Khandwa district

Khandwa District, also known as East Nimar District, is a of  state in. The city of is the administrative headquarters of the district.

The district has an area of 6206 km², and a population 1,261,768 (2001 census). Khandwa District lies in the region, which includes the lower valley of the. The Narmada forms part of the northern boundary of the district, and the form the southern boundary of the district. , to the south, lies in the basin of the. The pass through the Satpuras connecting Khandwa and is one of the main routes connecting northern and southern India, and the fortress of, which commands the pass, is known as the "Key to the Deccan". and districts lie to the east,  to the north, and  to the west.

Khandwa district was surrendered by the s to the in 1818, and later became part of the. The area to the west, which forms the present Khargone district, was part of the of Indore. After India's independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became the new Indian state of.

Khandwa District was known as Nimar District before 1956, when the state of to the west was merged with the state of Madhya Pradesh. The present-day of Madhya Bharat was also called Nimar, so the districts were renamed West and East Nimar. Khandwa was known as East Nimar until recently. Burhanpur District was separated from Khandwa District on,. Khandwa District is part of.

Famous people from Khandwa
Actor and his singer/actor brother  and  were brought up in Khandwa before moving to  to make their mark.

Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh was born in Khandwa.