Kasrawad

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Kasrawad on Map of Khargone district

Kasrawad-Khalghat-Lepa-Borawan-Veda River - Narmada River in Khargone, MP

Kasrawad (कसरावद) is a town and tahsil in Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

Variants

• Kasaravad (कसरावद) (म.प्र.) (AS, p.154)

Location

Kasrawad is located at 22.13°N 75.6°E. It is 17 km in east from National Highway 3 (Agra to Mumbai) and about 100 km from Indore. The town is only 5 km away from the northern banks of the Holy Narmada River. It has an average elevation of 169 metres. The town is 5 km from the northern banks of the holy Narmada River.

Villages in Kasrawad tahsil

Adalpura, Aghanwan, Ahilyapura, Akbarpura, Amlatha, Aurangapura, Awarkachh, Badgaon, Badi, Badya, Bahaderpura, Baigandi, Bajitpura, Balakwada, Balgaon, Balkhad, Balkhed Bujurg, Balsamund, Balyapura, Bamanda, Bamkhal, Bamndi, Bardeola, Barkheda, Barslay, Baytel, Bedipura, Beganda, Besarkurd, Bhagyapur, Bhangaon, Bhatyan Bujurg, Bhatyan Khurd, Bhesawad, Bhilgaon, Bhoinda, Bhokariya, Bhopada, Bhulgaon, Bilwa, Bither, Borawan, Bothu, Brahmangaon, Chandanpuri, Chichalay, Chichali, Dabha, Dabri, Dagakhedi, Dakhanipura, Dedgaon, Dehariya, Dhalkheda, Dhamnod, Dharmpuri, Dogawan, Dolani, Domwada Bujurg, Dongargaon, Durgapur, Ekalgharia, Fazilpura, Gaul, Gaulpura, Gawla, Ghatvadya, Gopalpura, Gothanaya, Gujari, Hatola, Hirapur, Jahangirpura, Jalanpur, Jaljoti, Jalkhan, Jamala, Jaroli, Jawda, Jhiranaya, Jotpura, Kachhipura, Kakriyawan, Kamodwada, Karondia, Kasrawad, Kasrawad (NP), Kasrawadkhurd, Katarya, Kathora, Katkur, Kavadi, Kedi Bujurg, Khadakwani, Khal Bujurg, Khal Khurd, Khamalya, Khamkheda, Kharadi Bujurg, Kharadi Khurd, Khedi, Kirgaon, Kogavan, Kondapura, Kundaya, Kusumpura, Lakhangaon, Lendipura, Lepa, Magarkhedi, Maharajkhedi, Mahatpura, Makadkheda, Makundpura, Malgaon, Maltar, Mathlaya, Mirjapur, Mirjapur, Mogawan, Mubarakabad, Mukundpura, Multhan, Muradabad, Naganva, Nagarla, Naharkhedi, Narayanpur, Nayadad, Nimrani, Ojhara, Pagakhedi, Panwa, Pathora, Pipalgaon, Pipaljhopa, Piplai, Pipri, Pokhar, Rampura, Rangaon, Rasidpur, Raswan, Raypura, Regwan, Rupkeda, Sabda, Sadhupura, Sadli, Sagavi(Khamkheda), Sahejla, Saikheda, Salimpura, Sameda, Sangawi, Sarwardewala, Sasabarad, Satkur, Satrati, Sayata, Selani, Shivrampura, Singun, Siptan, Sonkhedi, Surwa, Surwa, Telyaon, Temrni, Thuwakhedi, Tigriyanwa, Titranya, Umriya, Utawad,

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Kasra (कासरा) (Jat clan) → Kasrawad (कसरावद) is a town and tahsil in Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

History

Kasrawad was an important Buddhist centre during the ancient and medieval periods of the Indian history. Some Buddhist remains and stupas at Kasrawad are considered the 'sites of national importance' by the Archaeological Survey of India. The Chalcolithic site of Navdatoli is located 6 kilometers northwest of Kasrawad, on the banks of the Narmada River, opposite Maheshwar. It dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE

A Mughal Sarai Masjid was also present near a pond which is used for doing wudu, this site is close to Buddhist remains.

कसरावद

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...कसरावद (AS, p.154) महेश्वर के निकट स्थित है. यहाँ ई.पू. शतियों के अनेक स्मारकों के भग्नावशेष हैं.

References

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