Khirala खिराला Khirala Shareef
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Khirala खिराला Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Khirala खिराला Khirala खिराला (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°41′42″N 76°13′13″E / 21.69487°N 76.2203838°E / 21.69487; 76.2203838
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khandwa
Government
• Type	Sarpanch
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	343 m (1,125 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,371
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	450337
Telephone code	07320
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP-12
Spoken Languages	Hindi, Bhili, Devanagari, Khatri

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 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

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]

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