Khirala खिराला | |
Native Name Lang: | hi |
Other Name: | Khirala Shareef |
Settlement Type: | city |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 21.6949°N 76.2204°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Khandwa |
Government Type: | Sarpanch |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 343 |
Population Total: | 6,371 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 450337 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 07320 |
Registration Plate: | MP-12 |
Blank Info: | Hindi, Bhili, Devanagari, Khatri |
Iso Code: | IN-MP |
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 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 South of the district headquarter in Khandwa, from Pandhana and from state capital Bhopal.[2]
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]