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{{About| Hoshangabad in India|its namesake district|Hoshangabad District}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hoshangabad
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| official_name = Narmadapuram
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| foot_montage = Clockwise from top left<br />],Tawa Resort, ], Bank Of Narmada, Temples Of Hoshangabad
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| area_code = 07574
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'''Hoshangabad''', officially '''Narmadapuram''',<ref name="Name"/> is a city and municipality in the Indian ] of ]. It serves as the headquarters of both ] and ]. It is located in ], on the south bank of the ]. Hoshangabad is 76.7&nbsp;km from the state capital and the nearest airport ].

==History==
The city was earlier called Narmadapur after the ] river.<ref name="DHCB_2011" /> Later the name was changed to Hoshangabad after ], the first ruler of ]. Hoshangabad district was part of the ] of the ], which became the state of Madhya Bharat (later ]) after India's independence in 1947.<ref>Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford</ref>

The city is famous for its beautiful ghats along the banks of the Narmada river, ] is a major attraction. There are colourful celebrations in the city on Narmada Jayanti. During celebrations this year the CM announced the efforts to rename the town. A Satsang Bhavan on the ghat has regular visits by Hindu saints who hold regular religious discourses on ] and ].

The city was renamed to Narmadapuram in March 2021.<ref name="Name">{{cite news |title=Hoshangabad is now Narmadapuram after Centre approves MP government's name-change proposal |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hoshangabad-is-now-narmadapuram-after-centre-approves-mp-government-s-name-change-proposal-2932387/amp |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=DNA |date=5 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MP: Private Bill to rename Hoshangabad district passed |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mp-private-bill-to-rename-hoshangabad-district-passed-7216338/ |access-date=6 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hoshangabad is located at {{Coord|22.75|N|77.72|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Hoshangabad.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Hoshangabad, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 278&nbsp;metres (912&nbsp;feet).

===Topography===
Northern boundary of the district is river Narmada. Across this the district of Raisen and Sehore lies. The district of Betul lies in the south, whereas the ] faces with the western and south-western boundaries and Narsingpur and Chhindwara districts, close to the north-eastern and south-eastern sides of the district respectively.

===Climate===
The climate of ] is typically that of Central India. Being close to the Tropic of Cancer, there is a hot, dry summer with maximum temperature of 40 - 42 degrees Celsius (April - June). This is followed by the monsoons with copious rainfall. The winters are dry and mild (November to February). An average height from the sea level is 331&nbsp;m and average rainfall is 134&nbsp;cm.

{{Weather box
| location = Hoshangabad (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2011)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 35.9
| Feb record high C = 37.8
| Mar record high C = 44.0
| Apr record high C = 46.0
| May record high C = 47.1
| Jun record high C = 46.3
| Jul record high C = 43.2
| Aug record high C = 37.5
| Sep record high C = 40.4
| Oct record high C = 39.6
| Nov record high C = 36.1
| Dec record high C = 33.5
| year record high C = 47.1
| Jan high C = 26.0
| Feb high C = 28.9
| Mar high C = 34.8
| Apr high C = 39.9
| May high C = 41.8
| Jun high C = 38.0
| Jul high C = 31.2
| Aug high C = 29.3
| Sep high C = 31.6
| Oct high C = 32.9
| Nov high C = 30.2
| Dec high C = 27.2
| year high C = 32.6
| Jan low C = 12.0
| Feb low C = 13.8
| Mar low C = 18.0
| Apr low C = 23.0
| May low C = 26.8
| Jun low C = 26.2
| Jul low C = 23.8
| Aug low C = 23.0
| Sep low C = 22.5
| Oct low C = 19.3
| Nov low C = 15.4
| Dec low C = 12.0
| year low C = 19.6
| Jan record low C = 1.0
| Feb record low C = 3.8
| Mar record low C = 8.2
| Apr record low C = 11.7
| May record low C = 13.4
| Jun record low C = 15.5
| Jul record low C = 15.7
| Aug record low C = 15.9
| Sep record low C = 15.7
| Oct record low C = 9.4
| Nov record low C = 2.2
| Dec record low C = 2.8
| year record low C = 1.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 12.9
| Feb rain mm = 11.5
| Mar rain mm = 7.2
| Apr rain mm = 3.7
| May rain mm = 16.2
| Jun rain mm = 145.1
| Jul rain mm = 385.7
| Aug rain mm = 419.0
| Sep rain mm = 193.9
| Oct rain mm = 30.4
| Nov rain mm = 19.4
| Dec rain mm = 4.9
| year rain mm = 1250.0
| Jan rain days = 1.2
| Feb rain days = 1.0
| Mar rain days = 0.7
| Apr rain days = 0.3
| May rain days = 1.6
| Jun rain days = 7.0
| Jul rain days = 14.8
| Aug rain days = 15.8
| Sep rain days = 9.1
| Oct rain days = 1.8
| Nov rain days = 1.0
| Dec rain days = 0.5
| year rain days = 54.8
| time day = 17:30 ]
| Jan humidity = 47
| Feb humidity = 37
| Mar humidity = 25
| Apr humidity = 18
| May humidity = 23
| Jun humidity = 47
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 82
| Sep humidity = 71
| Oct humidity = 52
| Nov humidity = 47
| Dec humidity = 46
| year humidity = 47
|source 1 = ]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Hoshangabad Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 327–328
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M119
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{update after|2022}}
As of the ], Hoshangabad has a population of 117,988; including 61,716 males and 56,272 females. It has an average literacy rate of 87.01%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 91.79%, and female literacy is 81.79%.<ref name="DHCB_2011"></ref>

{{See also|List of cities in Madhya Pradesh}}
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==Economy==
The economy largely depends on agriculture. Hoshangabad is one of the largest producer of Soya Bean. The land is quite fertile and farmers have good canal irrigation facilities from the Tawa reservoir throughout the year. The farmers employ rotation of crops and their major income depends on soya bean and wheat.

