Burhanpur

This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Burhanpur District.

Burhanpur
—  town  —
Burhanpur Location of Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh and India
Coordinates	21°18′N 76°14′E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District(s)	Burhanpur
Mayor	Mrs. Madhuri Patel
Population	194,232 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 247 metres (810 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 450331 • Telephone • +07325 • Vehicle • MP-12
Website	www.burhanpurlive.com

Burhanpur (Hindi: बुरहानपुर)is an important city in Madhya Pradesh state, India. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River, 340 kilometres (211 mi) southwest of Bhopal and 540 kilometres (336 mi) northeast of Mumbai. The town is named after sufi saint Burhanuddin Gharib of Khuldabad. The city has a Municipal Corporation, and also is one of the district headquarters of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

History

In 1388, Malik Nasir Khan, the Faruqi dynasty Sultan of Khandesh founded Burhanpur city at the behest of Shaikh Zainuddin and named it after a well known medieval sufi saint, Burhan-ud-Din. Burhanpur became the capital of the Khandesh sultanate. Later, Miran Adil Khan II (reigned 1457–1501), another sultan of this dynasty built a citadel and a number of palaces in Burhanpur. During his long reign, Burhanpur was transformed to a major centre for trade and textile production. In 1601, Mughal emperor Akbar annexed the Khandesh sultanate and Burhanpur became tha capital of Khandesh Subah of the Mughal empire.In 1609 Jahangir appointed his second son Parvez to the governorship of the Mughal provinces of the Deccan, and the prince chose Burhanpur as his headquarters. Also, It is a beautiful city with a lot of historical monuments existing in its expanse, primarily from the ruling times of Shah Jahan, the great Mughal emperor. A fact unaware about Burhanpur is that Mumtaz Mahal took her last breath in this city and her original grave still lies on the banks of Tapti river.

History of Marathas

During their early wars with the Mughals, Burhanpur was taken by surprise and its Mughal wealth plundered by Marathas under Sambhaji (See Sambhaji#Attack_on_Burhanpur). This city was taken by Peshwa during downfall of Mughals. The Peshwa 'SadashivRao - Bhau' stayed here while moving towards Panipat for the well known Panipat War -3.

After India's independence

Since independence, Burhanpur has been represented in the state and national assemblies by different political parties. In the last twenty years, it has been reprensented by independent candidates, Indian National Congress, Bhartiya Janata Party, and Nationalist Congress Party.Burhapur has been a stronghold of Congress, but in recent elections, Congress could not even find one candidate to fight elections for them. The bohra / Muslim community traditionally strong supporter of Congress is now voting BJP to power. In one decade, there has been a complete turnaround in the Burhanpur's mandate.

Geography

Burhanpur is located at 21.3°N 76.23°E / 21.3; 76.23. It;metres (817 ft) and is situated very near to the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Burhanpur had a population of 194232. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Burhanpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 69% and female literacy of 57%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Projected population for next census (2011) is 300000. Burhanpur is one of the top 10 cities in state of Madhya Pradesh. City has 55 % Hindus, 35% Muslim, 5% Dawoodi bohra, 5% Others.Approximately 40% population of the city are Marathi (Kshtriya Maratha, Kunbi Maratha, Patil, Mali, Vani, Bramhin, Harijan, etc.), other main communities are Gujrati, Sindhi, Sikh, Jain and others.

Industries

Burhanpur is best known for textile industries. It is the largest hub for Power Loom industry in the state. Also, having one NTC (National Textile Corporation) project 'Tapti Mills' and 5-10 textile companies like "Annapurna Calandering Works" and "Ambey Process" are best known for interlining cloth, dhoti, bakram and other types of fabric . 'Texmpo Pipes' is the NSE noted industry, Balaji industry both manufactures pipes and agriculture equipments.Several cotton and oil mills are also there. There is also a famous name in textile for School Uniform Fabrics with brand name 'PSMPoddar' with latest technology weaving unit & processing unit with also Uniform Garment Unit with brand name 'Bharat'

Education

Burhanpur has all facilities and institutes for basic and higher education. The main institutes are mentioned below.

• Thakur Shivkumarsingh Memorial Engineering College [TSEC].
• Maips College.
• Seva Sadan Mahavidyalaya.
• Pdt. Shivnath Shastri Govt Ayurvedic College.
• Saifiya Hamidiya Unani Tibia Mahavidhalaya.
• Guru Gobind Singh Dental College.
• Brijmohan Mishra Institute of Medical & Technical Science [BIMTS].
• Maulana Azad Institute Of Professional Studies.
• Dr. Zakir Hussain Degree College.
• S.G.J.Quaderia College.
• Jija Mata Govt Women's Polytechnic College.
• Millenium B.Ed. College.
• Vivekanand Mahavidhalaya.
• Sri Sai Baba Mahavidhalaya.
• Kendriya Vidyalaya Burhanpur
• Javahar Navoday Vidyalay Icchapur
• Javahar Navoday Vidyalay Nepanagar
• Smt.Savitridevi Institute of Computer Sciences and Management.

External links

• Burhanpur Historical City
• Burhanpur Gateway to South India