Machalpur

City in Madhya Pradesh, India

Machalpur Malwa
city
24°08′N 76°18′E / 24.13°N 76.3°E / 24.13; 76.3
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rajgarh
Elevation	389 m (1,276 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	9,476
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Machalpur is a town and a nagar parishad in Rajgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Machalpur is located at 24°08′N 76°18′E / 24.13°N 76.3°E / 24.13; 76.3.^[1] It has an average elevation of 389 metres (1,276 feet).

Demographics

^{[needs update]} As of the 2011 Census of India,^[2] Machalpur had a population of 9,476. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Machalpur has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 39%. In Machalpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. it is near the border of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where a mix of the Rajasthani and Malvi language is spoken.

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Machalpur
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.