Khilchipur

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Khilchipur
city
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Elevation 394 m (1,293 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 15,321
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Khilchipur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rajgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Rajgarh district's administrative headquarters is Rajgarh.

History

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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded in 1544 by Dewan Ugra Sen, a Khichi Rajput, a section of the great Chauhan clan, who was forced by family dissensions to migrate from the Khichi capital of Gagraun. A grant of land was subsequently made to him by the Mughal Emperor, which included the adjoining Zirapur and Machalpur parganas, later a part of Indore state, and Shujalpur, later in Gwalior state.

Geography

Khilchipur is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 394 metres (1292 feet).

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Khilchipur had a population of 15,321. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Khilchipur has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 51%. In Khilchipur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khilchipur
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