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Hoshangabad (Hindi: Template:IPA), officially Narmadapuram (Template:IPA),[1] is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district[2] and Narmadapuram division. It is located in central India, on the south bank of the Narmada River. Hoshangabad is Template:Cvt from the capital of Madhya Pradesh and the nearest airport Bhopal.[3]
History
The city was earlier called Narmadapur after the Narmada river.[4] Later the name was changed to Hoshangabad after Hoshang Shah Gori, the first ruler of Malwa Sultanate. Hoshangabad district was part of the 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.[5]
The city was renamed to Narmadapuram in March 2021.[6][7]
Geography
Hoshangabad is located at Template:Coord.[8] It has an average elevation of Template:Cvt.
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 Template:Cvt and average rainfall is Template:Cvt.
Demographics
Template:Update after 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%.[4]
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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
- ↑ History | District Narmadapuram, Government of Madhyapradesh | India. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ History | District Narmadapuram, Government of Madhyapradesh | India. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ Hoshangabad | Tawa River, Narmada Valley, Madhya Pradesh | Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hoshangabad District Census Handbook
- ↑ Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford
- ↑ Hoshangabad is now Narmadapuram after Centre approves MP government's name-change proposal. DNA(5 February 2022). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ MP: Private Bill to rename Hoshangabad district passed. The Indian Express(6 March 2021). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Hoshangabad, India. www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.