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Agar Malwa District is a district in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was carved out of Shajapur district. Its administrative headquarters are situated in the town of Agar.




History


It was a division during the Sindhia state (some of their palaces are still presently used for city court and for other government offices). It was formerly a cantonment region at the time of India's independence because of the favourable weather and the availability of water. It was a district under the state of Madhya Bharat after the independence of India until 1956. Since 16 August 2013 Agar Malwa has been the 51st district of Madhya Pradesh. The district was formed by removing Agar, Badod, Susner and Nalkheda tehsils from Shajapur District, decreasing its size. It was formerly a cantonment region at the time of India's independence because of the favourable weather and the availability of water. It was a district under the state of Madhya Bharat after the independence of India until 1956. Since 16 August 2013 Agar Malwa has been the 51st district of Madhya Pradesh.




Geography


The western part of the district is marked by the Agar Plateau that covers the major areas of Agar Malwa district. There is a hill tract to the west of the town of Badod, showing scattered hillocks in a north–south direction. The presence of hills in the center has affected the drainage pattern. The height of this tract varies between 500 metres (1,600 ft) and 545 metres (1,788 ft) above the mean sea level and it slopes towards the north.
Dudhaliya and Kachhol are the main streams in the west, originating from the hill tract and draining towards the west. Chhoti Kali Sindh, which is the main perennial stream of the region, flows northwards on the western border of the region.




Demographics



At the time of the 2011 census, Agar Malwa district had a population of 571,278, of which 117,329 (20.54%) lived in urban areas. Agar Malwa had a sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 135,898 (23.79%) and 13,941 (2.44%) of the population respectively.
90.83% of the population were Hindu, 7.58% Muslim, and 1.48% Jain.

At the time of the 2011 census, 53.24% of the population spoke Malvi, 41.31% Hindi and 4.80% Sondwari as their first language.




Government and politics






= Administrative divisions

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Agar Malwa District has two sub-divisions, Agar Malwa division and Susner Division. There are four tehsils:

Agar Malwa
Badod
Susner
Nalkheda.




= Banking facilities

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The list of banks functioning in Agar Malwa:

Canara Bank, Agar Malwa Branch
AU Small Finance Bank, Agar Malwa Branch
Bank of Baroda, Agar Malwa, Madhya Pradesh Branch
Bank of India, Agar Malwa Branch
Bank of India, Collectorate, Agar Malwa Branch
DCB Bank Limited, Pal Branch
IDFC First Bank Ltd, Agar Malwa Branch
Indian Bank, Agar Malwa Branch
Indian Bank, Dongargaon Branch
Union Bank of India, Agar Malwa Branch




Places to interest


Bagulamukhi Mata Mandir, Nalkheda
Baijnath Dham Mandir, Agar
Chausath Yogini Temple
Kevdaswami Bhairavnath Mandir
Maa Tulja Bhawani Mandir
Manshapurn Ganapati Chipiya Gaushala, Agar
MotiSagar Talab, Agar
Pacheti Mata Mandir
Someshwar Mahadev Mandir




References

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• Agar, India
• Kerajaan Chalukya Barat
• Negara Jhabua
• Dinasti Satawahana
• Trulek gelambir-merah
• Gulab jamun
• Benteng Bhangarh
• Benteng Chunar
• Agar Malwa district
• Agar, Madhya Pradesh
• Dongargaon, Agar Malwa
• Nalkheda
• Agar (disambiguation)
• Jhalawar district
• Bagalamukhi Temple, Nalkheda
• Agar Assembly constituency
• Ujjain division
• Gopal Parmar