Jirapur is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

in Rajgarh district in the

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. In 2022 Janpad Panchayat election held across Madhya Pradesh,

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won the election and secure position as a Janpad Adhyaksh under the leadership of Khilchipur vidhayak Shri

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Ji (currently MLA of Khilchipur constituency (2018-2023)). He put all the efforts to win this election and doing great work for Khilchipur constituency. He won 2018 assembly election of Madhya Pradesh with huge margin of 30,000+ votes by defeating Kunwar Hajarilal Dangi of

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(BJP) candidate. Jirapur is a

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and belongs to

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. It is located 39 km towards west from district headquarters Rajgarh, 158 km from the state capital of

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from the east.

Jirapur Tehsil

Jirapur Tehsil is bounded by Khilchipur Tehsil towards east,

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Tehsil towards south,

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Tehsil towards west,

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Tehsil towards the north. Sarangpur City,

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City,

Pachore Pachore is a Tahsil Place and a nagar panchayat in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh in India. It is situated on Agra-Bombay Road - NH 52 at the bank of the river Nevaj. Pachore Mandi is the biggest Mandi (B Grade) of Rajgarh District. Demo ...

City,

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City are the nearby Cities to Jirapur. This city is near on MP and Rajasthan border. Jirapur consists of 88 Villages and 88 Panchayats. It is 434 metres in elevation. For tourists, there are a few places to visit, such as the Balaji Temple, Jirapur dam, the Shiv temple near it, Dug Hanumanji for picnic. Zirapur

Demographics

India

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, Jirapur had a population of 21,724. Males constitute 50.87% of the population and females 49.13%. Jirapur has an average literacy rate of 77.23%, higher than the national average of 69.32%. Male literacy is around 86.29% while female literacy rate is 67.90%. About 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Pin Codes of Jirapur Tehsil

* 465691 (Jirapur) * 465693 (Machalpur) * 465689 (Chhapiheda) * 465695 (Pipliya Kulmi)

References

Cities and towns in Rajgarh district Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub