The District of Khargone is situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh in the central region of India. Khargone was formerly known as West Nimar. A part of the Indore Division lying on the region of Nimar, The District headquarters is located in the town of Khargone along with other functional offices i.e., police station, the collector ate office, telecom and other governmental organizations. Khargone city famous for the production of cotton and chilly is built on the banks of River Kunda, surrounded by Dhar, Indore and Dewas as its northern frontier, the state of Maharashtra as the southern, Khandwa, Burhanpur as the eastern side and Barwani as the Western border.  A beautiful temple Navgraha is erected in honor of the nav grahas. The people of Khargone speak Namadi its the primary language in west Nimar, Bareli and Palya, the language of Bhil is spoken in the central territory of Madhya Pradesh; Bareli Rathwi, Bhil is written in Bhilali and Devanagari script.

Khargone History

The district has an elongated history. In ancient period, the Haihayas of Mahishmati ruled this region. In early medieval age, the area was under the Paramaras of Malwa and the Ahirs of Asirgarh. In later years of medieval period, the area came under Malwa Sultanate of Mandu. In 1531, Bahadur Shah the sultan of Gujarat brought this area under his control. In 1562, Akbar took over this territory along with whole of Malwa under his Empire. Under the Peshwa the Marathas brought the area under their control in 1740. The Peshwa distributed this territory to the Maratha rulers, Holkars of Indore, Sindhias of Gwalior and Ponwars In 1778, In 1948 this princely state was merged with the Union of India, this territory became West Nimar district of Madhya Bharat. On 1st November, 1956 the district became part of the newly formed state of Madhya Pradesh. The two districts of Khargone and Barwani were formed on 25th May, 1998 when West Nimar district was bifurcated.

Khargone Culture

Khargone observes various cultural activities throughout the year. The residents belonging to distinct religions celebrate the festivals of Diwali, Eid, Holi, Christmas etc. with harmony and blissfully. People here also celebrate some local festivals such as Gangore, 'Nag Panchami' a festival of snakes as deity. The festival of Bhagariya is celebrated by tribal people of the region with high spirit. Many cultural events such as book fairs, art fairs are hosted throughout the year.

Khargone Weather

Khargone has a transitional climate, a tropical wet and dry climate and a humid subtropical climate. It experiences the three chief seasons of summer, monsoon and winter. Summer is extremely hot and dry and it lasts from the mid of March till mid of June with the temperature above 40 C during April May, during these months the dry and hot wind blows in this area widely affects the local ecology. The temperature also remains quite high during the night. The monsoon season arrives in late June, with temperatures around 29 C. Rainfall of about 36 in, the rainy season is humid and experiences considerable rainfall. Local people are often affected by the floodof River Kunda which in the outskirts of the city. Dry, mild and sunny winter enters in mid-November the average temperatures is about 4-15 C, but often falls to freezing point during the night.

Khargone Tourism

Maheshwar is one of the main tourists attractions of the place, situated on the bank of the River Narmada; Maheshwar was the capital of the kingdom of Ahilyabai Holkar. The town is famous for the scenic beauty of River Narmada banks. Thousands of tourists visit every year to bathe in the holy River of Narmada

Tourist places in Khargone
Oon,
Nanheshwar,
Navagraha temple
Siddhi Vinayak Ganesh Mandir,
Navgrah Mandir