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City in Madhya Pradesh, India
the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India

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. Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line connecting Indore with the Deccan meets the main east–west line from Mumbai to Kolkata. In May 2019, Nandkumar Singh Chauhan of Bharatiya Janata Party had been elected as the Member of Parliament from Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency.

The name of the city is derived from "Khandav Van", which literally means Khandav Forests.

Recent explorations in the beds/tributaries of Narmada have revealed traces of the Paleolithic men in East Nimar district. Omkar Mandhata, a rocky island on the bank of Narmada river, about 47 miles north west of Khandwa, is said to have been conquered by the Haihaya king Mahishmant, who had named the same as Mahishmati. During the rise of Buddhism, the East Nimar region was included in Avanti Kingdom under Chand Pradyota Mahesana, which was later added to the growing empire of Magadha by Shishunaga. From the early 2nd century BCE to late 15th century CE, the Nimar Region (earlier a part of Khandesh) was ruled by many dynasties, which include Mauryas, Shungas, Early Satvahanas, Kardamakas, and Abhiras (Ahir Gavli). Vakatakas, Imperial Guptas, Kalchuris, Vardhanas (of Harsha Vardhana fame), Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Faruki Dynasty.

Khandwa is located at It has an average elevation of 313 metres (1026 feet).

Ganguli House, the ancestral home of Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Also named Gauri Kunj, after their mother. Samadhi of Kishore Kumar. Four Kunds located in four directions of the city, called Padam Kund, Bheem Kund, Suraj Kund and Rameshwar Kund. Dada Darbar, popularly known as Shri Dadaji Dhuniwale. Shree Vitthal Mandir Khandwa the temple was founded by shree swami sacchidanand swami maharj in 1850 , temple is made up of sheesham and sagvan wood. Great example of architecture.

The nearest commercial airport is Indore. It also has an airstrip which is rarely used for occasional aircraft landings, located on Nagchun Road. Khandwa has a major railway junction located on the Jabalpur Bhusaval section of Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line.

The town was featured in the 2016 Australian biographical film Lion, which was based on the extraordinary search for his birth family by Khandwa born Saroo Brierley, who got lost as a child and ended up in Australia after being adopted.