Shivpuri

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Place details

Locality: Shivpuri
Region: Madhya Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 179,977
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Shivpuri
Settlement.nickname: Summer Capital of Scindias
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Scindia cenotaphs, shivpuri.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Scindia cenotaphs, Shivpuri
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: Shivpuri
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gwalior Chambal
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 468
Settlement.population_total: 179,977

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Wikidata facts

Area: 10278
Elevation: 468
Image: Madhav Chauk.JPG
Dialing code: 7492

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postal code: 473551
Commons category: Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh
P12749: country

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Geography
Climate
Summer
Monsoon season
Winter
History
Education
Schools
Colleges
Transportation
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Shivpuri, previously known as Sipri, is a town and a municipality in Shivpuri district, located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is located approximately 125 km (78 mi) from Gwalior, 104 km (65 mi) from Jhansi 103 km (64 mi) from Guna and 337 km (211 mi) from Bhopal. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level.

The town is a tourist destination in the monsoon season as it has a number of waterfalls, like Bhura kho and Tunda Bharkha kho.