Sardarpur
Town in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Sardarpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Dhar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a town on Mahi River on the Malwa plateau. There is an ancient Shivalinga situated at the bank of Mahi river at a place called Shree Jhineshwar Dham; Shri Mohankheda Jain Thirth and Bhopawar Jain Tirth are located nearby. [1][2]
Sardarpur | |
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Town | |
  Sardarpur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Sardarpur Sardarpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′37″N 74°58′44″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dhar |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,120 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 454111 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
It is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[3][4][5]
History
Sardarpur was a British station in Central India during the British Raj, and was within the state of Gwalior.[6] It was the headquarters of the political agent for the Bhopawar agency, and of the Malwa Bhil corps, originally raised in 1837 and converted into a military police battalion by around 1900.[6]
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[7] Sardarpur had a population of 6,119. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sardarpur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sardarpur, 15% of the population is under six years of age.
Transport
The nearest airport is in Indore.
