Khaniyadhana
Encyclopedia
Khaniyadhana is a town and a Nagar Panchayat
in Shivpuri district
in the India
n state
of Madhya Pradesh
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of British India of the same name.
, Khaniyadhana had a population of 12,595. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khaniyadhana has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 47%. In Khaniyadhana, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....
in Shivpuri district
Shivpuri District
Shivpuri District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The town of Shivpuri is the district headquarters. Important towns in the district are: Badarwas, Karera, Khaniyadhana, Kolaras, Narwar and Pichhore....
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
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....
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History
Before Indian independence in 1947, Khaniadhana was the capital of a princely statePrincely 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 British India of the same name.
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...
, Khaniyadhana had a population of 12,595. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khaniyadhana has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 47%. In Khaniyadhana, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.