Shujalpur
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Shujalpur is a city and a municipality
Municipality
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 in Shajapur district
Shajapur District
Shajapur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Shajapur is the district headquarters.Shajapur District is part of the Malwa Plateau. The district is situated in the northwestern part of the state and lies between latitudes 32"06' and 24" 19' North and...

 in the India
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n state
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 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....

. City has a great history attached to itself. Ranoji Rao Shinde, father of Mahadji Shinde(Scindia), died in 1745 at Shujalpur, where his cenotaph (chattri) stands which houses a Shiv temple. It is known as Ranoganj.

Geography

Shujalpur is located at 23.4°N 76.72°E It has an average elevation of 448 metres (1469 feet).
The city falls in the Malwa region.Two rivers namely, the Nevaj and Jamdad flow through the city.

Railways

Shujalpur lies on the Ujjain-Bhopal WR-CR link. There are regular trains plying to Delhi
Delhi
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, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
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, Jaipur
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, Kanpur, Patna, Trivendrum, Coimbatore, Cochin, Nagpur, Jammu
Jammu
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 and other major cities.

Roadways

From Bhopal- 83 km

From Indore- 170km

Nearest Domestic Airport
Bhopal which is 83 km

Nearest International Airport
Indore which is 170 km

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Shujalpur had a population of 42,465. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shujalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Shujalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.People here speak Malvi(a local dialect of Hindi) and Hindi.

Shujalpur is legislative assembly constituency. Bal Krishna Sharma "Navin" who was one of the great poets of modern India belongs to this place. The city has also a rich political history, First Prime-Minister (as then it was called) of Madhya Bharat late Pandit Liladhar Joshi belonged to this city.
The Renowned Geographer Pro. S. C. Dixit, (founder of Global Journals Inc.) developed the college. The main contribution of Prof.Dixit was to create the higher education culture among the researchers.
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