Sitamau is a town and a
nagar panchayat
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in
Mandsaur district in the
India
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n
state
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of
Madhya Pradesh
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. It is in the Mandsaur district of
Malwa
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region of Madhya Pradesh.
It was the seat of the princely
Sitamau State.
Demographics
India
census
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, Sitamau had a population of 12,889. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sitamau has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 26%.
Notable people
King Sattaji Bhil was a founder of Sitamau in 1700.
Transport
References
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Cities and towns in Mandsaur district
Cities in Malwa
Populated places established in 1701