Khirala — A village in the Pandhana tahsll about 16 miles south of Khandwa and a mile from Borgaon on the Sukta river. Population (1901 ) 1243. The village contains an old mosque and a Muhammadan tomb. There are a number of Muhammadan dyers here who dye and print red cloths and are called Sindhis because they are supposed to have come from Sind. The village is owned by a Maratha Brahman widow, who is hopelessly involved in debt.[1]

Khirala
खिराला
Khirala Shareef
city
Khirala खिराला is located in Madhya Pradesh
Khirala खिराला
Khirala
खिराला
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Khirala खिराला is located in India
Khirala खिराला
Khirala
खिराला
Khirala
खिराला (India)
Coordinates: 21°41′42″N 76°13′13″E / 21.69487°N 76.2203838°E / 21.69487; 76.2203838
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKhandwa
Government
 • TypeSarpanch
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,371
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
450337
Telephone code07320
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP-12
Spoken LanguagesHindi, Bhili, Devanagari, Khatri

Khirala also commonly referred to as Khirala Sharif is a village in Pandhana tehsil in the Khandwa district (previously known as East Nimar) of Madhya Pradesh, India. It belongs to the Indore division. It is located 26 km South of the district headquarter in Khandwa, 6 km from Pandhana and 251 km from state capital Bhopal.[2]

Tomb

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The village houses the tomb of Haji Sayyed Mohammed Badiuddin zia-ul-haq Qadri Shattari, Dargah of a Sufi from Madhya Pradesh.[3] The Urs of Haji Sayyed Mohammed Badiuddin zia-ul-haq Qadri Shattari at Dargah Sharif in Khirala attracts thousands of visitors every year.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Provinces District Gazetteers Nimar District Vol-a (1908)". 1908.
  2. ^ "Khirala Pin Code, Khirala , Khandwa Map , Latitude and Longitude , Madhya Pradesh". indiamapia.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Tomb Dargah Sharif Of Hazrat Saiyed Badiuddin Qadri Shattari RA - KHIRALA". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ "ग्यारहवीं शरीफ पर संदल चढ़ाया".