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Babai, Madhya Pradesh
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Babai
Makhan Nagar | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Babai Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Babai Babai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°42′N 77°56′E / 22.7°N 77.93°ECoordinates: 22°42′N 77°56′E / 22.7°N 77.93°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Hoshangabad |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,587 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
Babai is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hoshangabad district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the birthplace of the noted Hindi poet Makhanlal Chaturvedi. Babai is also famous for its shrine of Lord Hanuman, whose idol is said to have come from a Baodi stepwell beside the shrine. Over time, this place has become a major attraction in Babai. Other notable places include Chhatri on the cremation ground of the patel family and is said to be 250 years old and was made in the memory of late Shri Daulatram Ji Guru, patel who was a Taluqdar of Babai and nearby 52 villages during British times.
Other places include the Ram Janki temple which is a Hindu temple of Lord Ram in Dravidian architecture, and the Babai Farm, a farm of Mangoes, Jackfruit, etc. and is also famous for the Tridevi temple.
Geography[edit]
Babai is located at 22°42′N 77°56′E / 22.7°N 77.93°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 300 metres (984 feet).
References[edit]
- ↑ "POPULATION BY RELIGION" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan: 1.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Babai
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