Jhabua
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Jhabua
Madhya Pradesh, India |
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| District(s) | Jhabua |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) | 30,577 |
Jhabua is a city and a municipality in Jhabua district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Jhabua District.
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[edit] History
Jhabua was the capital of a princely state of the British Raj's Central India, in the Bhopawar agency. Its area, with the dependency of Rutanmal, was 1336 square miles. After India's independence in 1947, its rulers acceded to India, and Jhabua became part of the newly created Madhya Bharat state, which in 1956 was merged into Madhya Pradesh.
[edit] Geography
Jhabua is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 318 metres (1043 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Jhabua had a population of 30,577. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jhabua has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 69%. In Jhabua, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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