Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh

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From top: Rajgarh fort in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Rajgarh
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Rajgarh
Rajgarh (India)
Coordinates: 24°02′N76°53′E / 24.03°N 76.88°E / 24.03; 76.88
Country Flag of India.svg India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Government
   Member of Parliament RajgarhRodmal Nagar (BJP)
   Member of Legislative Assembly RajgarhBapu singh tanwar (INC)
Area
  Total
1,105 km2 (427 sq mi)
Elevation
491 m (1,611 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
45,726
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym Rajgarhians
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
465661
Telephone code07372
ISO 3166 code IN-MP
Vehicle registration MP-33
Sex ratio 1000/956 /
Website rajgarh.nic.in

Rajgarh is a city and a municipality in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajgarh District, and was a princely state under the British Raj, named Rajgarh State. The old city belongs to the Malwa region and is surrounded by a battlemented wall. The district is now famous for the country's most innovative and transformative Irrigation Project- Mohanpura Kundalia Irrigation Project. Built to bring water to one of MP's driest regions facing desertification and distress, these projects now deliver water to 1,300 villages. They benefit more than 500,000 farmers and cover an area of 2,90,000+ hectares.

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Geography

Rajgarh district is located in the northern part of Malwa Plateau & Rajgarh is almost in the middle of the district. It forms the North Western part of Division of Bhopal Commissioner. Rajgarh District extends between the parallels of Latitude 23027' 12" North and 24017' 20" North and between the meridians of Longitude 76011' 15" and 77014' East. It has a Quadrangular shape with the Northern and Western sides longer than the Southern and Eastern sides respectively. The zigzag boundaries of the District resemble a pear. Rajgarh District is bounded by Shajapur District in the South as well as west. The District of Sehore, Bhopal, Guna and Jhalawar (Rajasthan) enclose it from the South-East, East, North-East, and North directions respectively. The total Geographical area of the District is 6,154 km2. with a population of 1,545,814 according to census 2011. It is one of the small districts of Madhya Pradesh both in respect of area and population. It is about 145 km north-west from the state capital Bhopal & 198 km from Indore which is the commercial capital as well as largest city of Madhya Pradesh.

Climate

Climate data for Rajgarh (1991–2020, extremes 1955–2011)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.8
(92.8)
38.2
(100.8)
42.1
(107.8)
46.3
(115.3)
46.8
(116.2)
48.3
(118.9)
43.6
(110.5)
39.0
(102.2)
39.0
(102.2)
39.3
(102.7)
37.2
(99.0)
35.8
(96.4)
48.3
(118.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)25.9
(78.6)
29.0
(84.2)
35.0
(95.0)
39.5
(103.1)
42.2
(108.0)
39.2
(102.6)
32.8
(91.0)
30.4
(86.7)
32.4
(90.3)
34.2
(93.6)
31.1
(88.0)
28.2
(82.8)
33.3
(91.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)8.5
(47.3)
11.4
(52.5)
17.0
(62.6)
22.5
(72.5)
27.4
(81.3)
26.8
(80.2)
24.4
(75.9)
23.3
(73.9)
22.2
(72.0)
17.9
(64.2)
13.2
(55.8)
9.1
(48.4)
18.6
(65.5)
Record low °C (°F)1.3
(34.3)
1.2
(34.2)
5.7
(42.3)
12.3
(54.1)
16.7
(62.1)
16.8
(62.2)
16.2
(61.2)
18.2
(64.8)
13.8
(56.8)
9.1
(48.4)
4.3
(39.7)
0.0
(32.0)
0.0
(32.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)0.3
(0.01)
0.9
(0.04)
0.4
(0.02)
0.9
(0.04)
2.0
(0.08)
57.5
(2.26)
147.4
(5.80)
166.5
(6.56)
36.2
(1.43)
4.4
(0.17)
2.8
(0.11)
1.5
(0.06)
421.0
(16.57)
Average rainy days0.00.30.10.10.32.96.98.63.10.40.20.222.9
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)41352827284770776646424346
Source: India Meteorological Department [1] [2] [3]

Demographics

[ needs update ] As of the 2011 Census of India, [4] Rajgarh had a population of 29,726. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rajgarh has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 61%. In Rajgarh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Rajgarh
ReligionPercent
Hindus
75%
Muslims
20%
Jains
3.7%
Others†
1.3%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).
Jalpa Mata Temple at Rajgarh Jalpa Mata Temple.jpg
Jalpa Mata Temple at Rajgarh

Schools

References

  1. "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. "Station: Rajgarh Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 649–650. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M127. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. "Rajgarh Town Population : Census 2011".

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