Alirajpur
| Alirajpur आलीराजपुर | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Alirajpur   Alirajpur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°18′19″N 74°21′9″E / 22.30528°N 74.35250°ECoordinates: 22°18′19″N 74°21′9″E / 22.30528°N 74.35250°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Alirajpur district |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 28,498 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website |
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Alirajpur is a city and a municipality in Alirajpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Alirajpur State was formerly a princely state of India, under the Bhopawar Agency in Central India. It lay in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, near the border with Gujarat and Maharashtra. It had an area of 836 m².[1]
The country is hilly, and consists of tribal people as majority of population who live in small villages near Alirajpur. However, the towns population mainly consists of general people. It had been from time to time under British administration. The Victoria bridge at Alirajpur was built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of 1897.[1]
Area-wise, the former Alirajpur taluka was larger than the Jhabua taluka of Jhabua district. Now Alirajpur is a District. The Rajwara fort is situated in the centre of the town attached with a beautiful playground known as Fateh Club. Alirajpur is also the hub for dolomite business.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Alirajpur had a population of 25,161. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Alirajpur is a city in which public depend on farm.
Alirajpur’s topography is predominantly hilly. Its economy depends primarily on agricultural endeavours, especially farming, especially mangoes. The agricultural trading yard in Alirajpur is the biggest in all the state when it comes to mango trading.
History
During the British Raj Alirajpur was the capital of Alirajpur State, one of the princely states of India.[3] After India got independence in the year 1947, the ruling family of Alirajpur State moved to Delhi, where the last ruler of Ali Rajpur, Surendra Singh, subsequently served as the Ambassador of India to Spain in the 1980s.
References
- 1 2
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alirajpur". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. - ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984