Shujalpur

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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| other_name = Shoojahwulpoor
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'''Shujalpur''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Shajapur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. [[Ranoji Rao Shinde]], father of [[Mahadji Shinde]] (Scindia), died in 1745 at Shujalpur, where his cenotaph (''[[chattri]]'') stands which houses a Shiv temple. It is known as Ranoganj.

The economy of Shujalpur is primarily driven by agriculture, with crops such as wheat, cotton, and soybeans being grown in the region. It also has a developing infrastructure, with schools, markets, and government facilities that serve the local population.

== Geography ==
Its a city located in Madhya Pradesh, near Indore. Shujalpur is located at {{Coord|23.38|N|76.71|E|}} It has an average elevation of 448 metres (1,469 feet).
The city falls in the [[Malwa]] region. Two rivers, the [[Newaj River|Nevaj]] and the Jamdad, flow through the city.

== Railways ==
[[File:SJPUR.JPG|thumb|250px|Shujalpur Railway Station]]

[[Shujalpur railway station|Shujalpur]] lies on the Ujjain-Sehore-Bhopal Branch Line. There are regular trains plying to [[Delhi]], Kolkata, Chennai, [[Ahmedabad]], Bangalore, [[Jaipur]], [[Kanpur]], Patna, Trivandrum, Coimbatore, Cochin, Nagpur, Jammu, Puri, Allahabad and other major cities.

The station is part of the '''[[Ratlam ]]''' Zone of the Western Railway zone.

The railway station is connected to major cities like '''[[Indore]]''', '''[[Bhopal]]''', '''[[Ujjain]]''', and other towns within Madhya Pradesh. It helps in facilitating the movement of goods and passengers, particularly from the agricultural sector.[[File:Dhanbad howrah double decker train.jpg|thumb]]
Now the railway station is very beautiful.

== Demographics ==
{{update after|2022}}
As of the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Shujalpur had a population of 71,225. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shujalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Shujalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. People speak Malvi (a local dialect of Hindi) and Hindi.
Shujalpur is a legislative assembly constituency and a tehsil .

== History ==
The city also has a rich political history. First Prime-Minister (as then it was called) of Madhya Bharat the late Pandit [[Liladhar Joshi]] belonged to this city. The city is also known for its temple of Shiva known as ''Jatashankar''. Every year, on the occasion of Maha shivratri, a fair is organised near the cenotaph of ranoji rao sindhia and in the Jatashankar temple.

[[File:Special bazaar of diwali.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]

== Culture and economy ==
It is surrounded by more than fifty villages, which are connected via roads. Water supply of the city is mainly dependent on three dams.
Jatashankar dam (built on river Jamdhad), Nandasura dam (built on river Nevaj) and Bamanghat dam (built on river Jamdhad). The city has one Government PG College named JNS (Jawaharlal Nehru Smriti).

== Education ==

=== Government and Private Colleges ===

* Govt Jawaharlal Nehru Smrati College, Shujalpur
* SLV College, Shujalpur Mandi
* Old J.N.S. Govt. College, Shujalpur
* ITI Shujalpur
* Swargiya Srilal Saxena Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Shujalpur

== References ==
<ref name="Sharma1995">{{cite book|author=Sadhna Sharma|title=States Politics in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i0HdDbdKa8UC|year=1995|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-619-4}}</ref>
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