Tikamgarh
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Tikamgarh ( ٹیکمگاڑھ ) is a city and a tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

, 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....

, 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....

, it also the district headquarter. The earlier name of the town was 'Tehri' (i..e. a triangle) consisting of three hamlets, forming a rough triangle. In the Tikamgarh town there is muhalla still known as 'Purani Tehri'. Until Indian independence in 1947, Tikamgarh, formerly called Tehri, was part of the kingdom of Orchha
Orchha
Orchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River , 80 km from Tikamgarh &...

, which was founded in the 16th century by the Bundeli
Bundeli
Bundeli is a Western Hindi language spoken in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh and in southern parts of Uttar Pradesh...

 chief Rudra Pratap, who became the first Raja of Orchha. In 1783 the capital of the state was moved to Tehri, about 40 miles south of Orchha, which was home to the fort of Tikamgarh, and the town eventually took the name of the fort. The district is famous for the old fort of Kundar known as Garh Kundar
Garh Kundar
Garh Kundar is a small village situated in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. It has been named so after the splendid fort of Kundar located here. ‘Garh’ means ‘fort’.-Origin of Name:...

, which was built by Khangars
Khangars
The Khangar community are an ancient Kshatriya clan of Indian origin. They are referred to by many other names, such as Khangaar, Khungar, Khengar, Khagar, Khangdhar and Rai Khangar.They ruled large areas of Bundelkhand after the fall Chandels in 1182 AD...

 and remained the capital of kshatriya Khangar rulers from 1180 to 1347.

The origin of name

The district is named after its headquarters, Tikamgarh. The original name of the town was Tihri. In 1783, the ruler of Orchha
Orchha
Orchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River , 80 km from Tikamgarh &...

 Vikramajit (1776–1817) shifted his capital from Orchha to Tihri and renamed it Tikamgarh (Tikam is one of the names of Krishna).

History

The area covered by this district was part of the Princely State
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...

 of Orchha
Orchha
Orchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River , 80 km from Tikamgarh &...

 till its merger with 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 Union. The Orchha state was founded by Rudra Pratap in 1501. After merger, it became one of the eight districts of Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

 state in 1948. Following the reorganization of states on 1 November 1956 it became a district of the newly carved 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....



Orchha was founded in the 1501 AD, by the Bundela
Bundela
The Bundelas are a Rajput clan of Chattari lineage who ruled several states in central India, in Bundelkhand region from the 16th century.The Bundelas are the most prominent Rajputs hailing from Central India...

 chief, Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha, (r. 1501-1531) and also built the Fort of Orchha. He died in an attempt to save a cow from a lion. The Chaturbhuj Temple was built, during the time of Akbar, by the Queen of Orchha, while Raj Mandir was built by 'Madhukar Shah' during his reign, 1554 to 1591.

During the rule of Mughal Emperor, Jahangir
Jahangir
Jahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...

, his ally, Bir Singh Deo (r. 1605-1627) reigned here, and it was during this period that Orchha reaches its height, and many extant palaces are a reminder of its architectural glory, including Jahangir Mahal (b. ca 1605) and Sawan Bhadon Mahal.

In the early 17th century, Raja Jujhar Singh rebelled against the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ,‎ or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...

 emperor Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) (Full title: His Imperial Majesty Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan...

, whose armies devastated the state and occupied Orchha from 1635 to 1641. Orchha and Datia were the only Bundela states not subjugated by the Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

s in the 18th century. The town of Tehri, presently Tikamgarh, about 52 miles (83.7 km) south of Orchha, became the capital of Orchha state in 1783, and is presently the district town; Tehri was the site of the fort of Tikamgarh, and the town eventually took the name of the fort.

Hamir Singh, who ruled from 1848 to 1874, was elevated to the style of Maharaja in 1865. Maharaja Pratap Singh (born 1854, died 1930), who succeeded to the throne in 1874, devoted himself entirely to the development of his state, himself designing most of the engineering and irrigation works that were executed during his reign.

