Narsinghpur or Narsimhapur is a town in
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state in India until November 1, 2000 when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out...
state of central
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. Narsinghpur is the administrative headquarters of
Narsinghpur DistrictNarsingpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Narsinghpur is administrative headquarters of the district....
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Narsinghpur has a large temple of Lord Narsingh. This temple was constructed by Jat Sardar in the 18th century.
KhirwarKhirwar is a clan or gotra of Jats found in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh in India.- Origin :Raja Khir was the son of Aniruddha, the grandson of Sri Krishna. Khirwars are the descendants of Raja Khir.- Uttar Pradesh :...
clanA clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by actual or perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members may nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor...
Jats came to this place from Brij and founded the city of Narsinghpur, where they ruled for a long period. Khirwars of Narsinghpur were followers of god Narsingh.
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Narsinghpur or Narsimhapur is a town in
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state in India until November 1, 2000 when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out...
state of central
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
. Narsinghpur is the administrative headquarters of
Narsinghpur DistrictNarsingpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Narsinghpur is administrative headquarters of the district....
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Narsinghpur has a large temple of Lord Narsingh. This temple was constructed by Jat Sardar in the 18th century.
KhirwarKhirwar is a clan or gotra of Jats found in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh in India.- Origin :Raja Khir was the son of Aniruddha, the grandson of Sri Krishna. Khirwars are the descendants of Raja Khir.- Uttar Pradesh :...
clanA clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by actual or perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members may nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor...
Jats came to this place from Brij and founded the city of Narsinghpur, where they ruled for a long period. Khirwars of Narsinghpur were followers of god Narsingh. Here they constructed two temples of Narsingh
avatarIn Hinduism, Avatar or Avatara usually implies a deliberate descent from higher spiritual realms to lower realms of existence for special purposes, often translated into English as incarnation.Avatars that are of importance are mainly those of the Supreme Being...
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Geography
Narsimhapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 347 metres (1138 ft).
Demographics
India
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, Narsimhapur had a population of 46,120. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Narsimhapur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 72%. In Narsimhapur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.