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Kasrawad

Coordinates: 22°08′N 75°36′E / 22.13°N 75.6°E / 22.13; 75.6
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Kasrawad
Kasrawad is located in Madhya Pradesh
Kasrawad
Kasrawad
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Kasrawad is located in India
Kasrawad
Kasrawad
Kasrawad (India)
Coordinates: 22°08′N 75°36′E / 22.13°N 75.6°E / 22.13; 75.6
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKhargone
Government
 • TypeNagar Palika Parishad
 • BodySachin Yadav (MLA)
Elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
 • Total
22,750
Languages
 • Officialnimadi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
451228
STD Code07285

Kasrawad is a tehsil and nagar panchayat in Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Kasrawad Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.

Geography

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Kasrawad is located at 22°08′N 75°36′E / 22.13°N 75.6°E / 22.13; 75.6.[1] It has an average elevation of 169 metres (554 feet) and is 17 km in east from National Highway 3 (Agra to Mumbai) and about 100 km from Indore.The town is 5 km from the northern banks of the holy Narmada River.

History

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Kasrawad was an important Buddhist centre during the ancient and medieval periods of the Indian history. Some Buddhist remains and stupas at Kasrawad are considered the 'sites of national importance' by the Archaeological Survey of India.[2][3] The chalcolithic site of Navdatoli is located 6 kilometers northwest of Kasrawad, on the banks of the Narmada River, opposite Maheshwar. It dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE

A Mughal Sarai Masjid was also present near a pond which is used for doing wudu, this site is close to Buddhist remains.


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Demographics

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Religion in Kasrawad
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 78.55%
Muslims
 
 19.83%
Jains
 
 1.38%
Christians
 
 0.17%
Others†
 
 0.07%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.02%), Buddhists (0.03%).

At the 2001 India census,[5] Kasrawad had a population of 19,035. Males were 51% of the population and females 49%. The average literacy rate was 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy was 66% and female literacy 48%. 16% of the population were under the age of 6 years.

Languages

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Languages of Kasrawad town (2011)[6]

  Hindi (49.53%)
  Nimadi (27.62%)
  Urdu (19.39%)
  Other (3.46%)

At the 2001 India census,[7] Kasrawad had a population of 19,035. Males were 51% of the population and females 49%.

References

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  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kasrawad
  2. ^ "Khargone Monument : ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA BHOPAL".
  3. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/india/travtalk-india/20220415/281964611256134 [bare URL]
  4. ^ Geedh, Smita; Nadgauda, Tejaswini (2013). "Contemporary Traditional Pottery Practices at Archaeo-Historically Important Sites, District Khargone, Madhya Pradesh". International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series. 22: 93–98. Bibcode:2013IJMPS..22...93G. doi:10.1142/S2010194513009963.
  5. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  6. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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