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Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

Machalpur

Key facts

elevation above sea level389m
instance ofhuman settlement
countryIndia
located in the administrative territorial entityRajgarh district
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Country
India
State
Madhya Pradesh
District
Rajgarh
Elevation
389 m (1,276 ft)
• Total
9,476
• 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. It has an average elevation of 389 metres (1,276 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, 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.

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