Agar, Madhya Pradesh
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Agar Malwa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Baba Baidhnath Mandir, Windmill near Agar | |
  Agar Malwa Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Agar Malwa Agar Malwa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′59″N 76°00′59″E / 23.71639°N 76.01639°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Agar Malwa |
| Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 37,950 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Malwi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 465441 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP-70 |
| Nearest city | Ujjain, Indore, Mandsaur, Jhalawar, Dewas |
| Literacy | 99% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dewas-Shajapur |
| Website | agarmalwa |
Agar is a town with a municipal government in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters for the Agar Malwa District which was formed in 2013 from a part of Shajapur District. The town is situated along the Ujjain—Kota SH-27 highway.
Agar is located on 23°42′59″N 76°00′59″E / 23.71639°N 76.01639°E. It has an average elevation of 505 metres (1657 feet).[1]
Agar is located near Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh border and on major route of indore -ujjain-kota highway. It's situated in Malwa Region. The region is predominantly agrarian.
History
As per earlier history, one King Agria Bhil founded Agar in the 10th century, Bejnath Mahadev Temple was built by Raja Agariya Bhil. . But after seizing it, Jahala Rajputs ruled it to the 18th century. Then it was passed on to the Panwars of Dhar and then to the Scindia. Agar was the capital of the Parmar Kingdom during the 10th century along with Avantika (Ujjain), then it was the most popular visiting place of Mughal kingdom when Mandu was its capital. The Mughals liked to spend summer vacations there because the temperature during summer nights was very low compared to other areas in the region. During the Sindhia state a number of palaces were built which today are used for city court and for other government offices.
In 1932, 68.9 kilometres (42.8 mi)long Agar–Ujjain section was opened by Gwalior light railways.[2] But constant losses up to 1997 made Ujjain-Agar Line getting abandoned & scrapped by 1999.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India, Agar had a population of 37,917 spread over7,349 households. Males constituted 51.7% of the population and females 48.3%. Agar had an average literacy rate of 80.3%. 13.9% of the population is under 6 years of age.[3][needs update]
Government
Agar is part of Agar Assembly constituency. Agar is one of the 230 assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh a central Indian state. Agar is a segment of Dewas Lok Sabha constituency.[4] Madhav Singh Is Current MLA from here.