Muhammadgarh, India

Mohammadgarh
मोहम्मदगढ़
town
Mohammadgarh
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23°39′N 78°10′E / 23.650°N 78.167°E / 23.650; 78.167Coordinates: 23°39′N 78°10′E / 23.650°N 78.167°E / 23.650; 78.167
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Vidisha
Tehsil Gyaraspur
Government
 • Type Municipal corporation
Elevation 432 m (1,417 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,691
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 481688

Mohammadgarh or Muhammadgarh (Hindi: मोहम्मदगढ़) is a town in Gyaraspur tehsil, Vidisha district, Bhopal division of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located at an altitude of 432 m above sea level. The language of the local population is Hindi.[2]

History

Formerly this town was the capital of Mohammadgarh State, a princely state in Central India, under the Bhopal Agency. It had a population of 856 according to the 1901 Census of India.[3] The town of Muhammadgarh was founded by Muhammad Khan and named after his name.

References

  1. ↑ Mohammadgarh Population - Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
  2. ↑ Mohammadgarh Map
  3. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, Central India, vol. 12. 1908. pp. 282–283.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.