Sabalgarh
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Sabalgarh is a town and a municipality
in Morena district
in the India
n state
of Madhya Pradesh
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Sabalgarh has an old fortress on a big rock in the north eastern part of the city that has given the town it's name. In Hindi Sabal-Garh means "the strong fort". The foundation of the Sabalgarh fort was laid by a Gurjar King Sabala Singh and on his name the town is named as Sabalgarh. Presently the fortress is left in ruins only and is famous for the haunting stories related to it.
There are many temple around like most other Indian towns.
About 50 km from the town is Asia's largest siphon built at the intersection of Kunu river and the Chambal right main canal.
The Chambal river is just 20 km away from the town and is a known habitat for Indian Dolfins.
, Sabalgarh had a population of 29,597. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sabalgarh has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 52%. In Sabalgarh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Morena district
Morena District
Morena district is one of the 50 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The name, Morena is derived from the mor + raina means the place where peacock is enormously found. Morena, which has an identity of being home to perhaps the largest number of peacocks in the India. The...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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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Sabalgarh has an old fortress on a big rock in the north eastern part of the city that has given the town it's name. In Hindi Sabal-Garh means "the strong fort". The foundation of the Sabalgarh fort was laid by a Gurjar King Sabala Singh and on his name the town is named as Sabalgarh. Presently the fortress is left in ruins only and is famous for the haunting stories related to it.
There are many temple around like most other Indian towns.
About 50 km from the town is Asia's largest siphon built at the intersection of Kunu river and the Chambal right main canal.
The Chambal river is just 20 km away from the town and is a known habitat for Indian Dolfins.
Demographics
India censusCensus
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...
, Sabalgarh had a population of 29,597. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sabalgarh has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 52%. In Sabalgarh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Geography
Sabalgarh is located at 26.25°N 77.4°E. It has an average elevation of 212 metres (695 feet)Distance from popular cities
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