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town, taluka headquarter
Tahasil Jaora, District Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh.
Jaora Population Census 2011 - 2021
1 Jaora (M + OG) 74907 2 Jaora (M) 72847
The state was founded by 'Abdu'l Ghafur Muhammad Khan, a Muslim of Afghan descent. He was a cavalry officer serving the Pindari leader Amir Khan. He later served the Holkar maharaja of Indore, subduing Rajput territories in northern Malwa and annexing their lands. In return for his services, he was granted the title of Nawab in 1808. The state was confirmed by the British government in 1818 by the Treaty of Mandsaur.
The total area of the princely state, with the dependencies of Piploda and Panth-Piploda, was 1471 km² (568 square miles). Jaora state was divided into four tehsils, Jaora, Barauda, Tal, and Barkhera. The chief crops were millets, cotton, maize and opium.
Nawab Muhammad Ismail (ruled 1865-1895) was an honorary major in the British Army. During the reign of Nawab Muhammad Iftikhar Ali Khan (ruled 1895-1947) Piploda became a separate state in 1924, and Panth-Piploda became a province of British India in 1942. Nawab Muhammad Usman 'Ali Khan (ruled 1947-1948) acceded to the Government of India on June 15 1948.
There are a couple of gardens called as Chota Bagicha and Bada Bagicha. Apart from beautiful landscape, which offers great scenaries around the city, there are many religious places. The world famous Hussain Tekri, which attracts millions of people every year, is popular among adherents of all religions. It is believed to heal people from incurable diseases, particularly mental ailments.
There are four cinema theatre and two cinemas called gulshan talkies and shabnam talkies owned by one family called saifuddin saif and the other two cinemas are kamal talkies and kanchan talkies. There are some great temples like Radhakrishna temple, which is around 200 years old, Manchapuran Hanuman temple, Jagnath Mahadev temple, Bada mandir (Jain Temple), Jain Dadawadi (Shree Rajendrasurishwar ji maharasaheb) and many more. The city is very famous in Jain Community all over India because the Jain saint Rajendra Suri performed his "Kriyoddhar" activity under a tree situated at Khachrod road that is now known as Jain Dadawadi Temple. The city has two theatres, which offers low cost entertainment option. It is a shopper's paradise and attracts hundreds of people from nearby villages every week. Jaora offers cheap prices for most of the goods. The grain and pulses mandi is the backbone of financial structure. The people residing are generally conservative and do not accept advancements easily. The educational and health care facilities are very basic and needs serious improvement. The city is not very adept to new ideas and technology. There is just one hotel, which is of sub-standard, to stay and eat out.
In short, it is a true representative of Indian village and offers a great combination of cultural mix. However, the infrastructure is poor, but love and unity among the people cannot be missed.
Jaora has a railway station on the Indian Railways network. Recently old meter gauge line has been replaced by Broad Gauge and one train is running from Ratlam - Neemuch. The Mhow-Neemuch highway passes through Jaora so it is also a convenient way to come to Jaora. The buses are easily available to the district places around. Tempos, Auto rickshaws and Tongas are available for transport within the city.
Jaora Population Census 2011 - 2021
1 Jaora (M + OG) 74907 2 Jaora (M) 72847
The state was founded by 'Abdu'l Ghafur Muhammad Khan, a Muslim of Afghan descent. He was a cavalry officer serving the Pindari leader Amir Khan. He later served the Holkar maharaja of Indore, subduing Rajput territories in northern Malwa and annexing their lands. In return for his services, he was granted the title of Nawab in 1808. The state was confirmed by the British government in 1818 by the Treaty of Mandsaur.
The total area of the princely state, with the dependencies of Piploda and Panth-Piploda, was 1471 km² (568 square miles). Jaora state was divided into four tehsils, Jaora, Barauda, Tal, and Barkhera. The chief crops were millets, cotton, maize and opium.
Nawab Muhammad Ismail (ruled 1865-1895) was an honorary major in the British Army. During the reign of Nawab Muhammad Iftikhar Ali Khan (ruled 1895-1947) Piploda became a separate state in 1924, and Panth-Piploda became a province of British India in 1942. Nawab Muhammad Usman 'Ali Khan (ruled 1947-1948) acceded to the Government of India on June 15 1948.
There are a couple of gardens called as Chota Bagicha and Bada Bagicha. Apart from beautiful landscape, which offers great scenaries around the city, there are many religious places. The world famous Hussain Tekri, which attracts millions of people every year, is popular among adherents of all religions. It is believed to heal people from incurable diseases, particularly mental ailments.
There are four cinema theatre and two cinemas called gulshan talkies and shabnam talkies owned by one family called saifuddin saif and the other two cinemas are kamal talkies and kanchan talkies. There are some great temples like Radhakrishna temple, which is around 200 years old, Manchapuran Hanuman temple, Jagnath Mahadev temple, Bada mandir (Jain Temple), Jain Dadawadi (Shree Rajendrasurishwar ji maharasaheb) and many more. The city is very famous in Jain Community all over India because the Jain saint Rajendra Suri performed his "Kriyoddhar" activity under a tree situated at Khachrod road that is now known as Jain Dadawadi Temple. The city has two theatres, which offers low cost entertainment option. It is a shopper's paradise and attracts hundreds of people from nearby villages every week. Jaora offers cheap prices for most of the goods. The grain and pulses mandi is the backbone of financial structure. The people residing are generally conservative and do not accept advancements easily. The educational and health care facilities are very basic and needs serious improvement. The city is not very adept to new ideas and technology. There is just one hotel, which is of sub-standard, to stay and eat out.
In short, it is a true representative of Indian village and offers a great combination of cultural mix. However, the infrastructure is poor, but love and unity among the people cannot be missed.
Jaora has a railway station on the Indian Railways network. Recently old meter gauge line has been replaced by Broad Gauge and one train is running from Ratlam - Neemuch. The Mhow-Neemuch highway passes through Jaora so it is also a convenient way to come to Jaora. The buses are easily available to the district places around. Tempos, Auto rickshaws and Tongas are available for transport within the city.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaora
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 23°38'3"N 75°7'9"E
- Pratapgarh 63 km
- Kushalgarh 90 km
- Jhalod 117 km
- સંતરામપુર 133 km
- Dungarpur 153 km
- Modasa 190 km
- Bhiloda 196 km
- Nasirabad 307 km
- Niwai 319 km
- Hindaun 399 km
- Jaora Railway Station 0.8 km
- Banda Khaal Kabristan 0.8 km
- Katju Park 1.1 km
- Bhagat Singh Govt.P.G.College 1.2 km
- Katju Nagar 1.4 km
- hammal pura 1.7 km
- 24 Bataliyan Jaora 1.8 km
- SethBa ka kua 2 km
- Jaora Industrial Estate 2.3 km
- Govind Ram Todi Polytechnic College 2.3 km
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