Bada Malhera

Bada Malhera
Nickname(s):  BM City
Bada Malhera Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Bada Malhera Bada Malhera (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°34′9″N79°19′46″E / 24.56917°N 79.32944°E / 24.56917; 79.32944 Coordinates: 24°34′9″N79°19′46″E / 24.56917°N 79.32944°E / 24.56917; 79.32944
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhatarpur
Population  (2013)
• Total	45,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	471311
Telephone code	Badamalhera 07689
Vehicle registration	MP 16

Bada Malhera, is a town in the Chhatarpur district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Demographics

The total area of Bada Malhera is 623 km², consisting of 596.07 km² of rural area and 27.16 km² of urban area. According to a nationwide census held in 2001, ^[1] Bada Malhera's population is 53% male and 47% female, with a total population of 15,042. The population of children under 6 years of age is 18%, higher than the national average of 13.2%. ^[2] Bada Malhera's average literacy rate is estimated at 56%, just below the 59.5% national average with 61% of males and 39% females considered functionally illiterate.

State Representation

Bada Malhera comes under the Malhara Vidhan Sabha constituency. As of December 2020, its representative in Madhya Pradesh's Legislative Assembly is Pradyuman Singh Lodhi.

Tourism

Nearby places of interest

• Khajuraho
• Dhubela
• Chhatarpur
• Bheem Kund, Bajna
• Cave of Sadwa

Transport

By road

Bada Malhera is situated on the Kanpur-Sagar National Highway 146.

By train

The nearest railway stations are at Chhatarpur (55 km), Teekamgarh (65 km), Khajuraho (95 km), Harpalpur (105 km), Jhansi (175 km), Mauranipur (105 km), Sagar (110 km), and Satna (190 km).^{[ citation needed ]}

Education

Bada Malhera has a college affiliated with the University of Sagar (Dr. Hari Singh Gour University), which offers graduate and post-graduate courses in arts, commerce, and education.^{[ citation needed ]}

Economy

There are few opportunities for employment in Bada Malhera, with the local economy mostly dependent on farming (some of the locals are well-known grain merchants). However, the town does have a growing private commercial sector, mainly in retail. As such, the town needs help from the State to keep businesses running.^{[ citation needed ]}

Members of Legislative Assembly

Constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:

• 1951: Basant Lal, Indian National Congress

Constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

• 1962: Hans Raj, Indian National Congress
• 1967: Govind Singh Ju Deo, Independent
• 1972: Dashrath, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Jang Bahadur Singh, Janata Party
• 1980: Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Communist Party of India
• 1985: Shivraj Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1990: Ashok Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1993: Uma Yadav, Indian National Congress
• 1998: Swami Prasad, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2003: Uma Bharti, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2006 (by-election): Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2008: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party
• 2013: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janta Party
• 2018: Pradumanya Singh Lodhi, Indian National Congress

List of villages

• Andhiyara
• Arol
• Balya
• Baman Kola
• Bamni
• Bamnora Khurd
• Bandha
• Bandhar
• Bankpura
• Baraj
• Barethi
• Barkhera
• Barma
• Barsat
• Beeron
• Sadwa

References

1. "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.
2. "2011 Indian Government Census" (PDF). Census India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.