Rau
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Rau is a sub urb 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 Indore district
Indore District
Indore District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district derived its name from the city of Indore, which serves as its administrative headquarters...

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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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....

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Location

Rau is situated on National Highway 3 (NH3), Mumbai Agra Road (popularly known as A.B. Road) between Mhow & Bhanwar Kua
Bhanwar Kua
Bhanwar Kua is one of the posh residential locality within the largest city and commercial hub Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. The area is named after the Bhanwar Kua temple in the city of IndorePostal Code: 452015...

 area of Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...

 city near Rangwasa
Rangwasa
Rangwasa is a village situated near Rau, Indore District, India. The village is situated on Rau Navda Road . Indore main city is around 8 km away from the village. Rau is 2 km far from the village...

 village.

Outlook

Off late it is one of the hot spots of Real Estate around Indore with many Educational Institutions opening up and construction of 4 Laned concrete Indore Bypass. The road connecting Pithampur (An industrial area of Indore region) to Indore Central, branches out from Rau, towards Pithampur from NH3 and is one of the first toll road in the country.

Services and entertainement

Many upcoming infrastructures are blooming at Rau. There are many investors to invest in high class infrastructures. There is a mall under construction which will house for a multiplex cinema hall, big bazar, reliance fresh etc.

Rau is famous for Kachori, Nakhrali Dhani, Umiya Dham Mandir, IIM, Traditional Navratri Function, Dusserra, Fire Crackers, Mama Ji ka Dhaba, Agricultural Equipments,Mashal Hotel,Cancer Hospital n Dr P S Hardiya Eye hospital etc.

Geography

Rau is situated at an altitude of about 530 meters above MSL. Climate is sub tropical which is typical in this part of country. Summers are hot and dry followed by monsoon months, with approximate 32-35 inches of rainfall followed by mild winters in the months of Dec-Jan.

Summer daytime temperature can reach 45 °C with 20-25% humidity.
Winter night temperature can fall to 5-6 °C with 20-25% humidity.
Annual rainfall is about 32-35 inches (800mm)

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Rau had a population of 20,845. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rau has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 54%. In Rau, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Connectivity

ROAD
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Rau is situated on National Highway 3 (NH3) and has got frequent intracity connection with Indore City-Mhow-Pithampur through an extensive network of city buses, both private and run by Indore city transport limited.

TRAIN
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Rau is situated on Longest functioning Metergauge rail line in India from Ratlam to Akola. There are regular passenger train services throughout the day connecting Rau with local stations of Indore, Ratlam, MHOW, Khandwa, Akola, Ujjain. This rail line is being converted into a Standard Broad gauge under Project Unigauge of Indian Railways. There is very less freight traffic on this section.

Nearest broadgauge railway station is the main railway station of the city Indore Junction BG at (INDB), 18 KM away. Indore is one of the major terminus and has regular daily connections to almost all major towns in the country.

AIR
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The nearest airport is at Indore (Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport) which is approximately 13 km away. Indore airport has daily multiple flights across various national carriers, connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Bangalore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Raipur, Jaipur, Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur etc

Administration

Rau comes under Indore Parliamentary constituency and is a separate seat for State Assembley, sending its own MLA.
Mr. Jitu Jirati
Jitu Jirati
Jitu Jirati is current MLA in Rau constituency of Madhya Pradesh in India. He was born in 1974 in Indore.He is presently State President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha- References :****...

is New MLA of Rau he is living in Mundi Road, Bijalpur near Rajendra Nagar

It comes under jurisdiction of Indore Collector, an IAS officer and Senior Superintendent of Police, an IPS Officer.

Education and Research

Indian Institute of Management Indore is situated in Rau. Rau also has many Engineering Colleges and Management Colleges attached to Devi Ahilya University, Indore & Rajiv Gandhi Technical University.
Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, dealing with research in Laser & Nuclear science (RRCAT) is also in Rau. Indore Professional Studies (IPS) Academy is situated in Rau. One of the top school of Indore Emerald Heights is situated in Rau.
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