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KHANDWA , a See also:town of See also:British See also:India, in the See also:Nimar See also:district of the Central Provinces, of which it is the headquarters, 353 M . N.E. of Bombay by See also:rail . Pop . (1901), 19,401 . Khandwa is an See also:ancient town, with Jain and other temples . As a centre of See also:KHARGA 771 See also:trade, it has superseded the old See also:capital of See also:Burhanpur . It is an important railway junction, where the See also:Malwa See also:line from See also:Indore meets the See also:main line of the See also:Great See also:Indian See also:Peninsula . There are factories for ginning and pressing See also:cotton, and raw cotton is exported . |
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