Kasrawad is a

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and

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Khargone district Khargone district, formerly known as West Nimar district, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district lies in the Nimar region, and is part of the Indore Division. Khargone city is the headquarters of this district whi ...

in the

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Geography

Kasrawad is located at . 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

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. The chalcolithic site of

Navdatoli Navdatoli is the name of a modern day village, but can also refer to a chalcolithic era settlement located on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh in central India. The ancient village was inhabited through four temporal stages, each defined by dis ...

is located 6 kilometers northwest of Kasrawad, on the banks of the Narmada River, opposite

Maheshwar Maheshwar is a town, near Khargone city in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. It is located on State Highway-38 ( Khargone city-Barwaha- Bandheri Highway),13.5 km east of National Highway 3 (Agra-Mumbai highway) a ...

. It dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE

Economy

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and

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are the main crops in this area. Kasrawad and the surrounding areas are developing very rapidly. People from surrounding villages come here for their shopping and medical needs.

Culture

Places to visit include the pandhari nath mandir in yadav mohalla, laxmi narayan Temple in kushwaha mohalla, Bhavani Mata Temple, ancient Kailask kund, sai baba mandir, museum, satyadham and Baba ki Mazar on Gangleshwar parvat, Mahalakshmi Mandir, Gayatsri Mata Mandir in Shrinagar colony, Gangore place ( Mata ki Vadi).

Demographics

At the 2001 India

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, 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.

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Khargone district