In 1901, the state had an area of 2000 sq mi (5,180 km²), and population of 52,634. It was the oldest and highest in rank of all the Bundela states, with a 17-gun salute, and its Maharajas bore the hereditary title of First of the Prince of Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India...

. Vir Singh, Pratap Singh's successor, merged his state with the Union of India on January 1, 1950. The district became part of Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

 state, which was merged into 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....

 state in 1956. Today Orchha is almost a nondescript town with a small population, and its importance is maintained only due to its rich architectural heritage and tourism.

Books on the rich history of Orchha are available in local shops, mostly in the Hindi language. Only a thorough reading of some of this material will tell about the rich and varied history of this place.

General Information

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...

, Tikamgarh had a population of 1,01,786. (Including Nearest Villeges) Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tikamgarh has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 60%. In Tikamgarh, 15% of the population is under six years old.

Demographies

Tikamgarh is a city in the central 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...

 state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 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....

. It is the administrative headquarters of 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....

. It is nearby to the border of U.P.Tikamgarh, situated towards the west to the centre of plateau of Bundelkhand is surrounded by district Jhansi of UP in the north and Lalitpur(UP) in the west and south. So Tikamgarh is covered more by the parts of UP than that of MP. Towards its east, district Chattarpur is situated. People of Tikamgarh have constant and regular interaction with the cities of UP namely Jhansi and Lalitpur for their daily affairs.

Roads

  • About 20,000 of vehicles are running on Tikamgarh city roads including light and heavy vehicles.
  • There are daily service of buses for every part of state.

    • Highways Passing from Tikamgarh Are NH-12A, SH-37, SH-10.
  • Daily service of Buses for new delhi
    Delhi
    Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

    , Nagpur
    Nagpur
    Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...

    , Kanpur, 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...

    , Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur are also there.

Railways

The construction of railway line to Tikamgarh is in progress.... it will be completed in 2014.

But now Lalitpur (55 km) is the nearest railway station.

Airways

khajuraho
Khajuraho
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho , a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about southeast of New Delhi, are one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for...

 is the nearest (125 km) airport from where a daily flight for Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

  & Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...

.

Geography

The city has good nature Beauty with many parks & lakes which surrounds the city from every directions

Lakes

  • Mahendra sagar (Bada Talab).
  • Sail Sagar.
  • Vrandavan Talab (Jhir ki Baghiya).
  • HanumanSagar Talab.
  • Maharajpura Tal.

Gardens

  • Rajendra Park (Central Park) inaugrated by Dr. Rajendra Prasad First President Of 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...

     .
  • Subhash chandra Bose Park.
  • Shaan-E-Park TKG.
  • Chandra Shekhar Ajad Park.
  • Children Park Civil line .

Tourism

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....

 have many tourist places like:-
  • Orchha
    Orchha
    Orchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River , 80 km from Tikamgarh &...

    :- World famous for Ramraja Temple.

  • Kundeshwar
    Kundeshwar
    Kundeshwar is a village situated in Tikamgarh District, 5 km south of Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is known for kundadev Mahadev an ancient temple on the bank of the Jamdhar river, and is the location of Kundadev Mahadev Temple....

    :-Famous for Lord Shiva temple.

  • Baldeogarh
    Baldeogarh
    Baldeogarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.-Geography:Baldeogarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 319 metres ....

    :-Baldeogarh ki TOP (तोप) is famous in Bundelk

Civic administration

Tikamgarh City Officials
municipality chairman Rakesh Giri
IAS Mr.Raghuraj MR
IPS Officer Dr.Akash Jindal

Games and sports

Govt. of India has announced here Rs. 19 crore for established a Turf Hockey Stadium here.
The Sports Authority of India
Sports Authority of India
The Sports Authority of India is a body set up by the Government of India. It was created in 1984 to help promote sport throughout the country. Presently, it has seven regional centres at Bangalore, Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Sonepat, Delhi, Mumbai and Imphal and two sub-centres at Guwahati and...

 http://www.saicrc.org/mp.aspx (SAI) has their training centre & Hostel here, for Hockey & Softball.

