Shajapur

This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Shajapur District.

The town contains numerous places of interest including:

The Raj-Rajeshwari Temple is one of Famous Shakti Temple Sculpture of temple is about 10th century A.D. Age of Parmars.situated Near the A.B,Road- It is estimated to have been built between 1007-1009 by Raja Bhoj. Mangal Nath Temple is just Behind the Raj Raeshvari Temple and near the Bank of Chilar River. 
The Karedi Mata temple, which was built by Karan( MAHABHARATa)(15 KM From Distt HQ situated In UJJAIN-Shajapur Distt Boundaries)"mahakaleswar temple" is situated in "sundersi".it was from ancient time.sundersi is a historical place.in the honor of 'sunderbai"sister of "maharaja vikramaditya"this place is known as "sundergarh'.
The old fort near the bank of the Chiler river built by the Mughal Emperor. The fort used to contain the district court but it is now home to the Central School of Shajapur.
Pale wale Baba ka Mandir (Khardon Kalan) & mata Vijyasan Mandir (Lasudliya Patla) are at 110 km from Shajapur.
Pandu Kho ( Near LalGhati) where Pandwas ( Mahabharat) was stay during him Vanvas.
Bapu Ki Kutia ( Temple & Samadhi )
Mankamneshwar Mahadev Temple ( Kumharia Khas) is very old Temple of God Shiva.
Baba Baijnath Temple ( Agar) is 70 km from Distt HQ.
Mata Baglamukhi Temple ( Nalkheda) is one of the shaktipith in India
Nityanand Ashram is situated at AB Road Shajapur
Near Shajapur:-
The Bhainswa Mata Temple located at Sarangpur only 45 km from Shajapur.
Kashmir-e-Malwa Narsinghgarh is only 35 km from Khardon Kalan(boundary of Shajapur distt.).
Mahakaleshwar Temple ( Ujjain) is only 65 KM from Shajapur

Shajapur
—  city  —
Shajapur Location of Shajapur in Madhya Pradesh and India
Coordinates	23°26′N 76°16′E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District(s)	Shajapur
Population	50,086 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 443 metres (1,453 ft)

Shajapur is a town in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Shajapur District. It is a city and a municipality.

History

Shajapur is named after the Mughal emperor shahjahan, who stopped there in 1640. Prior to that the town was known as Kankdikheda. The original name was Shahjahanpur, which was later shortened to Shajapur. In the 18th century the town became part of the dominion of the Maratha leader Sindhia, founder of the state of Gwalior, and was the headquarters of a district of Gwalior state until Indian independence in 1947. After Independence, Shajapur and its district became part of Madhya Bharat state, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.

Geography

Shajapur is located at 23.43°N 76.27°E / 23.43; 76.27. It has an average elevation of 443 metres (1453 ft).The highest peak is known as bhairo dungri.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Shajapur had a population of 50,086. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shajapur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Shajapur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The most common language spoken is Hindi, but people still speak Malvi, a local language similar to Hindi in dialect and script.