Kasrawad


Kasrawad is a tehsil and nagar panchayat in Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Kasrawad Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.

Geography

Kasrawad is located at. It has an average elevation of 169 metres and is 17 km in east from National Highway 3 and about 100 km from Indore.The town is 5 km from the northern banks of the holy Narmada River.

History

Kasrawad was an important Buddhist centre during the ancient and medieval periods of the Indian history. Some Buddhist remains and stupas at Kasrawad are considered the List of Monuments of [National Importance in Madhya Pradesh/West|'sites of national importance'] by the Archaeological Survey of India. The Chalcolithic site of Navdatoli is located 6 kilometers northwest of Kasrawad, on the banks of the Narmada River, opposite Maheshwar. It dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE
A Mughal Sarai Masjid was also present near a pond which is used for doing wudu, this site is close to Buddhist remains.

Demographics

At the 2011 India census, Kasrawad had a population of 22,750. Males were 50.91% of the population and females 49.09%. 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.

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