Badnagar
Badnagar
बड़नगर Barnagar | |
---|---|
city | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Region | Malwa |
District | Ujjain |
Government | |
• Body | Badnagar Municipality |
• M.L.A. | Mukesh Pandya (BJP) |
• M.P. | Chintamani Malviya (BJP) |
• Municipal Chairman | Madhu Ashok Shobhawat (BJP) |
Area | |
• city | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
Elevation | 497 m (1,631 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• city | 269,573 |
• Urban | 40,088 |
• Urban density | 5,938/km2 (15,380/sq mi) |
• Rural | 229,485 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, |
• Other | Malvi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 07367 |
Vehicle registration | MP-13 |
Badnagar (Hindi: बड़नगर) is a city, and a municipality in Ujjain district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India . badnagar is situated on the bank of river Chamla. Badnagar Tehsil Headquarters is Badnagar town. It belongs to Ujjain Division. It is located 45 km towards west from District headquarters Ujjain. 244 km from State capital Bhopal towards East and 72 km from indore . Badnagar Tehsil is bounded by Badnawar Tehsil towards west, Depalpur Tehsil towards South, Khacharod Tehsil towards North, Ujjain Tehsil towards East. indore City, Ujjain City, Ratlam City, Dhar City are the nearby Cities to Badnagar. Badnagar consist of 196 Villages and 108 Panchayats. This Place is in the border of the Ujjain District and Dhar District. Dhar District Badnawar is west towards this place.
Badnagar is the birthplace of great national poet Kavi Pradeep. Former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee spent some of his childhood time in Badnagar. Another famous poet from Badnagar is Ibrahim `Ashk' the lyricist of hit movies of Rakesh Roshan like Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai and Koi... Mil Gaya. Badnagar is also famous for its dishes, most famous among them being Bhutte ke Laddu, Dal Biscuit and for its guavas. Barnagar is also famous for its fort Amla fort.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Badnagar had a population of 2,69,573. Among all population no. of males are 1,37,685 and no. of females are 1,31,888. Number of literates in Badnagar are 1,69,935. Among all literates, the number of males is 1,00,562 and the number of females is 69,373. While the number of illiterates here is 99,638.[clarification needed] 38,158 people of the population is under 6 years of age.
POPULATION | PERSONS | MALE | FEMALE |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 269,573 | 137,685 | 131,888 |
In the age group 0–6 years | 38,158 | 19,804 | 18,354 |
Scheduled Castes (SC) | 59,160 | 30,148 | 29,012 |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 16,823 | 8,565 | 8,258 |
Literates | 169,935 | 100,562 | 69,373 |
Illiterate | 99,638 | 37,123 | 62,515 |
Total Worker | 138,314 | 79,567 | 58,747 |
Main Worker | 112,444 | 71,837 | 40,607 |
Main Worker - Cultivator | 54,894 | 35,530 | 19,364 |
Main Worker - Agricultural Labourers | 38,769 | 20,732 | 18,037 |
Main Worker - Household Industries | 1,579 | 1,061 | 518 |
Main Worker - Other | 17,202 | 14,514 | 2,688 |
Marginal Worker | 25,870 | 7,730 | 18,140 |
Marginal Worker - Cultivator | 9,194 | 1,829 | 7,365 |
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers | 15,071 | 5,000 | 10,071 |
Marginal Worker - Household Industries | 325 | 142 | 183 |
Marginal Workers - Other | 1,280 | 759 | 521 |
Marginal Worker (3-6 Months) | 21,344 | 6,148 | 15,196 |
Marginal Worker - Cultivator (3-6 Months) | 7,129 | 1,196 | 5,933 |
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers (3-6 Months) | 12,921 | 4,218 | 8,703 |
Marginal Worker - Household Industries (3-6 Months) | 215 | 94 | 121 |
Marginal Worker - Other (3-6 Months) | 1,079 | 640 | 439 |
Marginal Worker (0-3 Months) | 4,526 | 1,582 | 2,944 |
Marginal Worker - Cultivator (0-3 Months) | 2,065 | 633 | 1,432 |
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers (0-3 Months) | 2,150 | 782 | 1,368 |
Marginal Worker - Household Industries (0-3 Months) | 110 | 48 | 62 |
Marginal Worker - Other Workers (0-3 Months) | 201 | 119 | 82 |
Non Worker | 131,259 | 58,118 | 73,141 |
Climate
It is too Hot in summer. Badnagar summer highest day temperature is in between 30 °C to 42 °C .
Average temperatures of January is 19 °C , February is 22 °C , March is 28 °C , April is 32 °C , May is 35 °C
Transportation
Badnagar is well connected by road and rail with cities like Ujjain, Indore and Ratlam. state highway 18 (dewas to badnawar) .trains pass through Badnagar which connects it with Ujjain, Bhopal, Dewas and Ahmedabad via Dahod. Badnagar railway station is situated on ratlam-indore section of indian railways. Nearest airport is Indore airport.
Bank
Badnagar has bank branch of following banks :
- ICICI Bank
- Bank Of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Bank Of Baroda
- Union Bank Of India
- UCO Bank
- Canara Bank
- Oriental Bank Of India
Badnagar has ATM facilities throughout the cities
Education
Educational institutes in Barnagar are pretty good up to higher secondary school level. Schools teaching in both English and Hindi medium are present here. There are two colleges in Barnagar- Govt. college,barnagar. The Saint Thomas Higher Secondary School is a very good school affiliated by CISCE New Delhi.
Schools
- Saraswati Vidhya Mandir
- Unique Public School
- St. Thomas Hr. Sec. School
- Jain Public School
- Vidhyanjali International School
- St.Martin School
Colleges
- Govt. College, Barnagar
Health
Many people from nearby cities come to Badnagar for cheap medical treatment of kidney stones and other surgeries. Barnagar is well-known for its treatment of paralysis. Some hospitals are:
- Geeta Hospital
- Civil Hospital
- City Hospital
Culture
Barnagar is multi-religional place where everybody lives with unity. Barnagar has many temples, mosques, gurudwaras and churches.
References
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.