Bada Malhera | |
Nickname: | BM City |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 24.5692°N 79.3294°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chhatarpur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 45000 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 471311 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | Badamalhera 07689 |
Registration Plate: | MP 16 |
Bada Malhera, is a town in the Chhatarpur district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
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.
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.
Bada Malhera is situated on the Kanpur-Sagar National Highway 146.
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).
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.
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.
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