Kasrawad

Kasrawad is a subdistrict (tehsil) and nagar panchayat in Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Kasrawad

Kasrawad

Kusrawud
Kasrawad
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Kasrawad
Kasrawad (India)
Coordinates: 22.13°N 75.6°E / 22.13; 75.6
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKhargone
Government
  TypeNagar Parishad
  BodySachin Yadav (MLA)
Elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
  Total22,750
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
451228
STD Code07285

Geography

Kasrawad is located at 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.

Economy

Cotton, soya beans, sugar cane and wheat 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 census,[2] 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.

Religion in Kasrawad
Religion Percent
Hindus
78.55%
Muslims
19.78%
Jains
1.38%
Others†
0.07%
Christians
0.17%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.02%), Buddhists (0.03%).

References

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