town, western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is located near the confluence of the Siwan and Latia rivers, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Bhopal. A former British cantonment, the town served as the headquarters of the British Bhopal Agency. It was later handed over to Bhopal state in the early decades of the 20th century. Sehore is now a major rail junction and an agricultural trade centre. Sugar milling, cotton ginning, and hand-loom weaving are the chief industries. There is a government college affiliated with Bhopal University. The town contains a small fort with a nearby mosque that stands on the site of an earlier Hindu temple. The town holds a number of well-attended annual events, including a cattle fair and a kisan (peasant) fair. Wheat, jowar (grain sorghum), linseed, and corn (maize) are the major crops of the surrounding agricultural area, which is watered by the Betwa, Parbati, and Narmada rivers. Pop. (2001) 90,333.