NIMACH

also spelled Neemuch town, western Madhya Pradesh state, central India, located on a barren ridge. Handloom weaving is the major industry. Formerly a large British cantonment of Gwalior princely state, the town in 1822 became the headquarters of the combined RajputanaMalwa political agency and of the Malwa Agency in 1895. It is a road junction and distribution centre for agricultural products and building stone. There is a college affiliated with Vikram University. The surrounding country was once famous as a tiger-hunting area. Pop. (1981) town, 65,860; metropolitan area, 68,853.