Bot: robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

2022-10-25T03:46:49Z

robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

->Materialscientist: Reverted edits by 2401:4900:51D6:8455:CEAC:A880:B761:EAC6 (talk) (HG) (3.4.10)

2021-11-23T06:40:38Z

Reverted edits by 2401:4900:51D6:8455:CEAC:A880:B761:EAC6 (talk) (HG) (3.4.10)

← Older revision	Revision as of 12:10, 23 November 2021
(No difference)

imported>Jellysandwich0 at 18:00, 15 July 2021

2021-07-15T18:00:53Z

New page

{{About|the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Raisen District|the dried fruit|Raisin}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Raisen
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Raisen Fort, Madhya Pradesh.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Raisen fort
| nickname =
| image_map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|23.33|N|77.8|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Raisen district|Raisen]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Its historic places.
| government_type =
| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = Dr. PrabhuRam Chaudhary [[BJP]]
| leader_title2 = Mayor
|leader_name2 = Jamna Sen [[BJP]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 44162
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = MP-38
| website = {{URL|www.raisen.nic.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-MP]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Raisen''' is a town and a [[municipality]] in [[Raisen district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District. Raisen takes its name from the massive fort at the top of a hill. The town is located at the foot. The name is probably a corruption of Rajavasini or Rajasayan—the royal residence. The famous places to visit in [[Raisen district]] are Raisen fort, Dargah, and [[Sanchi|Sanchi Stupa]]. Raisen is 45.5 km from the state Capital [[Bhopal]].

==Geography==
The region is predominantly agrarian.

== Transport ==
The nearest airport is Bhopal.

==Tourist Attraction==
Raisen is mainly known for its ancient age tourist attractions such as Raisen Fort, [[Sanchi Stupa]], [[Bhimbetka]] and [[Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh|Bhojpur]] town. The city is surrounded by hills and witnesses a number of tourists visiting the city every year.

=== Raisen Fort ===
Raisen fort is one of the ancient forts of Madhya Pradesh built in 11th century. It is located on the north west corner of the Gondwana on a hilltop on Vindhyanchal range. It has been known for [[Shiva]] temple and [[Mahashivaratri]] celebrations. Raisen fort has strong connection with Sallam (Salame) dynasty of Gondwana who has also erected two strong forts ( Ginnaurgarh fort and Fatehgarh fort) in Bhopal Gondwana kingdom. Raja Sangram Shah and Rani Durgavati of Garha Mandla had strongholds through many other Rajput kings on this fort until 1564. Sher Shah Suri also repeatedly tried to capture this fort after the 15th century.

=== Sanchi Stupa ===
[[Sanchi Stupa]] is a Buddhist complex and world heritage site situated on the hilltop of Sanchi town. The Stupa was constructed by emperor [[Ashoka]] in [[3rd century BCE]]. Many tourists (mostly people belonging to [[Buddhist]] community) visit Sanchi every year. A museum is also built in the town which has multiple historical items belonging to Stupa.

=== Bhojpur ===
Bhojpur is an ancient and religious town in the Raisen district and one of the most popular tourist attraction in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Bhojpur is mainly known for its unfinished [[Bhojeshwar Temple]] and Jain Temple. The Bhojeshwar Temple has 18 feet Shivalinga which is known as largest [[Shivalinga]] in the world built in ancient time. A Jain temple is also built near to the Bhojeshwar Temple.

=== Bhimbetka ===
The [[Bhimbetka]] rock shelters are an archaeological site in the [[Raisen District]] that spans the prehistoric paleolithic and mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. It exhibits the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent and evidence of Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulian times.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Raisen had a population of 35,553. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raisen has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 59%. In Raisen, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==References==
{{Commons category|Raisen Fort}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Raisen district}}
{{Forts in India}}
{{Forts in Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Raisen| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Raisen district]]
[[Category:Forts in Madhya Pradesh|Raisen Fort]]

{{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub}}

Raisen - Revision history

Bot: robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

->Materialscientist: Reverted edits by 2401:4900:51D6:8455:CEAC:A880:B761:EAC6 (talk) (HG) (3.4.10)

imported>Jellysandwich0 at 18:00, 15 July 2021