Agar Malwa district

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Agar-Malwa district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Location of Agar-Malwa district in Madhya Pradesh
Location of Agar-Malwa district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionUjjain
HeadquartersAgar
Tehsils04
Government
 • District MagistrateAwadhesh Sharma IAS
Area
 • Total2,785 km2 (1,075 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total571,278
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacyper cent
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMP - 70
Websiteagarmalwa.nic.in/en/

Agar Malwa District is a district in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was carved out of Shajapur district. Its administrative headquarters are situated in the town of Agar.

History[edit]

It was a division during the Sindhia state (some of their palaces are still presently used for city court and for other government offices). It was formerly a cantonment region at the time of India's independence because of the favourable weather and the availability of water. It was a district under the state of Madhya Bharat after the independence of India until 1956. Since 16 August 2013 Agar Malwa has been the 51st district of Madhya Pradesh. The district was formed by removing Agar, Badod, Susner and Nalkheda tehsils from Shajapur District, decreasing its size.[1] It was formerly a cantonment region at the time of India's independence because of the favourable weather and the availability of water. It was a district under the state of Madhya Bharat after the independence of India until 1956. Since 16 August 2013 Agar Malwa has been the 51st district of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography[edit]

The western part of the district is marked by the Agar Plateau that covers the major areas of Agar Malwa district. There is a hill tract to the west of the town of Badod, showing scattered hillocks in a north-south direction. The presence of hills in the center has affected the drainage pattern. The height of this tract varies between 500 metres (1,600 ft) and 545 metres (1,788 ft) above the mean sea level and it slopes towards the north.

Dudhaliya and Kachhol are the main streams in the west, originating from the hill tract and draining towards the west. Chhoti Kali Sindh, which is the main perennial stream of the region, flows northwards on the western border of the region.

Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2011 census, Agar Malwa district had a population of 571,278. 453,949 of these were rural and 117,329 were urban. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 135,898 and 13,941 which is 23.79% and 2.44% of the population respectively.[2]

Religions in Agar Malwa district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 90.83%
Muslims
 
 7.58%
Jains
 
 1.48%
Other or not stated
 
 0.11%

90.83% of the population were Hindu, 7.58% Muslim, and 1.48% Jain.

Languages of Agar Malwa district (2011)

  Malvi (53.24%)
  Hindi (41.38%)
  Sondwani (4.80%)
  Others (0.58%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 53.24% of the population spoke Malvi, 41.31% Hindi and 4.80% Sondwani as their first language.[4]

Government and polictics[edit]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Agar Malwa District has two sub-divisions, Agar Malwa division and Susner Division.[5] There are four tehsils: Agar Malwa, Badod, Susner and Nalkheda.[6]

Banking facilities[edit]

The list of banks functioning in Agar Malwa:

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "History of Agar Malwa district". Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "District census 2011 - Shajapur" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "C-16 Population By Religion - Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Agar-Malwa becomes MP's 51st district". 14 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Collectorate".
  7. ↑ "Au Small Finance Bank Limited Agar Malwa Branch".
  8. ↑ "Bank Of Baroda, Agar Malwa, Branch".
  9. ↑ "Bank Of India Agar Malwa Branch".
  10. ↑ "Bank Of India Collectorate, Agar Malwa Branch".
  11. ↑ "DCB Bank Limited Pal Branch".
  12. ↑ "IDFC First Bank Ltd Agar Malwa Branch".
  13. ↑ "Indian Bank Agar Malwa Branch".
  14. ↑ "Indian Bank Dongargaon Branch".
  15. ↑ "UNION BANK OF INDIA Agar Malwa Branch".

Coordinates: 23°42′54″N 76°00′47″E / 23.715°N 76.013°E / 23.715; 76.013


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