Sardarpur

Sardarpur
Town
Sardarpur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Sardarpur Sardarpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°39′37″N74°58′44″E / 22.66028°N 74.97889°E / 22.66028; 74.97889
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

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]}

It is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

History

Sardarpur 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

As 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

The nearest airport is in Indore.

References

1. "WELCOME TO SHRI MOHANKHEDA TIRTH". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
2. "Bhopavar Tirth". Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
3. "Madhya Pradesh 2013". myneta.info. National Election Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
4. "List of Assembly Constituencies". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
5. "Vidhansabha Seats". electionsininda.com. Election In India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
6. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sardarpur"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 209.
7. "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.