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Baldeogarh
Town
Aharji Jain Mandir and Teerth
BaldeogarhLocation in Madhya Pradesh, IndiaShow map of Madhya PradeshBaldeogarhBaldeogarh (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°45′N 79°04′E / 24.75°N 79.07°E / 24.75; 79.07
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Tikamgarh
Elevation	319 m (1,047 ft)
Population
• Total	7,585
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Baldeogarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is also a Tehsil Headquarter.

Geography

Baldeogarh is located at 24°45′N 79°04′E / 24.75°N 79.07°E / 24.75; 79.07. It has an average elevation of 319 metres (1046 feet). The headquarters town of the Baldeogarh is a tehsil of the same name.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Baldeogarh had a population of 7,585. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Baldeogarh has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 62% of the males and 38% of females literate. 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civil administration

Baldeogarh is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Baldeogarh city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.

Baldeogarh Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,701 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Places of interest

Fort : There is a fort and pond situated on a famous hill in Baldeogarh. The fort is spread over a huge area, here the cannon of the old times is kept which is worth seeing, there is a famous Devi temple here where a fair is also organized during Navratri.

Aharji : Aharji Jain Teerth is a historical pilgrimage site for Jainism located in Aharji, The main temple is famous for the beautiful colossal monumental image of Lord Shatinath from the. Bahubali temple is another important temple in the area.

Transportation

Baldeogarh is located on Tikamgerh Chhatarpur road. It is well connected with roads. It also connected with divisional headquarter Sagar.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baldeogarh
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
3. "BALDEVGARH" (PDF). www.mpurban.gov.in.
4. Places of Interest Tikamgarh District
5. Aharji Jain Teerth

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