Jaora

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Place details

Locality: Jaora
Region: Madhya Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 74,907
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Jaora
Settlement.other_name: Gulshanabag
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Jaora.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Madhya Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ratlam
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Jaora Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 30
Settlement.elevation_m: 459
Settlement.population_total: 74907

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Wikidata facts

Area: 30
Elevation: 459
Official website: ratlam.nic.in/Census/tehsiljaora.html
Image: Jaora.jpg
Dialing code: 07414

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postal code: 457226
Commons category: Jaora
P12749: Saransk

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Contents

Demographics
Jaora princely state
Places of interest
Educational institutes
Transport
Nawabs of Jaora
Notable people
See also
References
External links

Jaora is a city and a municipality in Ratlam district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Jaora is located in the Malwa region, between Ratlam and Mandsaur. It was the capital of the Jaora princely state of Jaora before Independence. During the Mourning of Muharram, thousands of people from all over the world visit the shrine of Hussain Tekri. Jains visit Jaora as a place that the Jain ascetic Rajendrasuri practiced tapasya.

==Demographics== As of the 2011 India census, Jaora tehsil had a population of 243070. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jaora has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Jaora, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.