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Kasrawad
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Kasrawad
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Kasrawad
Kasrawad (India)
Coordinates: 22°08′N75°36′E / 22.13°N 75.6°E / 22.13; 75.6
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Government
  TypeNagar Palika Parishad
  BodySachin Yadav (MLA)
Elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
  Total22,750
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
451228
STD Code 07285

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.

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Geography

Kasrawad is located at 22°08′N75°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

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 [4]

Demographics

Religion in Kasrawad
ReligionPercent
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%.

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References

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