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Thikri

Coordinates: 22°4′0″N 75°23′0″E / 22.06667°N 75.38333°E / 22.06667; 75.38333
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Thikri
Shultanabad
town
Thikri is located in Madhya Pradesh
Thikri
Thikri
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Thikri is located in India
Thikri
Thikri
Thikri (India)
Coordinates: 22°4′0″N 75°23′0″E / 22.06667°N 75.38333°E / 22.06667; 75.38333
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictBarwani
Government
 • Bodynagar panchayat
Elevation
162 m (531 ft)
Population
 • Total40,000
Languages Hindi and Nimadi
 • Officialvidhan Sabha Rajpur Mla bala bachchan inc
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
451660
Telephone code07284
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityIndore
Lok Sabha constituency Mp Subhash patelKhargone Barwani

Thikri is a town and a tehsil in Barwani District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Known in the area for historical, racial author name Shultanabad and religious 'Gada Khichai' programme on 'Holi', which has been running since 12th century AD.[citation needed]

Geography

It is located at 22°4′0″N 75°23′0″E / 22.06667°N 75.38333°E / 22.06667; 75.38333 at an elevation of 162 m above MSL.[1] Thikri is a small town located 15 km south of Maheshwar and around 16 km north-east of Julwania. Surrounded by Khargone, Barwani and Mandleshwar, the town is a part of Barwani District and the Indore region. It is also near the river Narmada. Nearest airport is at Indore. Khandwa Junction Railway Station serves this town. National Highway 3 passes through Thikri.

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