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Kukshi is a town in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. Kukshi has population of around 37,482 making it a Tier-3 city and a Semi-Urban centre. It is a Nagar Parishad. Kukshi is famous for the business of cotton, chilli, gold and silver, and ready made garments.

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Place details

Locality
Kukshi
Region
Madhya Pradesh
Country
India
Population
28,331
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kukshi
Settlement.other_name
Kooksee
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Madhya Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Madhya Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Dhar
Settlement.government_type
Democratic
Settlement.governing_body
Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
170
Settlement.population_total
37482
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Located in
Dhar district
Elevation
170
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Dialing code
7297
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postal code
454331
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Neighborhoods
  • Places of interest
  • References

Kukshi is a town in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. Kukshi has population of around 37,482 making it a Tier-3 city and a Semi-Urban centre. It is a Nagar Parishad. Kukshi is famous for the business of cotton, chilli, 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kukshi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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