Bargawan is a town and major economic center in
Singrauli district
Singrauli district is one of the districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
History
It was previously ruled by the Maharajas of Singrauli State till 1971, after which the monarchy was abolished. Singrauli district has its headquarters at ...
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Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, and Rewa, India, Rewa being the othe ...
, India. Mahan Aluminum Industry HINDALCO lies here which is a unit of Aditya Birla Groups.
History
Bargawan was a jagirdari estate ruled by the Raja of Bardi who were under the Maharajas of Singrauli
Economics
This sector plays an important role for the development of the nearby area. Around 1980 the first industries came to the region around the town of Vindhyachal. These were oxygen supplying through the company Air Product Pvt. Ltd and ethylene for the welding processes in power plants. After this, however, no new industries came to the region. In 2009 the influential Aditya Birla Group began planning to develop a power plant and aluminium plant due to the availability of coal in the nearby Majhauli region. These were to be named the Hindalco and Mahan plants and could create opportunities for local people not just in employment but also in contributing to the development of the economy Madhya Pradesh.
Tourists
There are a number of major tourist attracting places in the region such as the Kachan Dam (Gaderiya), Devi Temple (Durghata). And some regional fair (Khodwa). Major tourist place in Bargawan are Durghata Devi Temple and Jhariya Temple. Durghata Devi Temple is located from Bargawan Main market (town). Many people from nearby town come there for the worship of Durgata Devi. Jhariya Temple is generally famous for lord Shiva. It is located from the Main Bargawan Town. The surrounding nearby the temple soo quite and soothing, which carries the actually meaning of Quietness.
Connectivity
Bargawan railway station is the second major railway station in the district which provides direct connectivity to some famous places such as
Delhi
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Katni
Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jab ...
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Jabalpur
Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...
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Kolkata
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Chopan
Chopan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
It is situated on the Sone River. Chopan Railway station is a junction in Sonbhadra district.
Geography
Chopan is located at . It has an avera ...
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Agra
Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...
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Vidisha
Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar in ancient times) is a city in central Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located 62.5 km northeast of the state capital, Bhopal. The name "Vidisha" is derived from th ...
, Dhanbad, Asansol,
Jhansi
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Saugor
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Bhopal
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. Other transport in the region is provided by buses which allow transit to
Rewa
Rewa may refer to:
Places Fiji
* Rewa (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji), a former electoral division of Fiji
* Rewa Plateau, between the Kaimur and Vindhya Ranges in Madhya Pradesh
* Rewa Province, Fiji
* Rewa River, the widest river in Fiji
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Sidhi
Sidhi is a town and a municipality in Sidhi district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Sidhi district.
Geography
Sidhi is located at . It has an average elevation of 272 metres (892 feet) and cove ...
, Satna, Varanasi and other major cities.
National Highway 39 (75) is under construction in the region which will connect Jhansi at the western end to Ranchi at the Eastern end.
See also
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Singrauli railway station
References
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