Khirala
खिराला
city
Other nameKhirala Shareef
Coordinates21.6180228°N 76.3056764°E
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKhandwa
Governing bodyGram panchayat
Unit prefMetric
Elevation343 m
Population total6,371
Population as of2011
OfficialHindi
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
PIN450337
Telephone code07320
Registration plateMP-12
Spoken LanguagesHindi, Bhili, Devanagari, Khatri
Iso codeIN-MP

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.[1]

Tomb

The village houses the tomb of Haji Sayyed Mohammed Badiuddin zia-ul-haq Qadri Shattari, Dargah of a Sufi from Madhya Pradesh.[2] The Urs of Haji Sayyed Mohammed Badiuddin zia-ul-haq Qadri Shattari at Dargah Sharif in Khirala attracts thousands of visitors every year.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Khirala Pin Code, Khirala, Khandwa Map, Latitude and Longitude, Madhya Pradesh". indiamapia.com. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  2. ^ [http://wikimapia.org/14189738/Tomb-Dargah-Sharif-Of-Hazrat-Saiyed-Badiuddin-Qadri-Shattari-RA "Tomb Dargah Sharif Of Hazrat Saiyed Badiuddin Qadri Shattari RA - KHIRALA"]. wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  3. ^ "ग्यारहवीं शरीफ पर संदल चढ़ाया"