Sardarpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Dhar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a town on Mahi river on the Malwa plateau. There is an ancient Shivalinga situated at the bank of Mahi river at a place called Shree Jhineshwar Dham; Shri Mohankheda Jain Thirth and Bhopawar Jain Tirth are located nearby. [1][2]
Sardarpur | |
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Town | |
  Sardarpur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Sardarpur Sardarpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′37″N 74°58′44″E / 22.66028°N 74.97889°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dhar |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,120 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
It is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[3][4][5]
History
editSardarpur was a British station in Central India during the British Raj, and was within the state of Gwalior.[6] It was the headquarters of the political agent for the Bhopawar agency, and of the Malwa Bhil corps, originally raised in 1837 and converted into a military police battalion by around 1900.[6]
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[7] Sardarpur had a population of 6,119. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sardarpur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sardarpur, 15% of the population is under six years of age.
Transport
editThe nearest airport is in Indore.
References
edit- ^ http://shrimohankheda.com/
- ^ http://www.bhopavartirth.org/
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "List of Assembly Constituencies". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Vidhansabha Seats". electionsininda.com. Election In India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 209.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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