|29=1991|30=8,98,596|31=2001|32=10,78,251|33=2011|34=13,10,061|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Khandwa District has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,310,061,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 374th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|178|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.44%.<ref name=districtcensus/> East Nimar has a [[sex ratio]] of 944 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.53%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 76.66% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 9.71% [[Korku language|Korku]], 6.08% [[Bhili language|Bhili]], 3.20% [[Urdu]], 1.24% [[Gondi language|Gondi]], 1.05% [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 0.52% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and 0.43% [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

Languages spoken include [[Nimadi language|Nimadi]], a [[Bhil languages|Bhil]] language with approximately 64 000 speakers, written in the [[Devanagari script]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor=M. Paul Lewis |encyclopedia=Ethnologue: Languages of the World |title=Bareli, Rathwi: A language of India |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_uage.asp?ce=bgd |access-date=2011-09-28 |edition=16th |year=2009 |publisher=SIL International |location=Dallas, Texas }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Cities of Khandwa==
*1st-[[Khandwa]]-259,436
*2nd-[[Mundi]]-30,000
*3rd-[[Harsud]]-27,000
*4th-[[Pandhana]]-28,000
*5th-[[Omkareshwar]]-20,000

==Notable people==
* Actor [[Ashok Kumar]]
* Singer/actor [[Kishore Kumar]]
* [[Anoop Kumar]]
* Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh [[Bhagwantrao Mandloi]]
* Hindi poet & freedom fighter Pt. [[Makhanlal Chaturvedi]]
* [[Shaan (singer)]]
* [[Saroo Brierley]] was born in Khandwa and lived there until about the age of five years when he was lost and adopted by a family in [[Australia]]<ref>Brierley, Saroo (2013). ''A Long Way Home''. Viking, Australia {{ISBN|9780670077045}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Mahishmati]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://khandwa.nic.in/ Official website]
* [https://mandibhav.khetigyan.in/mandi/khandwa/ Khandwa Mandi Bhav]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Khandwa district
|North = [[Dewas district]]
|Northeast = [[Harda district]]
|East = [[Betul district]]
|Southeast = [[Amravati district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|South = [[Burhanpur district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[West Nimar district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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