Khandwa
City in Madhya Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Khandwa District.
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.
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Khandwa | |
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Coordinates: 21.82°N 76.35°E / 21.82; 76.35 | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Khandwa |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Khandwa Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Amrita Amar Yadav[1] (BJP) |
Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 200,738 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[3] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 450001,450051 |
Telephone code | +91 - 733 |
Vehicle registration | MP-12 |
Website | khandwa |
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Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line connecting Indore with the Deccan meets the main east–west line from Mumbai to Kolkata.[4]
In May 2019, Nandkumar Singh Chauhan of Bharatiya Janata Party had been elected as the Member of Parliament from Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency.[5]