Ratlam
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Ratlam | ||
| Sub-district : | Ratlam | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 20 ' N , 75 ° 3' E | ||
| Height : | 490 m | ||
| Area : | 39.19 km² | ||
| Residents : | 264,914 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 6760 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Website : | Ratlam District | ||
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Ratlam ( Hindi : रतलाम , Ratlām ) is a place with around 280,000 inhabitants in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in the Malwa region . Ratlam is an important traffic junction in northwest India and the administrative seat of the district of the same name .
location
Ratlam is located in the west of Madhya Pradesh not far from the border with the state of Rajasthan at an altitude of around 480 to 500 m above sea level. d. M. The distance to Bhopal is just under 295 km (driving distance) in an easterly direction; It is around 350 km to Ahmedabad ( Gujarat ), Udaipur (Rajasthan) is around 250 km away. The climate is moderate for Indian conditions, rain (approx. 1200 mm / year) actually only falls during the summer monsoon season .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 183,375 | 222.202 | 264.914 |
The population of Ratlam consists mainly of Hindus (approx. 67.5%), Muslims (approx. 24%) and Jains (approx. 6.5%); Sikhs , Christians and Buddhists are small minorities. As is customary in censuses in India, the male population clearly exceeds the female population. Mostly Hindi is spoken .
economy
Agriculture in the area forms the livelihood and economic basis of the urban population. Traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the city itself. Ratlam was already an important trading city under the British . An industrial park has emerged in the north of the city.
history
Nothing is known about the older and medieval history of Ratlam. In 1652, the fief Mughal emperor Shah Jahan the Rajputs -General Ratan Singh Rathore with the place and its surroundings. After the death of the last great Mughal ruler Aurangzeb (1707) the influence of the Marathas in the region became stronger and stronger; the princely state of Ratlam came under the influence of the Scindia rulers of Gwalior . A short time later (1818) the British took over the power they held until India's independence in 1947, although the actual power of governance remained in the hands of the Maharajas . On November 1, 1956, all princely states of the Indian Union were dissolved and incorporated into the newly created state of Madhya Pradesh.
Attractions
Ratlam has no buildings from medieval times and little remains of the palaces of the Maharajas. A popular excursion destination in the city itself is the Cactus Garden ; Nearby is the Sailana Palace from the time of the Maharajas. At the village of Jhar, about 12 km away, there is a Shiva temple from the 11th century. Approx. 18 km southwest of Ratlam is the architecturally attractive Bilapkeshwara Temple (also called Virupaksha Mahadev Temple ) from the 12th century , built in the Gurjara Chalukya style .
