Makhan Nagar

Makhan Nagar
city
Makhan Nagar Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Makhan Nagar Makhan Nagar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°42′N77°56′E / 22.7°N 77.93°E / 22.7; 77.93
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
• Body	Makhan Nagar Panchayat
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	14,587
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	461661
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Makhan Nagar (Babai) is a city and a nagar panchayat in Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad) district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

It is also famous for babri wale balaji.

Geography

Makhan Nagar is located at 22°42′N77°56′E / 22.7°N 77.93°E / 22.7; 77.93 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 300 metres (980 ft).

Demographics

As per Census of India 2011 Babai Town has population of 16,741 of which 8,665 are males while 8,076 are females.

Religion in Makhan Nagar

1. Hinduism (93.29%)
2. Islam (4.12%)
3. Jainism (2.59%)

Babai Work Profile - Out of total population, 5,038 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 4,335 were males while 703 were females. ^[2]

Attractions

It is also famous for its shrine of Hanuman, whose idol is said to have come from a Baodi stepwell beside the shrine.

Other places include the Ram Janki temple which is a Hindu temple of Rama in Dravidian architecture, and the Babai Farm, a farm of Mangoes, Jackfruit, etc. and is also famous for the Tridevi temple. ^[3]

Notable people

• Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Hindi Poet

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Makhan Nagar
2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/madhyapradesh/hoshangabad/2343704000__babai/
3. Rename, 3 February 2022