Sarangpur, Madhya Pradesh Explained

Sarangpur
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:23.57°N 76.47°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rajgarh
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:410
Population Total:37,435Muslim-49%Hindu-50%Others-1%
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:465697
Registration Plate:MP-39-MP
Iso Code:IN-MP

Sarangpur is a city and tehsil in Rajgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated at the bank of the river Kali Sindh.

Sarangpur is a town in Sarangpur Tehsil in Rajgarh District of Madhya Pradesh, India. It belongs to Bhopal Division. It is located 65 km south of the District Headquarters Rajgarh. It is a tehsil headquarters. Sarangpur's PIN code is 465697 and postal head office is Sarangpur. Taleni (4 km), Taraganj (5 km), Tarlakhedi (5 km), Kachhikhedi (5 km), Balodi (6 km) are the nearby villages to Sarangpur. Sarangpur is surrounded by Sarangpur Tehsil to the north, Shajapur Tehsil to the south, Nalkheda Tehsil to the west, and Shujalpur Tehsil to the south. Sarangpur, Pachore, Shajapur, and Shujalpur are the nearby cities to Sarangpur. It is on the border of the Rajgarh District and Shajapur District. Shajapur District Moman Badodia is west of this city .Sarangpur is represented by Sarangpur Assembly constituency (no. 164) in madhya pradesh vidhan sabha.

Geography

Sarangpur is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 410 metres (1345 feet).

History

Sarangpur is counted on the list of oldest historical places. Baz Bahadur and Rani Rupmati ruled the city; they were the rulers of Mandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The war between Baz Bahadur and Akbar the Great also occurred in Sarangpur. In that war, Akbar defeated Baz Bahadur and ruled the city. There was also a battle held at Sarangpur in which Rajput king Rana Kumbha of Mewar attacked Malwa sultan Mahmud Khalji who was joined by Ahmed Shah, the sultan of Gujarat, leading to Rajput victory over the Malwa Sultanate.Sultan Mahmud Khilji was taken prisoner after this battle[2]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India,[3] Sarangpur had a population of 37,435. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sarangpur has an average literacy rate of 74.54%, higher than the national average of 69.32%: male literacy is 81.79%, and female literacy is 66.87%. In Sarangpur, 14.67% of the population is under six years of age.

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Transport

Bus service is available in Sarangpur. Sarangpur is serveced by Agra Mumbai National Highway (formerly NH3) now renamed as NH 52. It is 126 km from Indore, the business capital of Madhya Pradesh. It is 160 km from Bhopal, the capital. Sarangpur railway station is situated on Indore–Gwalior line under the Bhopal railway division of West Central Railway zone.

References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Sarangpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sarangpur
  2. Har Bilas Sarda "Maharana Kumbha: sovereign, soldier, scholar pg 27"
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Kapileshwar Mahadev Temple-Sarangpur District Rajgarh, Government of Madhya Pradesh India. 2021-07-29. en-US.