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Betma is a town and a nagar panchayat in Indore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.


History

A 1020 CE copper-plate inscription of the
Paramara The Paramara dynasty (IAST: Paramāra) was an Indian dynasty that ruled Malwa and surrounding areas in west-central India between 9th and 14th centuries. They belonged to the Parmara clan of the Rajputs. The dynasty was established in either th ...
king Bhoja was found in Betma.


Kanungo's of Betma - Jagir pargana

In the
Ain-i-Akbari The ''Ain-i-Akbari'' ( fa, ) or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language. It for ...
Betma is one of the mahal and old town of Malwa region and pargana of Kayastha zamindari granted from the Malwa Sultanate in (Hijri AD 1101) (Vikram Samvat 1747) 1689 CE. In 1733 CE Maratha's captured Malwa and Changed the revenue system. In 1756 Malharrao transferred some villages from Betma pargana 12 villages remained with Kanungo Rai Bakhat Singh and other Villages transferred to Sagour pargana or Depalpur.


Bagh(Wagh) Maratha

Malhar Rao Holker granted Betma to his feudal Sardar Madhorao Bhag(Wagh) for local revenue collection in 1757.


Chouhan's of Betma

After some years, a
Chouhan Chauhan, historically ''Chahamana'', is a clan name historically associated with the various ruling Rajput families during the Medieval India in Rajasthan. Subclans Khichi, Hada, Songara, Bhadauria, Devda etc. are the branches or subclan ...
Rajput appointed Mandloi raja of some villages in Betma (Ugai Thikanedar) from holkars of Indore princely estate. This family traced their ancestry from Raja Hariraj Singh Chouhan brother of ''Samrat
prithviraj Prithviraj or Pruthviraj may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Samrat Prithviraj'', a 2022 Indian Hindi film Mononym * Prithviraja I (r. c. 1090-1110), Indian king from the Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty * Prithviraja II (r. c. 1165-1169), Indi ...
singh
chouhan Chauhan, historically ''Chahamana'', is a clan name historically associated with the various ruling Rajput families during the Medieval India in Rajasthan. Subclans Khichi, Hada, Songara, Bhadauria, Devda etc. are the branches or subclan ...
.'' It is believed that Sikh Guru Nanak Dev, during his second Udasi, stayed in Betma for six months. In The age of Mughal era Betma was a
pargana Pargana ( bn, পরগনা, , hi, परगना, ur, پرگنہ) or parganah, also spelt pergunnah during the time of the Sultanate period, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent and each ...
of Qanungoh (kanungo) hakh Dastoor 26 village under this pargana. Thakur Dungar Singh Nigam who was the appointed Betma pargana jagidar and received the sanad & title of kanungo by the akbar's court Mandu sarkar. By caste he was a kastariya
Kayastha Kayastha (also referred to as Kayasth) denotes a cluster of disparate Indian communities broadly categorised by the regions of the Indian subcontinent in which they were traditionally locatedthe Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of North India, the C ...
. The family traced their ancestry from Thakur Ganrajdas he was the diwan of rana udaipur prithviraj singh in between 1600 and 1700 century .in holkars time holkars change the revenue policy and holkars appointed to madhorao Wagh for Betma local revenue collection. After some years a chouhan rajputs appointed revenue agent (thikanedar) by the agent of holkars Wagh mansabdar and pargana kanungo of Betma they were decently enjoyed their work in company raj and British India also. Origin of name is possibly from an event where a significant woman sat which got called ‘baith-ma’ (sit mother).


Education

Primary and secondary education in Betma is offered by various schools which are affiliated to either Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education or CBSE......


Geography

Betma is located at . It has an average elevation of 541 metres (1774 feet).


Demographics

India census, Betma had a population of 12,529. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Places of interest

* ''Betma Sahib Gurudwara'' is of historical significance for Sikhs. It is believed that Guru Nanak Dev Ji visited this place. * ''Aman Chaman Mata mandir'' is also of historical significance to Hindu devotees. All religions worship here. It is main center of betma nagar, here people celebrated a huge dushera festival in all over mp. * ''Saeyad Sarkar'' a Sufi Saint and Spiritual guru resides in village Daulta Bad 10 km away on Depalpur road from Betma. People of different religion from all parts of India visit him to gain spiritual knowledge and blessings. * ''Isa Ji Shaheed'' is a historical significance of Dawoodi Bohra's . Peoples of other religions also worship there to gain the blessings of ''Isa Ji Shaheed''. ''Dargah e Isa Ji Shaheed'' is situated in Lakhera Bakhal in Betma.


Transport

The nearest airport is indore.


References

{{Indore Division Cities and towns in Indore district