Settlements Established in the 1400s - Burhanpur, Marttila, Betancuria, Ra?cov, Neustadt an Der Dosburhanpur, Marttila, Betancuria, Ra?cov, Neustadt an Der Dosse Se (Paperback)

PMChapters: Burhanpur, Marttila, Betancuria, Ra?cov, Neustadt an Der Dosse. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Burhanpur - Burhanpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 233 metres (764 ft) and is situated very near to the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. City has Municipal Corporation and also is one of the district headquarter of the state of Madhya Pradesh. As of 2001 India census, Burhanpur had a population of 194,360. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Burhanpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 69% and female literacy of 57%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Projected population for next census (2011) is 300000. Burhanpur is one of the top 10 cities in state of Madhya Pradesh. Approximatly 40% population of the city are Marathi(Kshtriya Maratha,Kunbi Maratha,Mali,Vani,Bramhin,Harijan,etc.), 35% are Muslims, 10% Gujrathi, and remaining 15% are Bohara,Sindhi,Sikh,Jain and others. As of 2001 India census, Burhanpur had a population of 194,360. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Burhanpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 69% and female literacy of 57%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Projected population for next census (2011) is 300000. Burhanpur is one of the top 10 cities in state of Madhya Pradesh. In 1388, Malik Nasir Khan, the Faruqi dynasty Sultan of Khandesh founded Burhanpur city at the behest of Shaikh Zainuddin and named it after a well known medieval sufi saint, Burhan-ud-Din. Burhanpur became the capital of the Khandesh sultanate. Later, Miran Adil Khan II (reigned 1457-1501), another sultan of this dynasty bui...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9035