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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox settlement Isagarh, is a town in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Isagarh tehsil.

Name

The original name of Isagarh was "Ondila" or "Unda" until 1808, when Durjan Lal Khichi conquered it from the Ahirs and renamed it "Bahadurgarh". Three years later, in 1811, Jean Baptiste Filose captured it and renamed it Isagarh, meaning "the fort of Jesus".[1]

History

Before Indian independence in 1947, Isagarh was part of the princely state of Gwalior, where it was the administrative headquarters of Isagarh District.Шаблон:Citation needed After Indian independence, Gwalior state became part of the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat, and Isagarh District was renamed Guna District . GUNA - Gwalior United National Army. Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956. Guna District was split into the districts of Guna and Ashoknagar on 15 August 2003.Шаблон:Citation needed

Geography

Isagarh is located at Шаблон:Coord.[2] It has an average elevation of 489 metres (1604 feet).

Demographics

Шаблон:As of India census,[3] Isagarh had a population of 35,347. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Isagarh has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 50%. In Isagarh, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Шаблон:Gwalior Division


Шаблон:MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub