Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh

Rajgarh
Rajghur
Rajgarh Rajghur
Town
	Rajgarh Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Rajgarh Rajgarh (India)
	Coordinates: 24°02′N76°53′E / 24.03°N 76.88°E Coordinates: 24°02′N76°53′E / 24.03°N 76.88°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rajgarh
Government
• Member of Parliament Rajgarh	Rodmal Nagar (BJP)
• Member of Legislative Assembly Rajgarh	Bapu singh tanwar (INC)
Area
• Total	1,105 km2 (427 sq mi)
Elevation	491 m (1,611 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	45,726
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rajgarhians
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	465661
Telephone code	07372
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP-39
Sex ratio	1000/956 ♂/♀
Website	http://www.rajgarh.nic.in/

Last updated September 26, 2021

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. Rajgarh is now known for NTPC solar power plant and dam projects running over here, as a result companies like Tata and Reliance power have shown interest.Rajgarh is also famous for Jalpama temple

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, Madhya Pradesh (1981–2010, extremes 1955–2011)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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)
Average high °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	29.0 (84.2)	34.8 (94.6)	39.6 (103.3)	42.3 (108.1)	39.5 (103.1)	32.8 (91.0)	30.6 (87.1)	32.5 (90.5)	34.1 (93.4)	31.0 (87.8)	27.9 (82.2)	33.3 (91.9)
Average low °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	11.4 (52.5)	16.9 (62.4)	22.5 (72.5)	27.3 (81.1)	27.0 (80.6)	24.5 (76.1)	23.4 (74.1)	22.3 (72.1)	17.9 (64.2)	13.0 (55.4)	9.3 (48.7)	18.7 (65.7)
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)	8.6 (0.34)	2.3 (0.09)	0.9 (0.04)	1.7 (0.07)	7.3 (0.29)	59.4 (2.34)	173.9 (6.85)	258.1 (10.16)	73.1 (2.88)	12.3 (0.48)	6.9 (0.27)	2.6 (0.10)	607.2 (23.91)
Average rainy days	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.8	3.3	8.0	10.3	4.2	1.0	0.3	0.2	29.5
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	39	31	24	24	26	43	68	76	65	43	37	38	43
Source: India Meteorological Department ^[1]^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] 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
Religion			Percent
Hindus			75%
Muslims			20%
Jains			3.7%
Others†			1.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Schools

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rajgarh
Govt. Excellence School, Rajgarh
Govt. Post Graduation College, Rajgarh
Rajeshwar Convent School, Rajgarh
Swami Vivekanand Public School, Rajgarh
Bhartiya Vidhya Mandir School, Rajgarh
Deepak Public School, Rajgarh
Career Convent Public School, Rajgarh
K. K. College Of Science & Management, Rajgarh
Sarswati Shishu Mandir, Rajgarh
Unix Computer College, Rajgarh
Advance Computer Academy, Rajgarh

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References

↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Rajgarh Town Population : Census 2011".

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[IMDnormals-1] "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.

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[3] "Rajgarh Town Population : Census 2011".

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Raisen district	Badi Baraily Begamganj Bhojpur Gairatganj Mandideep Obedullaganj Raisen Sultanpur Udaipura
Rajgarh district	Biaora Boda Jirapur Khilchipur Khujner Machalpur Narsinghgarh Pachore Rajgarh Sarangpur Suthaliya Talen
Sehore district	Ashta Budhni Ichhawar Jawar Nasrullaganj Rehti Sehore
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Rajgarh Rajghur
Town
Rajgarh Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Rajgarh Rajgarh (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°02′N76°53′E / 24.03°N 76.88°E / 24.03; 76.88 Coordinates: 24°02′N76°53′E / 24.03°N 76.88°E / 24.03; 76.88
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rajgarh
Government
• Member of Parliament Rajgarh	Rodmal Nagar (BJP)
• Member of Legislative Assembly Rajgarh	Bapu singh tanwar (INC)
Area
• Total	1,105 km² (427 sq mi)
Elevation	491 m (1,611 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	45,726
• Density	41/km² (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rajgarhians
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	465661
Telephone code	07372
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP-39
Sex ratio	1000/956 ♂/♀
Website	http://www.rajgarh.nic.in/