There are many National Tournaments organised in the city.
  • Matabeti bai
  • Veersingh ju dev
  • Night Tournament Nazarbaugh
  • State level School Championship.
  • National level School Championship.

Places of interest

(Within 10 km)

  • Jhir ki Baghiya
  • Roraiya Mandir
  • Nazarbaugh
  • Kundeshwar
    Kundeshwar
    Kundeshwar is a village situated in Tikamgarh District, 5 km south of Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is known for kundadev Mahadev an ancient temple on the bank of the Jamdhar river, and is the location of Kundadev Mahadev Temple....

  • Barighat
  • Hanuman Chalisa
  • Paragarh
  • Shani Mandir (Mamaun Pahari).
  • Siddh Khaan.
  • Madkhera For(Surya Mandir).
  • Ahar ji & Papaura Ji
  • Picnic Point
  • kamani dawaza and maidan

People from Tikamgarh

  • Asgari Bai
    Asgari Bai
    Asgari Bai was a renowned Indian Dhrupad singer. She was a recipient of Padma Shri, Tansen Samman, Academy Samman and Shikhar Samman. She has also been felicitated with Nari Shakti Samman...

  • Uma Bharati
  • Keshavdas
    Keshavdas
    Keshavdas was a Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet, best known for his Rasik Priya, a pioneering work of the riti kaal of Hindi literature.-Life:...

  • Mrinal Pande
    Mrinal Pande
    Mrinal Pande is an Indian television personality, journalist and author, and till recently chief editor of Hindi Daily, Hindustan. She left Hindustan on Aug 31, 2009. She is appointed chairperson of Prasar Bharati, the apex body of official Indian Broadcat Media.This appointment came on Jan 23, 2010...

    -Story Writer of Girls

Educational institutes

Tikamgarh has many schools & colleges so students from different part of district comes here.
  • Govt. Polytechnic College Dhonga Road. gpctikamgarh.nic.in
  • Govt. Agriculture college tkg Kundeshwar road. http://www.jnkvv.nic.in/coa_tikamgarh.html/
  • Govt. Veerangna avanti Bai Girls college jail Road. http://www.mp.gov.in/highereducation/gdctikamgarh/
  • Govt. Science college Tal Kothi. http://www.mp.gov.in/highereducation/tikamgarh/
  • Govt Technical School Tikamgarh.
  • Basic Training Institute, Kundeshwar.
  • School for the cultivation of fine Arts, Music and Dancing.
  • Govt. Devendra Sanskrit Vidyalaya, Tikamgarh.
  • Govt. Excellence School N0.1 & No.2.
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya
    Kendriya Vidyalaya
    Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development ....

     Sunwaha. (going to Open)
  • Navodaya vidyalaya.http://jnvtikamgarh.org/

  • Private Schools & colleges
    • GPITM Computer Institute for PGDCA & DCA. http://www.gpitm.org
    • Sharp computer centre for BCA & PGDCA. http://www.sharptkg.com/
    • unique computer centre for BCA & PGDCA.
    • Shiva computer academy for BCA & PGDCA.
    • Daffodil's school.
    • Saroj Convent higher sec. school.
    • Shri Mahavir Bal Sanskar higher sec school. Jhansi road.
    • Hope academy jhansi road (CBSE).
    • Maharshi vidya mandir kundeshwar road.
    • Pushpa higher sec. school tkg.
    • Angel abode public school tkg.

    • Apart from it there are many B.Ed colleges and many coaching institutes are running here////

Radio and television station

Tikamgarh catches radio station of All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...

