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The region lies south of the [[Vindhya Range]], and consists of two portions of the [[Narmada River|Narmada]] and [[Tapti River|Tapti]] river valleys, separated by a section of the [[Satpura Range]], about 15 miles (24 km) in breadth. On the highest peak, about 800 ft (244 m) above the plain and 1800 ft (549 m) above sea-level, stands the fortress of [[Asirgarh]], commanding a pass which has for centuries been the chief highway between Upper India and the Deccan.<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Nimar |volume=19 |page=701 |inline=1}}</ref>

Later on Nimar was formed as a district of [[British India]], in the [[Nerbudda Division]] of the [[Central Provinces]]. The administrative headquarters were at [[Khandwa]]; but the capital in Muslim times was [[Burhanpur]]. Area, 4273 mi² (11,067 km²), population (1901) 329,615. The staple crops were cotton and millet; ganja or Indian hemp was also allowed to be grown under government supervision. The Great Indian Peninsula railway ran through the district, and a branch of the Rajputana line from [[Indore]] joined it at Khandwa. There were factories for ginning and pressing cotton at Khandwa, and manufacture of gold-embroidered cloth at Burhanpur. The district contained extensive forests, and the government preserved a section known is the Punasa forest, which extended for about 120 miles (190 km) along the south bank of the Narmada, home to forests of [[teak]] (''Tectona grandis''), [[Terminalia tomentosa|sain]] (''Terminalia tomentosa'') and [[Hardwickia|anjan]] (''Hardwickia binata'') trees.<ref name="EB1911" />

 

 

After [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian independence in 1947]], The former British district became the Nimar District of the new state of Madhya Pradesh, with its administrative seat at Khandwa; the Nimar District of [[Indore]] state became the Nimar district of the new state of [[Madhya Bharat]], with its administrative seat at [[Khargone]]. When Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956, The former Madhya Bharat district became [[West Nimar District]], while the eastern district became [[East Nimar District]]. West Nimar district was split into the districts of [[Barwani District|Barwani]] and [[Khargone District|Khargone]] on 24 May 1998 and similarly East Nimar district was split into the districts of [[Khandwa District|Khandwa]] and [[Burhanpur District|Burhanpur]] on 15 August 2003.

* [[Khandwa district|Khandwa]]

* [[Khargone district|Khargone]]

* [[Barwaha]] (Proposed)

 

* [[Burhanpur]]

* [[Dhamnod]]

* [[Dharampuri]]

* [[Gogawan]]

* [[Harda]]

* [[Harsud]]

* [[Jhirniya]]

* [[Kasrawad]]

* [[Kenud]]

* [[Khandwa]]

* [[Khargone]]

* [[Khetia]]

* [[Kukshi]]

* [[Maheshwar]]

* [[Manawar]]

* [[Mandav]]

* [[Mundi]]

* [[Nepanagar]]

* [[Pandhana]]

* [[Pansemal]]

* [[Rajpur, Madhya Pradesh|Rajpur]]

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* [[Tantia Bhīl]] - a tribal leader who actively fought against [[British Raj]] between 1878 and 1889

* [[Nandkumar Singh Chauhan]]

* [[Vijayalaxmi Sadho]]

* [[Sachin Yadav]] - MLA and former Agricultural minister of Madhya Pradesh.

* [[Subhash Yadav]] - Former deputy chief minister.

 

==References==