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	The temple here is dedicated to Lord [[Mahavir]]. This Jain kshetra is a 250 acre complex housing Jain Sthanaks, school, hospital, museum, cottages, shopping centers and above all, a 108 fool tall idol of Bhagwan Paraswanath in a yogic (padmasan) posture. This would be one of tallest Jain idols surpassing even ~~57’~~ height Bhagwan Bahubali idol at [[Shravanabelgola]] in [[Karnataka]].<ref>http://jinaagamsaar.com/tirth/pushpgiri.php</ref>		The temple here is dedicated to Lord [[Mahavir]]. This Jain kshetra is a 250 acre complex housing Jain Sthanaks, school, hospital, museum, cottages, shopping centers and above all, a 108 fool tall idol of Bhagwan Paraswanath in a yogic (padmasan) posture. This would be one of tallest Jain idols surpassing even 57' height Bhagwan Bahubali idol at [[Shravanabelgola]] in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://jinaagamsaar.com/tirth/pushpgiri.php\|title = Jinaagam Saar}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sonkatch
| other_name = Sonekutch
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Dewas district|Dewas]]
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'''Sonkatch''' is a town and a [[Nagar panchayat]] in [[Dewas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].

==Demographics==
At the 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> Sonkatch had a population of 15,543. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sonkatch had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy was 61%. In Sonkatch, 15% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Sonkatch is located on the bank of the [[Kali Sindh River|Kali Sindh]] river on the NH-86 [[Indore]] - [[Bhopal]] road. It is 70 km from Indore, 33 km from [[Dewas]], 70 km from [[Ujjain]] and 118 km from Bhopal. [[Dewas]] is the nearest Railway station.

==Temple==
The temple here is dedicated to Lord [[Mahavir]]. This Jain kshetra is a 250 acre complex housing Jain Sthanaks, school, hospital, museum, cottages, shopping centers and above all, a 108 fool tall idol of Bhagwan Paraswanath in a yogic (padmasan) posture. This would be one of tallest Jain idols surpassing even 57’ height Bhagwan Bahubali idol at [[Shravanabelgola]] in [[Karnataka]].<ref>http://jinaagamsaar.com/tirth/pushpgiri.php</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Dewas district}}
{{Ujjain Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dewas district]]

{{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub}}

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