Hatpipalya is a town and a Nagar parishad in the Hatpipliya

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

within Dewas district of 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 ...

, India. It lies west of the state capital of

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

. Hatpipalya had a census-estimated 2011 population of , which makes it a Tier-4 city. The city is spread over an area of .

Geography

Hatpipliya lies about north of the town of

Chapda Chapda is a town in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh state in India. Chapada is around from Indore. Demographics The Chapada village has a population of 6624. In 2011, the literacy rate of Chapada village was 73.20% compared to 69.32% in ...

, from the district headquarters of

Dewas Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pua ...

, and east of

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is t ...

Climate

Hatpipliya lies on the

Malwa Plateau Malwa is a historical region, historical list of regions in India, region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic plateau, volcanic upland north of the Vind ...

. Due of its high elevation and inland location, even during the hottest months of the year, the nights are relatively cool, which is known as '' Shab-e-Malwa''. Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter. Hatpipliya gets moderate rainfall of , mostly during July–September due to the southwest monsoon.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India

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, Hatpipalya had a population of . Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hatpipalya has an average literacy rate of 78.23%, male literacy is 87.31%, and female literacy is 68.74%. In Hatpipalya, 13.88% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Civic administration

Hatpipliya is administered by a Nagar Parishad (Municipal Council). Its responsibilities include sanitation, street lights, maintenance of birth and death records.

Representation in Parliament and State Assembly

At the state level, Hatpipliya falls within the

Hatpipliya Assembly constituency Hatpipliya is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It was created in 1976 and is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Dewas District and one of the 8 constit ...

, which covers most of the surrounding tehsil. As of November 2020, its representative in the

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is Manoj Choudhary of the

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. At the national level, the city is falls within the

Dewas (Lok Sabha constituency) Dewas Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary const ...

. As of 2019, its

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is Mahendra Solanki of the

Law and order

The Dewas Police, a division of the Madhya Pradesh Police, under the direct control of Department of Home Affairs,

Government of Madhya Pradesh Government of Madhya Pradesh also known as the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 52 districts. It consists of an executive, ...

is the law enforcement agency in Dewas. Dewas district is divided into 19 police stations and six police outposts. Hatpipliya itself has one police station.

Civic Utility / Amenities

As of the 2011 census, Hatpipliya had of roads of which was paved. Amongst the medical facilities, it had 8 medical shops and 1 dispensary with 6 beds. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 theatre and 3 auditorium/community halls. It had 6 bank branches. Hatpipliya lies about north of the town of

which is the junction to nearest National Highway ( NH47), south-east of the district headquarters of

, which is home to the nearest Railway Station ( Dewas Junction) and east of Indore, which is home to the nearest Airport (

Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport is an international airport that principally serves Indore and adjacent regions in Madhya Pradesh. It is the busiest airport in Central India and is located west of Indore. According to the statistics released b ...

Famous persons

Kailash Chandra Joshi Kailash Chandra Joshi (14 July 1929 – 24 November 2019)Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the 1970s.

Education

As of the 2011 census, Hatpipliya had 11 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 4 senior secondary schools, 1 degree-level college and 1 non-formal education centre.

References

{{Ujjain Division Cities and towns in Dewas district