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Barwaha
Barwaai | |
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City | |
  Narmada Bridge | |
| Country |  India |
| Region | Nimar |
| District | Khargone District |
| Ward (electoral subdivision) | 28 Wards |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Board |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 61,973 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English, Nimadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 07280 |
| Vehicle registration | MP 10 |
Barwaha is a municipality and sub district in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India situated on the banks of Narmada river. Barwaha is second biggest city of District after Khargone city. The Barwaha city is divided into 28 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Barwaha Municipality has population of 61,973 of which 32,940 are males while 29,033 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Literacy rate of Barwaha is 87.27% higher than state average of 69.32%. The male and female literacy rate is around 92.73% and 81.23%.
Barwaha Municipality has total administration over 10,133 houses to which it supplies basic
amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. The city is situated on the banks of the Narmada River. It has longest palace of Asia "Dariya Mahal" and largest CISF training campus in India. The city is surrounded by hundreds of very small villages and so is the main market area for those villages.
Barwaha is connected to Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat through various state highways and rail route. Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga is just 15 km from here.
Barwaha is known for cotton production and cotton ginning factories as well as Lime of Barwah and Chivda of Barwaha. It is also an important industrial city with several calcium, ginning, agro, bag, textile industries.