Khargone district, formerly known as West Nimar district, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district lies in the Nimar region, and is part of the Indore Division. Khargone city is the headquarters of this district which lies south to Indore metropolis and headquarters of Indore District.

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Khargone district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Narmada river near Maheshwar Fort
Location of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Indore
Headquarters	Khargone
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Khargone (Lok Sabha constituency)
Area
• Total	8,030 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,873,046
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	63.98%
• Sex ratio	965
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	Chittaurgarh - Bhusawal Highway, Khandwa - Vadodara Highway, Agra-Mumbai Highway, Indore-Icchapur Highway, Madhya Pradesh
Website	Khargone.nic.in

History

In ancient times, the Haihayas of Mahishmati (present-day Maheshwar) ruled the region. In the early medieval ages, the area was under the Paramaras of Malwa and the Ahirs of Asirgarh. In the late medieval ages, the area was under the Malwa Sultanate of Mandu. In 1531, Gujarat sultan Bahadur Shah brought this area under his control. In 1562, Akbar annexed this territory along with the whole Malwa to Mughal empire. In 1740 Marathas under the Peshwa brought the area under their control. In 1778, Peshwa distributed this territory to the Maratha rulers, Holkars of Indore, Sindhias of Gwalior and Ponwars of Dhar.

After the independence and merger of the Princely states with Union of India in 1948, this territory became West Nimar district of Madhya Bharat. Khargone district had been 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.[1] On 1 November 1956, this district became part of the newly formed state of Madhya Pradesh. On 25 May 1998, West Nimar district was bifurcated into two districts: Khargone and Barwani.

Geography

The area of the Khargone district is 8,030 km² (3,100 sq mi). The district is situated between 21°22' and 22°35' north latitudes and 74°25' and 76°14' east longitudes. The district is surrounded by Dhar, Indore and Dewas in the North; Jalgaon District of Maharashtra state in the South; Khandwa and Burhanpur district in the East; and Barwani district in the west.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Khargone's economy is dependent on agriculture, with several other industries in Nimrani and Barwaha. The major cash crops of the Khargone District are cotton, soybean and chilly (or "chili pepper"). The district is India's biggest cotton-producing region. There are various cotton processing units (spinning) in the cooperative sector and private sector. One of the major spinning units is Jawaharlal Nehru Sahakari Soot Mill, situated on Julwania Road. It is a cooperative sector society. The red chilly is exported abroad. A famous mandi of chilly at Bedia is located about 50 km from Khargone and the famous Sendhwa cotton hub is just 70 km from the district headquarters.

Divisions

The district is divided into 2 sub-divisions, Barwaha and Khargone, which are further divided into 9 tehsils. Barwaha sub-division has 3 big tehsils: Barwaha,Maheshwar and Kasrawad which cover 50% area of the district. Meanwhile, the Khargone sub division has 6 small tensils: Khargone, Gogawan, Segaon, Bhagwanpura, Bhikangaon and Jhirnya and covers the remaining 50% area of the district.[2] Khargone town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other towns are Maheshwar, Kasrawad, Segaon, Bhagwanpura, Jhirnya, Bhikangaon, Gogawan and Barwaha. Maheshwar is a tourist destination due to it being the former capital of the Haihayas and the Holkars of Indore.

The district consists of 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies. These constituencies are: Bhikangaon, Barwaha, Maheshwar, Kasrawad, Khargone and Bhagwanpura. Bhikangaon and Barwaha are a part of the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency, while the rest are part of the Khargone Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Khargone District has a population of 1,873,046,[3] roughly equal to the population of Kosovo[4] or the US state of West Virginia.[5] This gives it a ranking of 252nd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 233 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.81%.[3] West Nimar has a sex ratio of 963 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 63.98%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.16% and 38.98% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 51.80% of the population in the district spoke Nimadi, 17.38% Hindi, 11.10% Bareli, 6.74% Bhilali, 6.43% Bhili, 1.98% Urdu, 1.81% Banjari, 0.61% Gujarati and 0.43% Marathi as their first language.[7]

Nimadi is the most spoken language in west Nimar and Gujarati. Bareli Palya, a Bhil language with approximately 10,000 speakers centered in Madhya Pradesh;[8] Bareli Rathwi, another Bhil language, with approximately 64,000 speakers, written in the Devanagari script;[9] and Bhilali, with 11,50,000 speakers.[10]

Villages

• Surpala

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khargone district.

• Official "Khargone District" website in Hindi language

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