Barwani district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is at Barwani.
| Barwani district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Madhya Pradesh |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Barwani |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Indore |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Barwani |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Km2: | 5427 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1385881 |
| Population Urban: | 14.72% |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 49.08% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 982 |
| Leader Title: | District collector |
| Leader Name: | Shivraj Singh Verma (IAS) |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | 1. Khargone (shared with Barwani district) |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 4 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Registration Plate: | MP-46 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | MP SH 26 MP SH 36 |
Barwani district has an area of 5,427 km² and a population 1,385,881 (2011 census). The district lies in the southwestern corner of Madhya Pradesh; the Narmada River forms its northern boundary. The Satpura Range lies to its south. The district is bordered by Maharashtra state to the south, Gujarat state to the west, Dhar District to the north and Khargone District to the east.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Barwani one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]
The district hosts industries like textile manufacturing, cotton ginning mill, oilseed processing, food processing, and small-scale agro-based enterprises, contributing to its economic development.[2]
Barwani district's agriculture is predominantly focused on crops like cotton, soybeans, wheat, and maize, owing to its fertile soil and favorable climate. This is one of the major cotton producing areas of the state.[3]
The district is divided into two sub-divisions, Barwani and Sendhwa, which are further divided in to nine tahsils, Barwani, Sendhwa, Pansemal, Warla (Varla)[4] Niwali,[5] [6] Thikri, Pati, Anjad and Rajpur, and seven developmental blocks, Barwani, Pati, Sendhawa, Pansemal, Niwali, Thikari and Rajpur. The four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district are Pansemal [Pansemal Tehsil+[[Niwali Tehsil]]], Barwani [Barwani+Pati], Sendhwa [Sendhwa Tehsil] and Rajpur [Rajpur+Anjad+Thikari+[[Balsamud]]]. Barwani, Sendhawa, Pansemal and Rajpur assembly constituencies are part of Khargone Lok Sabha constituency. The district has 417 panchayats and 715 villages, 646 revenue and 69 forest. Out of these villages, 560 are inhabited and 16 are un-inhabited. The two municipalities in this district are Barwani and Sendhawa.
Sendhwa Tehsil is a centre for the cotton ginning industry. Other places of note include:
According to the 2011 census Barwani District has a population of 1,385,881,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[10] or the US state of Hawaii.[11] This gives it a ranking of 354th in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 256PD/sqkm.[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.57%.[9] Barwani has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 49.08%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.35% and 69.42% of the population respectively.[9]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 49.58% of the population in the district spoke Bareli, 23.84% Nimadi, 9.71% Hindi, 4.95% Bhilali, 3.75% Bhili, 2.10% Khandeshi, 1.31% Gujarati, 1.26% Marathi and 1.04% Banjari as their first language.[12]
Languages spoken include three mutually unintelligible Bareli languages: Palya, a Bhil language with approximately 10 000 speakers centred in Madhya Pradesh;[13] Pauri, with approximately 175 000 speakers, written in the Devanagari script;[14] and Rathwi, with approximately 64,000 speakers.[15] Other languages include Bhilali, with 11 50 000 speakers.[16]