Shujalpur
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Shujalpur is a city and a municipality
in Shajapur district
in the India
n state
of Madhya Pradesh
. City has a great history attached to itself. Ranoji Rao Shinde, father of Mahadji Shinde(Scindia), died in 1745 at Shujalpur, where his cenotaph (chattri) stands which houses a Shiv temple. It is known as Ranoganj.
The city falls in the Malwa region.Two rivers namely, the Nevaj and Jamdad flow through the city.
, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad
, Jaipur
, Kanpur, Patna, Trivendrum, Coimbatore, Cochin, Nagpur, Jammu
and other major cities.
From Indore- 170km
Nearest Domestic Airport
Bhopal which is 83 km
Nearest International Airport
Indore which is 170 km
, Shujalpur had a population of 42,465. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shujalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Shujalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.People here speak Malvi(a local dialect of Hindi) and Hindi.
Shujalpur is legislative assembly constituency. Bal Krishna Sharma "Navin" who was one of the great poets of modern India belongs to this place. The city has also a rich political history, First Prime-Minister (as then it was called) of Madhya Bharat late Pandit Liladhar Joshi belonged to this city.
The Renowned Geographer Pro. S. C. Dixit, (founder of Global Journals Inc.) developed the college. The main contribution of Prof.Dixit was to create the higher education culture among the researchers.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Shajapur district
Shajapur District
Shajapur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Shajapur is the district headquarters.Shajapur District is part of the Malwa Plateau. The district is situated in the northwestern part of the state and lies between latitudes 32"06' and 24" 19' North and...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
. City has a great history attached to itself. Ranoji Rao Shinde, father of Mahadji Shinde(Scindia), died in 1745 at Shujalpur, where his cenotaph (chattri) stands which houses a Shiv temple. It is known as Ranoganj.
Geography
Shujalpur is located at 23.4°N 76.72°E It has an average elevation of 448 metres (1469 feet).The city falls in the Malwa region.Two rivers namely, the Nevaj and Jamdad flow through the city.
Railways
Shujalpur lies on the Ujjain-Bhopal WR-CR link. There are regular trains plying to DelhiDelhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
, Kanpur, Patna, Trivendrum, Coimbatore, Cochin, Nagpur, Jammu
Jammu
Jammu , also known as Duggar, is one of the three administrative divisions within Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state in India.Jammu city is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir...
and other major cities.
Roadways
From Bhopal- 83 kmFrom Indore- 170km
Nearest Domestic Airport
Bhopal which is 83 km
Nearest International Airport
Indore which is 170 km
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Shujalpur had a population of 42,465. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shujalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Shujalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.People here speak Malvi(a local dialect of Hindi) and Hindi.
Shujalpur is legislative assembly constituency. Bal Krishna Sharma "Navin" who was one of the great poets of modern India belongs to this place. The city has also a rich political history, First Prime-Minister (as then it was called) of Madhya Bharat late Pandit Liladhar Joshi belonged to this city.
The Renowned Geographer Pro. S. C. Dixit, (founder of Global Journals Inc.) developed the college. The main contribution of Prof.Dixit was to create the higher education culture among the researchers.