Ashok Nagar
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Ashoknagar अशोक नगर |
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| Coordinates: 24°34′48″N 77°43′48″E / 24.58000°N 77.73000°ECoordinates: 24°34′48″N 77°43′48″E / 24.58000°N 77.73000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Ashoknagar |
| Named for | Great Emperor Ashoka |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality Council |
| • Body | BJP |
| • Chairwoman | Smt. Sushila Sahu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.3 km2 (22.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 507 m (1,663 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 81,828 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Bundelkhandi (partly) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | MP-67 |
| Website | http://ashoknagar.nic.in/ |
Ashoknagar (also Ashok Nagar) is a city and a Municipality Council in Ashoknagar District in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ashoknagar District. Earlier it was part of Guna district. Ashoknagar is well known for its Grain Mandi and "Sharbati Gaihu", a type of wheat. The nearest city Guna 45 km from the city. Ashoknagar was formerly known as Prachar. The railway line passes from the middle of the city. Ashoknagar has a railway station and Two Bus stations. Ashoknagar is connected to the main cities of Madhya Pradesh by road and railway.
Ashoknagar is located in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh, between the rivers Sindh and the Betwa. It comes under the northern part of Malwa plateau, though main part of its district lies in the Bundelkhand Plateau. The eastern and western boundaries of the district are well defined by the rivers. The Betwa flows along the eastern boundary separating it from Sagar District and Lalitpur District, India of Uttar Pradesh. The Sindh is the main river flowing along the western boundary. Chanderi, a part of Ashoknagar, is famous for its brocades and muslins, especially for its handwoven Chanderi sarees. Ashoknagar is situated on the Kota-Bina railway section of Western Central Railway. Ashoknagar district has boundary to the border of UP in the east, about 87 km from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh. Ashoknagar is approximately 190 km away from the capital of the state Bhopal, 360 km from Indore, and about 250 km from Gwalior.
It is believed that Great Emperor Asoka, while on his trip to conquer Ujjain, had spent a night in Ashoknagar and hence the name.
History of the town goes back around the ancient indian Mahabharat, according to many early historians , Ashoknagar town was a part of Chedi Kingdom along with Chanderi. however , There are not much reliable sources that confirms this thing.
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