BARWANI

barwani, a native state of india, in the bhopawar agency in central india. it lies in the satpura mountains, south of the nerbudda. area, 1178 sq. m.; pop. (1901) 76,136. many of the inhabitants are bhils. the chief, whose title is rana, is a rajput of the sisodhyia clan, connected with the udaipur family. though the family lost most of its possessions during the mahratta invasion in the 14th century, it never became tributary to any malwa chief. the forests are under an english official. the town of barwani is situated near the left bank of the nerbudda. the population in 1901 was 6277.