Hoshangabad

Hoshangabad, officially renamed Narmadapuram in March 2021, is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, in central India. It stands on the south bank of the Narmada River, about 76.7 kilometres from Bhopal, the state capital, which also has the nearest airport. The city is the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district and Narmadapuram division. Its earlier name, Narmadapur, came from the river, and it was later changed to Hoshangabad after Hoshang Shah Gori, the first ruler of the Malwa Sultanate. The surrounding district belonged to the Nerbudda Division of the Central Provinces and Berar, and after Indian independence in 1947 it became part of Madhya Bharat and then Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 census of India counted 117,988 residents, with a literacy rate of 87.01 percent, and the city lies at an average elevation of about 278 metres.