Khandwa Naka
Khandwa Naka | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Khandwa Naka Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Khandwa Naka Khandwa Naka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°40′27″N 75°52′46″E / 22.6740478°N 75.879323°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Indore District |
| City | Indore |
| Zone | 13 |
| Ward | 77-Bilawali |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) |
| • Mayor | Pushyamitra Bhargava |
| • District Collector | Manish Singh, IAS |
| • Corporator | Pushpendra Singh Chauhan |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 452001 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Indore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rau |
| Website | imcindore |
Khandwa Naka is a sub-urb in the largest city and commercial hub Indore in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
History
[edit]Khandwa Naka has been home to the vast campus of Indore branch of Radha Soami Satsang Beas. It is also home to a slew of educational institutes, schools and colleges. The century-old[1] Bilawali Lake is situated near Khandwa Naka.
Geography
[edit]The area consists of various residential colonies. It borders IT Park on the North-West, Tejaji Nagar on the Southern side.
Residential Colonies: Bhawna Nagar, Ekta Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Krishnodaya Nagar, Kushwah Ji Ka Bagicha, Sant Nagar, Shri Yantra Nagar, Shri Vihar
Arterial Roads: Indore-Khandwa Road (MP SH 27)
Transport
[edit]Rail
[edit]The Indore Junction railway station is the nearest railway station. Public transport such as autos, taxis, magic-vans, city buses are readily available.
Bus
[edit]Khandwa Naka being located on the arterial Indore-Khandwa Road (National Highway 347BG (India)), several City Bus routes serve the area. The bus routes[2] passing by the main Khandwa Naka Square (also known as Radha Swami) are:
| Route No. | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| C-3 | Tejaji Nagar | Gandhi Nagar |
| M-4 | Tejaji Nagar | Chhota Bangarda |
| N-5 | Tejaji Nagar | Mangliya Toll Naka |
| M-6 | Tejaji Nagar | Rajwada |
| M-19 | Bhanwarkuan | Simrol |
Political
[edit]Bhanwarkuan area falls under the Rau Assembly Constituency in Indore District. The current elected Member is Jitu Patwari from the Congress.
Education
[edit]Khandwa Naka area has an array of educational institutions starting from Nursery to Colleges. It has CBSE as well as MP Board affiliated schools namely NDPS,[3] a school of Indore. Holy Cross School, Gurunanak Public School, Guru Harkishan School, Vedant Pre-School and Queens' College.
MRSC,[4] a reputed college and IET-DAVV, the institute of Engineering and Technology and Arihant College.
Places of Interest
[edit]- Bilawali Lake: A tourism spot
- Radha Soami Satsang Beas, Indore [5]
- Holy Spirit Convent [6]
- Swami Narayan Temple [7]
- Gurudwara Shri Guru Harkishan Saheb Ji[8]
References
[edit]- ^ HT Correspondent, Vinit. "Indore's Bilawali tank turns 100". Indore: hindustantimes.com.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "City Bus Routes" (PDF). AICTSL, Indore.
- ^ "NDPS Khandwa Naka". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "MRSC Khandwa Naka". mrscindore.org. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Location of Radha Soami Satsang". WikiMapia. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Pavitra Atma Sevika Sangh-Holy Spirit Convent in Indore Indore".
- ^ "इंदौर में 20 करोड़ की लागत से बना मंदिर स्वर्ण सिंहासन पर विराजेंगे स्वामी नारायण". 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Gurudwaras in Indore, List of Famous Gurudwara in Indore".
External links
[edit]- City portal at Govt. of India info. website
Indore travel guide from Wikivoyage
