Nalkheda

Nalkheda
city
Nalkheda

Location in Madhya Pradesh, 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 (2001)
  Total 14,201
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

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 160 km, from Ujjain100 km, from Kota, Rajasthan 170 km, from Bhopal 180 km, from Agar 35km, 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 2001 India census,[1] Nalkheda had a population of 14,201. 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 Bagalamukhi. Lots of devotees come here to worship the goddess.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 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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