Shujalpur
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Shujalpur शुजालपुर |
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 Shujalpur
 Shujalpur
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| Coordinates: 23°24′N 76°43′E / 23.4°N 76.72°ECoordinates: 23°24′N 76°43′E / 23.4°N 76.72°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Shajapur |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 60,375 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Malvi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
Shujalpur (देवनागरी = शुजालपुर) is a city and a municipality in Shajapur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Ranoji Rao Shinde, father of Mahadji Shinde(Scindia), died in 1745 at Shujalpur, where his cenotaph (chattri) stands which houses a Shiv temple. It is known as Ranoganj.
Shujalpur is located at 23°24′N 76°43′E / 23.4°N 76.72°E It has an average elevation of 448 metres (1469 feet). The city falls in the Malwa region. Two rivers, the Nevaj and the Jamdad, flow through the city.
Shujalpur lies on the Ujjain-Bhopal Branch Line. There are regular trains plying to Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Trivendrum, Coimbatore, Cochin, Nagpur, Jammu, Puri and other major cities.
From Bhopal- 84 km
From Indore- 134 km
As of 2001[update] India census, Shujalpur had a population of 42,465. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shujalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 61%. In Shujalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. People speak Malvi (a local dialect of Hindi) and Hindi. Shujalpur is legislative assembly constituency. Shujalpur is a tehsil.
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