The city has a traditional way of living with many engaged in occupations enough for sustaining life. The city has abundant availability of water. Hoshangabad has high income per capita amongst cities of Madhya Pradesh.

Famous industrial establishment in Naramadapuram is the Security Papers Mill, a unit of Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd. The main trade in the district are handicraft, silk, leather, pulses etc. Other than these, the main business deals in the delivering of sand and tiles which come from river Narmada.

==Culture/Cityscape==
=== Landmarks ===
] is an important landmark of the city, on the banks of River Narmada. It is about 7&nbsp;km downstream from the confluence of Tawa and Narmada rivers.
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=== Nearby attractions ===
* ''']'''&mdash;This is an old ] built on the bank of ]. Many temples are near it.
* '''Ancient petroglyphs''' on Adamgarh hills consist of petroglyphs (rock paintings); it is a site of national importance; it is two kilometres away from the main city.
* '''Bandhrabhan'''&mdash;a holy fair takes place every year at Bandhrabhan, as it is a meeting point of the main rivers Narmada and Tawa.
* '''Salkanpur'''&mdash;Goddess Durga temple approximate 35&nbsp;km from Hoshangabad. It can be reached via ] or from the Bhopal-NasurullaGanj route. It is approximately 70&nbsp;km from Bhopal. This sacred ''siddhpeeth'' of Vindhyavasni Beejasan devi (one of the incarnation of the ] goddess ]) is on an 800 foot high hillrock, in the village Salkanpur near Rehti village. The deity, Ma Durga Beejasan is held in high esteem by her followers & local. Thousands of people visit this place everyday climbing more than 1000 steps. Every year a grand fair is held in salkanpur during Navratris. It is very old Temple but at present temple renovate by Salkanpur Trust.
* '''Hushang Shah Fort'''&mdash;This is an old fort built by the Malwa ruler ]. It is adjacent to river Narmada.
* '''TAWA Resort'''&mdash;Tawa Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Tawa River in central India. It is located in Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh state. The reservoir was formed by the construction of the Tawa Dam, which began in 1958 and was completed in 1978. The dam provides for irrigation to several thousand hectares of farming land in Hoshangabad and Harda districts. It is also a big tourist attraction during the monsoon months. A Cruise boat service has been started by the tourism department for visitors to the dam and reservoir.
*'''kalimandir gwaltoli'''&mdash;In Hoshangabad here a yadav's residents which is called Gwaltoli and there a beautiful temple of maa kali which is very famous because of its history and Hindu region.
*'''Ek mukhi Dattatreya Mandir'''; Built by Pujaniya Rukmini Bai Jade and Shree Sita Ram Tembe siblings of Shri Vasudevananda Saraswati Swami Maharaj, also known as Tembe Swamy who was incarnation of Shri Guru Dev Datta. The campus also is samadhi place of pujaniya Rukmani Bai Jade. They established Ekmukhi Dattatreya idol on vasant panchami Tithi in 1926 with celebration. At this place Shri Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj gave Sakhtipat dikhsha to Yogiraj Param Pujniya Gulavnikar Maharaj.This is a shrine Hindu temple having positive Vibes managed by Hoshangabad Maharashtrian Samaj.

=== Pachmarhi and Satpura Tiger Reserve ===
Pachmarhi, the only hill station of Madhya Pradesh, and a pilgrimage site for Siva bhaktas from the surrounding countryside, is now the base for enjoying the natural riches of the Satpura Tiger Reserve as well. The tiger reserve encompasses the oldest forest reserve of India, the ], and the breathtaking scenery of the ] with the ]. It was at Pachmarhi where Captain James Forsyth constructed the famous Bison Lodge and founded the Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh. His travelogue, 'The Central Indian Highlands', on his march from Jabalpur to Pachmarhi in 1861–62, transports one into the long lost times of tribal culture and rich wilderness. Pachmarhi is 64&nbsp;km from Hoshangabad.

=== Other attractions ===
* Sethani Ghat
* Shreeramsharnam
* Khedapati Hanuman Mandir
* Ramji Baba Samadhi
* Pahadiya (Ancient rock carvings by Pandavas)
* Ancient Shani Mandir
* Hushang Shah Fort
* Bandrabhaan (Sangam of river Narmada and river Tawa)

==Transport==
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City is well connected by road and rail from the state capital, ], and it is about 75&nbsp;km away from it. ] is connected by rail with all major cities of the state. One of its tehsils, Itarsi is linked with all major cities of the country due to ] and being on central route of Indian Railways i.e. Delhi-Bombay route. It is 18&nbsp;km from the district headquarters. One can reach Pachmarhi which is the only hill station in the state of Madhya Pradesh and an administrative block of Hoshangabad district by train from Itarsi till Pipariya and thereafter by bus, cab or personal vehicle to Pachmari or directly by bus or cab from Hoshangabad or even from cities like Bhopal and Indore. Hoshangabad district's biggest railway station is Itarsi which is connected to all major cities of India by train.

The nearest airport is ], Bhopal.

== Education ==
There are 960 primary schools, 207 Middle schools, 69 senior secondary schools and 9 schools operated by Tribal Department. Many educational institutions including the Narmada MahaVidhyalaya (NMV) were established by prominent visionary late Pt. R L Sharma. There are 11 colleges and one is a polytechnic. All the colleges are affiliated to ], Bhopal. There is an office of Saksharta Programme which is running many literacy programs in the district.

==Notable people==
* ] - Mathematician
* ]- Poet, writer, essayist and playwright
* ]- Satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature
* ] - Filmmaker
* ]- Actor


== References ==
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