Raoti

Raoti or Rawati is a town and tehsil of Ratlam district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It was once a part of the Sailana State [1] It falls in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh.

Raoti

Rawati, Rawti
town
Raoti
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Raoti
Raoti (India)
Coordinates: 23°13′41″N 74°50′34″E
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRatlam
Government
 • Typepanchayat
Population
 (2015)
 • Total8,000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
457769
Telephone code07413
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP
Nearest cityRatlam Sailana Bajna
Sex ratio51%/49% ♂/♀
Vidhan Sabha constituency217

History

Raoti means a small temporary camp to live. It was placed in the year 1635–1636, when the new Maharaja Ratan singhji came to the throne of Ratlam State.

Raoti was the capital of Sailana State until Raja Jai Singhji built Sailana as his new capital. A small fortified palace still exists in Raoti.[2]

Geography

Raoti is located at 23.2333°N 74.8333°E / 23.2333; 74.8333.[3] It has an average elevation of 377 metres (1240 feet). It is 25 km west from Ratlam by road and 307 km from the state capital Bhopal

There is a dam and large pond near Raoti named Saroj Sarowar bandh (also known as Dholawad dam).[4] which is 6 km by road.

Demographics

Raoti's total population as per the provisional population data for census 2011 is reported to be 4,948. Males constitute approximately 51% of the population and females 49%[5]

Transport

Railways

Raoti Rail Station (RTI) is situated 27 km from Ratlam Junction on Ratlam-Godhra section of Western Railways.[6] Not many trains stop at Raoti stations except for few long distance and local trains. Station is 6 km away from the town, however transportation is generally available for commuters.

Roads

Raoti is 34 km from Ratlam via Shivgarh and 25 km via Morwani by road. Raoti is now well connected to nearby towns and villages, thanks to the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and NREGA.

Educational institutions

Schools
  • Government primary school
  • Government middle school
  • Government higher secondary school
  • Government Girl's primary school
  • Government Girl's middle school
  • Government Girl's higher secondary school
  • Shri Jain public school
  • Shri Sant Jamnadas public school

References
  1. http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/madhyapradesh/tehsil/ratlam.html
  2. https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee015643mbp#page/n391/mode/2up
  3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raoti
  4. http://wikimapia.org/3432044/Dholawad-Dam
  5. http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=23&district_code=20
  6. http://wikimapia.org/5545683/Raoti-Railway-Station


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