eastern district became East Nimar District. West Nimar district was split into the districts of Barwani and Khargone on 24 May 1998 and similarly East Nimar district was split into the districts of Khandwa and Burhanpur on 15 August 2003. Districts of Nimar Barwani Burhanpur Harda Jhabua Khandwa Khargone Dhar (Southern part) Cities of Nimar Anjad Bagh Barwaha Barwani Beria Bhagwanpura Bhikangaon Burhanpur Dhamnod Dharampuri Dharampuri Gogawan Harda Harsud jhabua Jhirniya Kasrawad Kenud Khandwa Khargone Khetia Kukshi Kukshi Maheshwar Manawar Manawar Mandav Mandhata Mandleshwar Mundi Nepanagar Pandhana Pansemal Rajpur Sanawad Satwas Sendhwa Shahpur} Thikri Notable people Bala Bachchan Tantia Bhīl - a tribal leader who actively fought against British Raj between 1878 and 1889 Nandkumar Singh Chauhan Vijayalaxmi Sadho Arun Yadav Former Member of Parliament,Khandwa Sachin Yadav - MLA and former Agricultural minister of Madhya Pradesh. Subhash Yadav - Former deputy chief minister. References Regions of Madhya Pradesh निमाड़ रैप || Nimad Rap