 (आकाशवाणी) under Prasar Bharati
Prasar Bharati
Prasar Bharati is India's largest public broadcaster. It is an autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament and comprises Doordarshan television network and All India Radio which were earlier media units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.Prasar Bharati was...

 at 675 kHz from Chhatarpur
Chhatarpur
Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District.- History :...

 & 92.7 Big FM from Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

.

Tikamgarh has its own Durdarshan kendra established in 2008.

Banking

Many Govt. & Private banks are working in tikamgarh.
Bank No. of Branches No.of ATMs
State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...

 
3 4
Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India , a government-owned bank, is one of the oldest and largest commercial banks in India. It is based in Mumbai...

 
1 1
Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India is one of India's largest state-owned banks , is listed on the Forbes 2000. It has assets of USD 13.45 billion and all the bank's branches have been networked with its 1135 ATMs. Its online Telebanking facility are available to all its Core Banking Customers - individual as...

 
1 1
Allahabad Bank
Allahabad Bank
Allahabad Bank , , which began operations in 1865, has its head-quarters in Kolkata. Currently the bank has 2500 branches across the country. The Chairman and Managing Director of the bank is Shri J. P. Dua. The bank has a branch in Hong Kong and a representative office in Shenzen.-19th...

 
1 1
ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank Ltd. is India's second largest financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and through its specialised subsidiaries in the areas of...

 
1 1
HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank Limited is a major Indian financial services company based in India, incorporated in August 1994, after the Reserve Bank of India allowed establishing private sector banks. The Bank was promoted by the Housing Development Finance Corporation, a premier housing finance company of India...

 
1 1
Axis bank
Axis Bank
Axis Bank Limited, formerly UTI Bank, is a financial services firm that had begun operations in 1994, after the Government of India allowed new private banks to be established...

 
1 1
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank , was founded in 1894 and is currently the second largest state-owned commercial bank in India ahead of Bank of Baroda with about 5000 branches across 764 cities. It serves over 37 million customers. The bank has been ranked 248th biggest bank in the world by the Bankers...

 
1 1
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda is the third largest bank in India, after the State Bank of India and the Punjab National Bank and ahead of ICICI Bank. BoB is ranked 763 in Forbes Global 2000 list. BoB has total assets in excess of Rs. 3.58 lakh crores, or Rs. 3,583 billion, a network of over 3,409 branches and...

 
1 1
Bank of India
Bank of India
Bank of India is a state-owned commercial bank with headquarters in Mumbai. Government-owned since nationalization in 1969, It is India's 4th largest bank, after State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda. It has 3415 branches, including 29 branches outside India...

 
1 1
Co-operation Bank 1 -
Madhya bharat gramin bank (Regional Office) 4 -

See also

  • Orchha
    Orchha
    Orchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River , 80 km from Tikamgarh &...

  • Kundeshwar
    Kundeshwar
    Kundeshwar is a village situated in Tikamgarh District, 5 km south of Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is known for kundadev Mahadev an ancient temple on the bank of the Jamdhar river, and is the location of Kundadev Mahadev Temple....

  • Bundelkhand
    Bundelkhand
    Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India...

  • Baldeogarh
    Baldeogarh
    Baldeogarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.-Geography:Baldeogarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 319 metres ....

  • Prithvipur
    Prithvipur
    Prithvipur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Prithvipur tehsil in Niwari sub-division of the district.-Demographics:...

  • Jatara
    Jatara
    Jatara is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Jatara is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres .it is situated near khajuraho and orchha, the very popular tourist destination.uttar pradesh is very near to...

  • Niwari
    Niwari
    Niwari is a tahsil/town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district of Indian state, Madhya Pradesh. It is adjacent to the Jhansi and Mahoba districts of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics:...

  • Palera
    Palera
    Palera is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Palera is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres .-Demographics:...

  • Khargapur
    Khargapur
    Khargapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Khargapur is an assembly constituency. Present M.L.A is Sri Ajay Yadav of Bharatiya Janshakti Party.-History:...


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