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  Panchlingeshwar Temple Railway Station Alirajpur | |
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| Coordinates:22°18′19″N74°21′9″E / 22.30528°N 74.35250°E /22.30528; 74.35250 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Alirajpur district |
| Named after | King Alia Bhil |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 28,498 |
| Languages hindi, aadiwasi | |
| • Official | Hindi,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 457887[1] |
| Vehicle registration | MP-69 |
| Climate | Tropical savanna climate |
| Website | alirajpur |
Alirajpur is a city in theAlirajpur tehsil inAlirajpur district in the state ofMadhya Pradesh,India.
Alirajpur State was formerly aprincely state ofIndia, under theBhopawar Agency inCentral India. It lay in theMalwa region ofMadhya Pradesh, near the border withGujarat andMaharashtra. It had an area of 836 m2.[2] It had been from time to time under British administration. The Victoria bridge at Alirajpur was built to commemorate theDiamond Jubilee of 1897.[2]
As of the 2001 Indiacensus,[3] Alirajpur had a population of 25,161. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
During theBritish Raj Alirajpur was the capital ofAlirajpur State, one of theprincely states of India.[4]After India got independence in the year 1947, the ruling family of Alirajpur State moved to Delhi, where the last ruler of Ali Rajpur, Surendra Singh, subsequently served as the Ambassador of India to Spain in the 1980s.
Alirajpur's topography is predominantly hilly. Area-wise, the former Alirajpur taluka was larger than the Jhabua taluka of Jhabua district. Now Alirajpur is a District. The Rajwara fort is situated in the centre of the town.
| Climate data for Alirajpur (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) | 38.0 (100.4) | 42.4 (108.3) | 46.2 (115.2) | 46.0 (114.8) | 43.6 (110.5) | 39.8 (103.6) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 44.5 (112.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.0 (100.4) | 47.5 (117.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 37.5 (99.5) | 38.2 (100.8) | 35.1 (95.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 29.4 (84.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.4 (88.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 13.8 (56.8) | 9.7 (49.5) | 17.0 (62.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) | 3.6 (38.5) | 6.9 (44.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | 0.0 (32.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 85.8 (3.38) | 209.2 (8.24) | 140.6 (5.54) | 110.7 (4.36) | 11.2 (0.44) | 1.0 (0.04) | 0.0 (0.0) | 558.5 (21.99) |
| Average rainy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 23.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 46 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 52 | 75 | 78 | 72 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 49 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[5] | |||||||||||||
Its economy depends primarily on agricultural endeavours, especially farming, especially mangoes. The agricultural trading yard in Alirajpur is the biggest in the state when it comes to mango trading. Alirajpur is also a hub for dolomite business.
In terms of industrial development, Alirajpur thrives in sectors like textiles, handlooms, and agro-based industries. However, its true economic backbone lies in agriculture, with a significant focus on the production of Mahua. Mahua, derived from the flowers of the Mahua tree, its immense economic potential and cultural significance.[6]
Panchlingeshwar, This temple is quite famous due to its amazing architecture. This temple has been built by hand carving on stones, in which small temples have been carved in the same shape as this temple and these also include figures of ancient gods and goddesses. This ancient Panchalingeshwar Mahadev temple is located at a distance of about 5 kilometers from Alirajpur.
On 30 October 2019, a new railway line was inaugurated betweenAlirajpur station andPratapnagar station inVadodara.[7] Alirajpur is connected by bus toIndore and nearby districts.
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