Khargapur Explained

Khargapur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:24.82°N 79.15°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tikamgarh
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:305
Population Total:14813
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:MP-36

Khargapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Khargapur is an assembly constituency.

History

Khargapur was the part of vast empires successively ruled by the Mauryas, the Shungas and the Guptas. It was in the first quarter of ninth century AD., that Mannuka founded a new Chandela dynasty in the area. Khargapur at that time came under this dynasty. Then successively it was ruled by Bundelas of Orchha estate and possessed more than 125 jagirs under its dynasty. The fifth son of Vir Singh Deo (ruler of Orchha, 1605–1627) was sent from Orchha to rule Khargapur.

Khargapur also has an ancient Digambar Jain temple.

This place had been actively involved in the Indian independence movement and contributed in the movement under the leadership of freedom fighter Shri Nathuram Goswami.

Geography

Khargapur is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 305 metres (1000 feet). It is about 40 km away from district Tikamgarh.

Demographics

India census,[2] Khargapur had a population of 12,412. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khargapur has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 40%. In Khargapur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Other details

The town has recently been made a separate block in Tikamgarh district, with its own police station and Tahsil.

Nearby metros: Kanpur, Bhopal, Lucknow, Agra

Spoken languages: Bundelkhandi, Hindi

Nearby airports (200 miles): Khajuraho (HJR, 41.3919 miles), Gwalior (GWL, 110.411 miles), Bhopal (BHO, 143.256 miles), Lucknow (LKO, 168.751 miles), Agra (AGR, 174.557 miles)

References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Khargapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khargapur
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.

Its local language is Bundelkhandhi.