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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rahatgarh
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.78|N|78.37|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sagar district|Sagar]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 461
| population_total = 31,537
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=475104|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 470119
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +917584
| registration_plate = mp 15
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-MP]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Rahatgarh''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Sagar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].

== History ==
An inscription of the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]] king [[Jayavarman II (Paramara dynasty)|Jayavarman II]], dated 28 August 1256 CE, was issued at Rahatgarh. It is possible that Jayavarman captured the area from the [[Chandela]]s.<ref>{{cite book |author=Harihar Vitthal Trivedi |title=Inscriptions of the Paramāras (Part 2) |series=Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume VII: Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandēllas, Kachchapaghātas, and two minor dynasties |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8B4LAQAAMAAJ |year=1991 |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |doi=10.5281/zenodo.1451755 |pages=190–191 }}</ref>

Rahatgarh Fort is situated on the top of north west peak along the range of hills approached by means of a long winding passage. The walls are about 100 m thick. It was originally built by Sultan Muhamad Khan (Circa 17th Century AD).

==Geography==
Rahatgarh is located at {{Coord|23.78|N|78.37|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Rahatgarh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rahatgarh]</ref> It has an average elevation of 461 metres (1,512 feet).
[[File:Rahatgarh waterfall.jpg|thumb|Rahatgarth Waterfall]]
The town is also notable for the Rahatgarh waterfall.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<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> Rahatgarh had a population of 25,217. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rahatgarh has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 40%. In Rahatgarh, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== References ==
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{{Sagar Division}}

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Sagar district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Sagar district]]

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Rahatgarh - Revision history

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