District Profile · Madhya Pradesh
Khandwa
- 1,310,061
- Population
- 4,927 km²
- Area
- Indore
- Region / Division
OMKARESHWAR JYOTIRLINGA Area 8,307 km²; population 1,310,061 (2011); density 158/km²; sex ratioThe number of females per 1,000 males in a population — a key demographic indicator in Indian census data. 943; literacy 67.53%. Home to Omkareshwar, one of Hinduism's 12 Jyotirlinga shrines, on a Narmada River island said to be shaped like the ॐ symbol. Also birthplace of legendary singer Kishore Kumar.