Khirala

Khirala — A village in the Pandhana tahsll about 16 miles south of Khandwa and a mile from Borgaon on the Sukta river. Population (1901 ) 1243. The village contains an old mosque and a Muhammadan tomb. There are a number of Muhammadan dyers here who dye and print red cloths and are called Sindhis because they are supposed to have come from Sind. The village is owned by a Maratha Brahman widow, who is hopelessly involved in debt.[1]

Khirala
खिराला

Khirala Shareef
city
Khirala
खिराला
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Khirala
खिराला
Khirala
खिराला (India)
Coordinates: 21.69487°N 76.2203838°E / 21.69487; 76.2203838
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKhandwa
Government
  TypeSarpanch
  BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total6,371
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
450337
Telephone code07320
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP-12
Spoken LanguagesHindi, Bhili, Devanagari, Khatri


Khirala also commonly referred to as Khirala Sharif is a village in Pandhana tehsil in the Khandwa district (previously known as East Nimar) of Madhya Pradesh, India. It belongs to the Indore division. It is located 26 km South of the district headquarter in Khandwa, 6 km from Pandhana and 251 km from state capital Bhopal.[2]

Tomb

The village houses the tomb of Haji Sayyed Mohammed Badiuddin zia-ul-haq Qadri Shattari, Dargah of a Sufi from Madhya Pradesh.[3] The Urs of Haji Sayyed Mohammed Badiuddin zia-ul-haq Qadri Shattari at Dargah Sharif in Khirala attracts thousands of visitors every year.[4]

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