Kukshi
| Kukshi | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Kukshi Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°12′N 74°45′E / 22.2°N 74.75°ECoordinates: 22°12′N 74°45′E / 22.2°N 74.75°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dhar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Municipality |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 37,482 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kukshi is a town in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. Kukshi has population of around 50,000 and as it is a tehsil place. Kukshi is famous for the business of cotton, mirchi, gold and silver, and ready made garments.
Geography
Kukshi is a part of the Nimar (Nemar) region of Madhya Pradesh. It is 350 km from Bhopal and 170 km from Indore. It lies west of the Narmada River valley and south of the Vindhyas. Kukshi is the biggest tehsil of the Dhar district. It is surrounded by the districts of Dhar to the north, Khargone (West Nimar) to the northeast, Barwani to the southeast, and Alirajpur and Jhabua to the west.
Climate
Kukshi has a subtropical climate, which is made up of a hot, dry summer (April–June) followed by monsoon season (July–September), and a cool, dry winter. The average rainfall is about 45 inches per year. The temperature varies from around 10 °C in the winter to 45 °C in the summer.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[1] Kukshi had a population of 37,482. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kukshi has an average literacy rate of 79.9%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86.9%, and female literacy is 72.8%. In Kukshi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Being nearest to the Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan borders there are also inhabitants from these states, too. Most of the population is dependent upon farming and trading.
Economy
Kukshi is one of the biggest towns of the Dhar district and business Hub of Dhar District. It falls in the Maharashtra cotton belt providing very good business opportunities. Cotton produced in Kukshi tehsil and its villages are of international quality, having long, fine threads. Kukshi also provides a trading opportunity to Bhils who live in the surrounding areas to come for their shopping needs. The main businesses in town are jewelry, cloth, steel utensils, cement factories, tile factories, torch accumulator and torch factories, cement pipes, stone crushing, electric poles and a cement barricade factory.
Kukshi has numerous educational institutes such as Sardar Patel college, Pushpam Academy, Allegiance Academy, Child welfare School, Nimar Cambridge school, Datahari Public School.
Culture
The residents of Kukshi belong to a variety of religions. Religious places are located in almost every part of city. Some of the famous and most-visited temples & mosques are Shani Mandir, Echhappurna Hanuman Mandir, Ganesh Mandir, and Shiv Mandir.
Of these, Sarkari Mandir temple is presumed to be a very old temple and Datahari Mandir also. Its name, data+hari, indicates that this temple was built to show unity among peoples of two important religious groups then: Hindus and Muslims. Gayatri Mandir is considered as a very pleasant location in city as the temple is on an island in a pond accessed by a bridge. There are seven mosques in Kukshi, the Badpura Masjid is biggest of all.
Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods (Mohallas) were considered as a block for a particular community in early days.
Places of interest
The nearby attractions of Kukshi are:
- Bagh Caves
- Tanalpur tirth - Sri Parshvanath Rajendra Jain Swetamber Pedhi and Sri Talanpur Digamber Mandir Pedhi at Talanpur are located 4km west of Kukshi town
- Bawangaja
- Koteshwar
- Shahid Chandra Shekhar Azad Sagar(Faata dam)
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.