Agar, Madhya Pradesh
Agar | |
|---|---|
city | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Shajapur |
| Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 31,202 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 465441 |
| Nearest city | Ujjain, Indore, Jhalawar, Dewas |
| Literacy | 65%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dewas-Shajapur |
Agar is a city and a municipality in Shajapur District in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated along the Indore—Kota highway. It was formerly a Princely State and the cantonment region at the time of India's independence because of the weather and large availability of water.
Geography
The western part of the district is marked by the Agar Plateau that covers the major areas of Agar Malwa Tehsil. There is a hill tract in the west of Badod town showing scattered hillocks in a north-south direction. The presence of hills in the center has affected the drainage pattern. The height of this tract varies between 500 metres (1,600 ft) and 545 metres (1,788 ft) above the mean sea level and it slopes towards the north.
Dudhaliy and Kachhol are the main streams in the west, originating from the hill tract and draining towards the west. Chhoti Kali Sindh, which is the main perennial stream of the region, flows northwards on the western border of the region.
History
Agar was the capital of 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. They liked to spent summer vacations here because temperature during summer nights is very low comparatively to all other areas in the region. It was a division during the Sindia state (some palace of them also present and used for city court and for other govt. offices). It was district under state Madhya Bharat after independence of India till 1956. After reconstruction of Madhya Pradesh, it is a tehsil till today and it will become district soon.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Agar had a population of 31,202. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.
Tourism
Agar Malwa has a few minor tourist attractions. The city has two ponds: Moti Sagar (bada talab) and Ratna Sagar (ratodia talab) which accounts for the large amount of water in the city. There is also a dam on the Kalisindh River, the Parsukheri dam; two another dams are Pipliya Kumar dam and Tillar dam. The city contains a famous temple, Baijnath Mahadev, which was built by the wife of a British Lt. Colonel after a battle in Afghanistan in 1879 where his life was miraculously saved (need reference), allegedly, by Lord Shiva's intervention.[citation needed]
Some notable areas are the Gufa Barda (Tulja Bhawani mandir), Kewada Swami (Kal Bhairav mandir), Kamal Kundi,Ganesh Temple(Nr.Bada Talab) and Bade Ganeshji, Baijnath Mahadev & Tulja Bhawani mandir,ranchod mandir,Gopal mandir
Agar is famous for its Red Soil. The Whole Agar is built on this Red soil and miraculously this red soil is only in Agar and get finished after 1–2 km outside of it.
Old Banyan Trees are famous of Agar malawa.
Sri Rani Sati Dadi Ji's Temple at Agar Malwa.
Chintaharan Ganesh Mandir Temple at Bada Talab, Agar Malwa. Worshippers throng to this temple because the deity here is traditionally known as Chintaharan Ganesh meaning "the assurer of freedom from worldly anxieties"
Schools in Agar(Malwa)
- Pushpa Convent School
- Saraswati Vidhya Mandir
- Government School
- Shree Sanskar Academy
- sanskar college bca
- Shepered School
- nehru pg college of eng.