:Khandwa

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The name of the city is derived from "Khandav Van", which literally means Khandav Forests.

Recent explorations in the beds/tributaries of Narmada have revealed traces of the Paleolithic men in the East Nimar district. Omkar Mandhata, a rocky island on the bank of the Narmada river, about 47 miles north-west of Khandwa, is said to have been conquered by the Haihaya king Mahishmant, who had named the same as Mahishmati.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8897ridkczoC&q=Mahishmati&pg=PA435 | title=Encyclopaedia of Ancient Indian Geography, Volume 2 | publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd | author=Subodh Kapoor | year=2002 | page=435 | isbn=9788177552997}}

During the rise of Buddhism, the East Nimar region was included in the Avanti Kingdom under Chand Pradyota Mahesana, which was later added to the growing empire of Magadha by Shishunaga. From the early 2nd century BCE to late 15th century CE, the Nimar Region (earlier a part of Khandesh) was ruled by many dynasties, which include Mauryas, Shungas, Early Satvahanas, Kardamakas, and Abhiras (Ahir Gavli).{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gu_cN0MhteMC&q=ahir+gond&pg=PA569 | title=Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands Vol II | publisher=Concept Publishing Company | author=B.H. Mehta | year=1984 | pages=569}} Vakatakas, Imperial Guptas, Kalchuris,{{cite web

|url=http://coinindia.com/galleries-kalachuri-mahismati.html|title=Kalachuris of Mahismati|publisher=CoinIndia|access-date=8 January 2012}} Vardhanas (of Harsha Vardhana fame), Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Faruki Dynasty.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wgk3AQAAMAAJ&q=nimar+khandesh+abhira+ahir | title=Indore State Gazetteer | publisher=Superintendent government printing, India, Original from University of Minnesota | author=Charles Eckford Luard, Ram Prasad Dube | year=1908 | pages=221}}

{{See also|List of cities in Madhya Pradesh}}

Khandwa is located at {{Coord|21.83|N|76.33|E|}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Khandwa.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Khandwa, India|work=fallingrain.com}} It has an average elevation of 313 metres (1026 feet).

