Badarwas is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

in Shivpuri district in the state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

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. Badarwas is also known as Jacket Capital of India.

Geography

Badarwas is located at . It has an average elevation of 471 metres (1,545 feet).

Demographics

India

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, Badarwas had a population of 10,408. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Badarwas has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Badarwas railway station is situated at Badarwas on

Indore–Gwalior line The Indore–Gwalior line is a railway route on the Western Railway, West Central Railway & North Central Railway section of Indian Railways. This route is now fully electrified awaiting CRS approval. This corridor has consisted of rivers an ...

under the Bhopal railway division. The nearest airport is Gwalior.

References

{{Gwalior Division Shivpuri