Alirajpur
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Alirajpur is a city and a municipality
in Alirajpur district
in the state of Madhya Pradesh
, India
.
Alirajpur State
was formerly a princely state
of India
, under the Bhopawar Agency
in Central India. It lies in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh
, near the border with Gujarat and Maharashtra
. It has an area of 836 m². The country is hilly, and many of the inhabitants are aboriginal Bhil
s. It has from time to time been under British administration. The chiefs of the tribes, whose title was Rana
, were generally Rathore
Rajput
s. The Victoria bridge at Alirajpur was built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee
of 1897.
Area-wise,Formerly Alirajpur taluka is bigger than the Jhabua taluka of Jhabua district, Now Alirajpur Is District. The Rajwara fort is situated in the centre of the town attached with a beautiful playground known as Fateh Club. Alirajpur is also the hub for Bhil
s for different kinds of trade and business.
, Alirajpur had a population of 25,161. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Alirajpur has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Alirajpur is a city in which public depend on farm.
Alirajpur’s topography is predominantly hilly. Its economy depends primarily on agricultural endeavours, especially farming, especially mangoes. The agricultural trading yard in Alirajpur is the biggest in all the state when it comes to mango trading. Also, the Noor Jahan, a very rare variety of mango of which only four trees are currently surviving, can only be found in the district, specifically in the town of Katthiwara.
BBB Mission-Shikshanagri is working for overall development of the downtrodden people. This area is backward in all prospectus education, Health and social awareness.
For more information about Alirajpur and BBB Mission - Shikshanagri please contact on 9993568336/9558812294.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Alirajpur district
Alirajpur district
Alirajpur district is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The district was carved out from the erstwhile Jhabua district on May 17, 2008 by incorporating Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhavra tehsils of it. Alirajpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district...
in the state of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Alirajpur State
Alirajpur State
Alirajpur State was formerly a princely state of India, administratively under the Bhopawar Agency subdivision of the Central India Agency. The state covered an area of 2165 square kilometres, with a population of 50,185 in 1901. Its Hindu rulers were styled Raja, and were entitled to an 11-gun...
was formerly a princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, under the Bhopawar Agency
Bhopawar Agency
Bhopawar was an sub-agency of the Central India Agency in British India with the headquarters at the town of Bhopawar , so the name . Bhopawar Agency was created in 1882 from a number of princely states in the Western Nimar and Southern Malwa regions of Central India , which included :-# Dhar.#*...
in Central India. It lies in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, near the border with Gujarat and Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. It has an area of 836 m². The country is hilly, and many of the inhabitants are aboriginal Bhil
Bhil
Bhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....
s. It has from time to time been under British administration. The chiefs of the tribes, whose title was Rana
Rana (title)
Rana is a Princely title of Royalty in Sanskrit. Rana is used by the Jats and Rajput of South Asia. The name is usually interpreted to mean "Prince".Compound titles Rana Sahib, Rana Bahadur, and Maharana.-Royal title in India:...
, were generally Rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s. The Victoria bridge at Alirajpur was built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee
Diamond Jubilee
A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary in the case of a person or a 75th anniversary in the case of an event.- Thailand :...
of 1897.
Area-wise,Formerly Alirajpur taluka is bigger than the Jhabua taluka of Jhabua district, Now Alirajpur Is District. The Rajwara fort is situated in the centre of the town attached with a beautiful playground known as Fateh Club. Alirajpur is also the hub for Bhil
Bhil
Bhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....
s for different kinds of trade and business.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Alirajpur had a population of 25,161. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Alirajpur has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Alirajpur is a city in which public depend on farm.
Alirajpur’s topography is predominantly hilly. Its economy depends primarily on agricultural endeavours, especially farming, especially mangoes. The agricultural trading yard in Alirajpur is the biggest in all the state when it comes to mango trading. Also, the Noor Jahan, a very rare variety of mango of which only four trees are currently surviving, can only be found in the district, specifically in the town of Katthiwara.
BBB Mission-Shikshanagri is working for overall development of the downtrodden people. This area is backward in all prospectus education, Health and social awareness.
For more information about Alirajpur and BBB Mission - Shikshanagri please contact on 9993568336/9558812294.