Shujalpur is a city and a

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in Shajapur district in the

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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 ...

. Ranoji Rao Shinde, father of

Mahadji Shinde Mahadaji Shinde (b. 23 December 1730 – 12 February 1794), later known as Mahadji Scindia or Madhava Rao Sindhia, was a Maratha statesman and ruler of Ujjain in Central India. He was the fifth and the youngest son of Ranoji Rao Scindia, the f ...

(Scindia), died in 1745 at Shujalpur, where his cenotaph (''

chattri ''Chhatri'' are elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indo-Islamic architecture and Indian architecture. Originating as a canopy above tombs, they serve as decorative elements. The earliest example of chhatri being used in the ...

'') stands which houses a Shiv temple. It is known as Ranoganj.

Geography

Shujalpur is located at It has an average elevation of 448 metres (1,469 feet). The city falls in the

Malwa Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, it is also syn ...

region. Two rivers, the Nevaj and the Jamdad, flow through the city.

Railways

Shujalpur lies on the Ujjain-Sehore-Bhopal Branch Line. There are regular trains plying to

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore,

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

, Kanpur, Patna, Trivandrum, Coimbatore, Cochin, Nagpur, Jammu, Puri, Allahabad and other major cities. Dhanbad howrah double decker train

Now the railway station is very beautiful.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Shujalpur had a population of 71,225. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shujalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Shujalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. People speak Malvi (a local dialect of Hindi) and Hindi. Shujalpur is a legislative assembly constituency and a tehsil .

History

The city also has a rich political history. First Prime-Minister (as then it was called) of Madhya Bharat the late Pandit Liladhar Joshi belonged to this city. The city is also known for its temple of Shiva known as ''Jatashankar''. Every year, on the occasion of Maha shivratri, a fair is organised near the cenotaph of ranoji rao sindhia and in the Jatashankar temple. Special bazaar of diwali

Culture and economy

It is surrounded by more than fifty villages, which are connected via roads. Water supply of the city is mainly dependent on three dams. Jatashankar dam (built on river Jamdhad), Nandasura dam (built on river Nevaj) and Bamanghat dam (built on river Jamdhad). The city has one Government PG College named JNS (Jawaharlal Nehru Smriti).

References

Cities and towns in Shajapur district {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub