Other notable towns in the district include Mundi, Harsud, Punasa, Pandhana and Omkareshwar.

Khandwa district was surrendered by the Marathas to the British Raj in 1818, and later became part of the Central Provinces and Berar.

The area to the west, which forms the present Khargone district, was part of the princely state of Indore.

After India's independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became the new Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Khandwa one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

[6] Languages of Khandwa district (2011)[8] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 40.59% of the population in the district spoke Nimadi, 33.84% Hindi, 9.71% Korku, 3.20% Urdu, 2.94% Bhili, 2.06% Bareli, 1.67% Banjari, 1.24% Gondi, 1.05% Marathi and 0.97% Bhilali as their first language.