Khandwa

This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Khandwa District.

Khandwa
City
Kishore Kumar Memorial
Khandwa Junction Foot Over Bridge
Dhuni Wale Dada Darbar
Sant Singaji Samadhi Sthal
Jalmahotsav Craft
Khandwa is located in Madhya Pradesh
Khandwa
Khandwa
Khandwa is located in India
Khandwa
Khandwa
Coordinates: 21°49′N 76°21′E / 21.82°N 76.35°E / 21.82; 76.35
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKhandwa
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyKhandwa Municipal Corporation
 • MayorAmrita Amar Yadav[1] (BJP)
Elevation
309 m (1,014 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total200,738
Language
 • OfficialHindi[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
450001,450051
Telephone code+91 - 733
Vehicle registrationMP-12
Websitekhandwa.nic.in

Khandwa is a city and a nagar nigam in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Khandwa district, formerly known as East Nimar District.

Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line connecting Indore with the Deccan meets the main east–west line from Mumbai to Kolkata.[5]

In May 2019, Nandkumar Singh Chauhan of Bharatiya Janata Party had been elected as the Member of Parliament from Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency.[6]

  1. ^ "खंडवा नगर निगम चुनाव: भाजपा की अमृता अमर यादव बनीं मैडम मेयर | Amrita Amar Yadav became Mayor of Khandwa Municipal Corporation". Patrika News (in Hindi). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Area of Khandwa census 2011". khandwa.nic.in. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Khandwa" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 771.
  6. ^ "Khandwa Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Nandkumar Singh Chouhan (Nandu Bhaiya) of BJP wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.