Maheshwar

Maheshwar
Town
Ahilya Fort at Maheshwar
Maheshwar
Coordinates: 22°07′N 75°21′E / 22.11°N 75.35°E / 22.11; 75.35
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khargone
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	24,000
Languages Sanskrit
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	451224
Telephone code	07283
Vehicle registration	MP-10
Website	www.khargone.nic.in

Maheshwar is a town, near Khargone city in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. It is located on State Highway-38 (Khargone city-Barwaha- Bandheri Highway),13.5 km east of National Highway 3 (Agra-Mumbai highway) and 91 km from Indore, the commercial capital of the state. The Town lies on the north bank of the Narmada River. It was the kingdom of Chaktavartin Samrat Sahastraarjun, Kartavirya Arjuna a Heheya king. Lately, after many years, it was the capital of the Malwa during the Maratha Holkar reign till 6 January 1818, when the capital was shifted to Indore by Malhar Rao Holkar III.