Khargapur is a town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Tikamgarh district

Tikamgarh District

Tikamgarh district is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Tikamgarh town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Sagar Division....

 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....

. Khargapur is an assembly constituency. Present M.L.A is Sri Ajay Yadav of Bharatiya Janshakti Party.

History

Khargapur was the part of vast empires successively ruled by the Mayuras, the Sungas and the Guptas. It was in the first quarter of ninth century A.D., that Mannuka founded a new dynasty as Chandella in this area. Khargapur was at that time came under this dynasty. Then successively it was ruled by Khangras and then by Bundelas. In 16th century Bundeli chief Raja Rudra Pratap, changed his capital to Tihri, about 40 kilometre south of Orchha, where Tikamgarh fort was situated and the capital was named after it as Tikamgarh. Until independence of India, Tikamgarh was called as Tehri. Khargapur was also the part of orchha estate and poses more than 125 jagirs under its dynasty. 5th son of Raja Bir singh ju deo (Orchha ruler 1605-1627) was sent from orchha to rule Khargapur. Khargapur also has an ancient Digambar Jain temple.

Geography

Khargapur is located at 24.82°N 79.15°E. It has an average elevation of 305 metres (1000 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Khargapur had a population of 12,412. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khargapur has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 40%. In Khargapur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Other details

The town has recently been made a separate block in Tikamgarh district, with its own police station and Tahsil.
Alternate Names: Khargapur

Nearby Metros: Kanpur, Bhopal, Lucknow, Agra

Spoken Languages: Bundelkhandi,Hindi

Nearby Airports (200 miles): Khajuraho(HJR, 41.3919 miles), Gwalior(GWL, 110.411 miles), Bhopal(BHO, 143.256 miles), Lucknow(LKO, 168.751 miles), Agra(AGR, 174.557 miles)

Surrounding Khargapur

Other Big Cities in State: Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Dewas, Guna, Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Indore, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Morena, Nagda, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Satna, Seoni, Shivpuri, Singrauli, Ujjain, Vidisha

Nearest Cities by Distance: Baldeogarh, Palera, Jatara, Tikamgarh, Tehri, Nowgaon, Bijawar, Chhatarpur, Mahroni, Mauranipur, Ranipur, Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited Ranipur, Harpalpur, Maharajpur, Prithvipur, Shahgarh, Lalitpur, Buxwaha, Rajnagar, Talbehat, Khajuraho, Barua Sagar, Babina, Khailar, Mahoba

Cities in Same District: Badagaon, Baldeogarh, Jatara, Jeron Khalsa, Kari, Khargapur, Lidhorakhas, Niwari, Orachha, Palera, Prithvipur, Taricharkalan, Tikamgarh