Rajgarh is a city and district in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. Rajgarh was also a princely state under the British Raj. The old town is surrounded by a battlemented wall.

Rajgarh princely state was part of Central India's Bhopal agency. It had an area of 940 sq. mi., and a population of 88,376 in 1901. Estimated revenue, 33,000 (1911); tribute (to Sindhia of Gwalior), 3640. The rulers, whose title was Rawat, were Rajputs of the Umat clan. Grain and opium were the principal articles of trade.

After India's independence in 1947, the Rawat acceded to the Indian government, and Rajgarh became part of Madhya Bharat state, which was formed out of the western half of the Raj's Central India Agency of princely states. In 1956 Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh state.

Rajgarh District

Area 6,154 sq km, population 992,315 (1991 census). The district is bounded by Rajasthan state to the north, and by the districts of Guna to the northeast, Bhopal to the east, Sehore to the southeast, and Shajapur to the south and west. The district lies on the northern edge of the Malwa plateau, and the Parbati River forms the eastern boundary of the district, while the Kali Sindh River forms the western boundary. The district has six tehsils, Rajgarh, Khilchipur , Zirapur , Biaora , Narsinghgarh , and Sarangpur .

The district was created May 1948, and includes the territory of the former princely states of Rajgarh, Narsinghgarh, Khilchipur, and parts of the states of Dewas Junior and Senior (Sarangpur tehsil) and Indore (Jarapur tehsil, now part of Khilchipur tehsil). In addition to the town of Rajgarh, Khilchipur , Kotravihar and Narsingarh are places of interest.

External link

Rajgarh District web site