Ashoknagar
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Ashoknagar | ||
| Location : | 24 ° 35 ' N , 77 ° 44' E | ||
| Height : | 499 m | ||
| Residents : | 81,828 (2011) | ||
Ashoknagar is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . The city is located in the north of the state and is close to the geographic center of India. It is part of the Bundelkhand region .
The city is the administrative center of the Ashoknagar district of the same name . Ashoknagar has municipal council status . The city is divided into 22 wards (constituencies).
history
The city is named after the ruler Ashoka , who is said to have stayed here for one night while trying to conquer Ujjain .
Demographics
The city's population is 81,828 according to the 2011 census. Ashoknagar has a gender ratio of 914 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus that is usual for India. The literacy rate was 76.89%. Almost 82% of the population are Hindus , approx. 9% are Jainas , approx. 8% are Muslims and approx. 1% belong to another or no religion. 14.4% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
Ashoknagar has road and rail links with major cities in the state and the country. Ashoknagar Station is the part of the Koda-Bina railway line of the West Central Railway Division of Indian Railways .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Ashoknagar Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019 | Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved September 18, 2019 .