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| Jan record high C = 35.5

| Feb record high C = 39.5

| Mar record high C = 43.3

| Apr record high C = 46.7

| May record high C = 47.6

| Jun record high C = 46.3

| Jul record high C = 42.2

| Aug record high C = 39.4

| Sep record high C = 40.6

| Oct record high C = 40.1

| Nov record high C = 40.1

| Dec record high C = 34.5

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| Jan high C = 28.6

| Feb high C = 31.5

| Mar high C = 36.7

| Apr high C = 40.3

| May high C = 41.7

| Jun high C = 37.2

| Jul high C = 31.1

| Aug high C = 29.6

| Sep high C = 31.6

| Oct high C = 34.0

| Nov high C = 32.1

| Dec high C = 29.8

|year high C = 33.7

| Jan low C = 10.9

| Feb low C = 13.5

| Mar low C = 18.6

| Apr low C = 23.6

| May low C = 26.7

| Jun low C = 25.1

| Jul low C = 22.8

| Aug low C = 22.1

| Sep low C = 21.7

| Oct low C = 18.6

| Nov low C = 15.1

| Dec low C = 11.4

|year low C = 19.1

| Jan record low C = 1.7

| Feb record low C = 0.2

| Mar record low C = 6.0

| Apr record low C = 11.1

| May record low C = 17.2

| Jun record low C = 16.0

| Jul record low C = 15.1

| Aug record low C = 14.5

| Sep record low C = 12.2

| Oct record low C = 8.5

| Nov record low C = 4.6

| Dec record low C = 1.2

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| Jan rain mm = 5.7

| Feb rain mm = 2.8

| Mar rain mm = 3.8

| Apr rain mm = 2.1

| May rain mm = 7.1

| Jun rain mm = 125.9

| Jul rain mm = 295.1

| Aug rain mm = 222.1

| Sep rain mm = 194.6

| Oct rain mm = 39.7

| Nov rain mm = 10.1

| Dec rain mm = 2.4

|year rain mm = 911.3

| Jan rain days = 0.3

| Feb rain days = 0.4

| Mar rain days = 0.6

| Apr rain days = 0.4

| May rain days = 0.6

| Jun rain days = 5.8

| Jul rain days = 12.2

| Aug rain days = 11.9

| Sep rain days = 7.7

| Oct rain days = 2.0

| Nov rain days = 0.7

| Dec rain days = 0.2

|year rain days = 42.8

|time day = 17:30 IST

| Jan humidity = 33

| Feb humidity = 23

| Mar humidity = 17

| Apr humidity = 14

| May humidity = 20

| Jun humidity = 42

| Jul humidity = 66

| Aug humidity = 72

| Sep humidity = 62

| Oct humidity = 42

| Nov humidity = 36

| Dec humidity = 33

|year humidity = 38

|source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf

| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| access-date = April 8, 2024

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As of the 2011 Census of India, Khandwa had a population of 200,738, of which 102,901 were males and 97,837 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 24,801. The total number of literates in Khandwa was 151,545, which constituted 75.5% of the population with male literacy of 78.9% and female literacy of 71.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Khandwa was 86.1%, of which male literacy rate was 90.4% and female literacy rate was 81.7%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 27,430 and 8,139 respectively. There were 39002 households in Khandwa in 2011.{{cite web |title=Census of India: Search Details |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=567450 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=19 September 2019}}

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|label1 = Hindi |value1 = 67.40 |color1 = orange

|label2 = Urdu |value2 = 15.02 |color2 = green

|label3 = Nimadi |value3 = 6.14 |color3 = mediumvioletred

|label4 = Marathi |value4 = 4.13 |color4 = maroon

|label5 = Sindhi |value5 = 3.30 |color5 = yellow

|label6 = Gujarati |value6 = 1.14 |color6 = lavender

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Hindi is the most spoken language. Nimadi is the local dialect. Urdu, Marathi and Sindhi are also common.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10198/download/13310/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

File:Kishore Kumar 2016 postcard of India (cropped).jpg as a young man]]

• Ganguli House, the ancestral home of Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Also named Gauri Kunj, after their mother.{{cite news |last1=Santoshi |first1=Neeraj |title=Kishore Da's house lives in neglect in Khandwa |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kishore-da-s-house-lives-in-neglect-in-khandwa/story-sbaZlHN81HhleEkmW6l9eP.html |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 August 2014 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Kishore's memories come alive at singer's birthplace |url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/kishores-memories-come-alive-at-singers-birthplace_232978.html |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=Zee News |date=4 August 2005 |language=en}}
• Samadhi of Kishore Kumar.{{cite news |title=Curfew drowns music riot on Kishore b'day |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/curfew-drowns-music-riot-on-kishore-bday/articleshow/39528552.cms |work=The Times of India |date=3 August 2014 |access-date=15 April 2024}}
• Four Kunds located in four directions of the city, called Padam Kund, Bheem Kund, Suraj Kund and Rameshwar Kund.{{cite web |title=Tourism |url=http://www.khandwa.nic.in/tourism.htm |website=khandwa.nic.in |access-date=24 March 2020}}
• Dada Darbar, popularly known as Shri Dadaji Dhuniwale.
• Shree Vitthal Mandir Khandwa the temple was founded by shree swami sacchidanand swami maharj in 1850, temple is made up of sheesham and sagvan wood. Great example of architecture.

File:Tourist Complex, Hanuwantiya, Madhya Pradesh Tourism (5).jpg

File:Gauri Kunj - Kishoreda's house in Khandwa - panoramio.jpg

• Ashok Kumar, actor
• Anoop Kumar, actor
• Kishore Kumar, actor and singer
• Makhanlal Chaturvedi, poet
• Saroo Brierley, real name was Sheru Munshi Khan prior to adoption
• Bhagwantrao Mandloi, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

The nearest commercial airport is Indore. It also has an airstrip which is rarely used for occasional aircraft landings, located on Nagchun Road.

Khandwa has a major railway junction located on the Jabalpur-Bhusaval section of Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line.

• Government Medical College, established in 2018
• Dr. C.V. Raman University, established in 2018

• The town was featured in the 2016 Australian biographical film Lion, which was based on the extraordinary search for his birth family by Khandwa-born Saroo Brierley, who got lost as a child and ended up in Australia after being adopted.

• Mahishmati
• Burhanpur

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