Nalkheda

Nalkheda
Town
Nalkheda
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Nalkheda
Nalkheda (India)
Coordinates: 23°50′3″N 76°14′48″E / 23.83417°N 76.24667°E / 23.83417; 76.24667Coordinates: 23°50′3″N 76°14′48″E / 23.83417°N 76.24667°E / 23.83417; 76.24667
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Agar Malwa district
Population (2011)
  Total 16,559
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Nalkheda is a town (Tehsil) and a nagar Parishad in Agar Malwa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Nalkheda is situated on the bank of river Lakhunder.

Distance from Indore 150 km, from Ujjain 100 km, from Kota, Rajasthan 170 km, from Bhopal 180 km, from Agar 35 km, from Shajapur 62 km by road. It is just 15 km from Aamla Chourha situated between Agar malwa & Susner at the Indore Kota state highway (SH 27).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Nalkheda had a population of 16,559.[1] Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nalkheda has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Nalkheda, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Visitor's attraction

Nalkheda is famous for temple of goddess Maa Bagalamukhi.There is a river named Lakhunder which is just behind the temple.There is an entrance gate structured like lion developed by Piyush Sharma.

References

  1. "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.
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