Sitamau

City in Madhya Pradesh, India

24°01′N 75°21′E / 24.02°N 75.35°E / 24.02; 75.35Country

IndiaStateMadhya PradeshDistrictMandsaurElevation

457 m (1,499 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total15,000Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)ISO 3166 codeIN-MPVehicle registrationMP

Sitamau is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mandsaur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Mandsaur district of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh.

It was the seat of the princely Sitamau State.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Sitamau had a population of 12,889. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sitamau has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 26%.

Notable people

King Sattaji Bhil was a founder of Sitamau in 1700.^[2]

Transport

References

^ "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.
^ Gahlot, Jagadish Singh (1991). "Māravāṛa Rājya kā itihāsa".