Badnagar is a town, and a

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in Ujjain district in the state of

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. Badnagar Tehsil Headquarters is Badnagar town and it belongs to Ujjain Division. It is located 45 km towards west from District headquarters

Ujjain Ujjain (, , old name Avantika, ) or Ujjayinī is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative as well as religious centre of Ujjain ...

. 244 km from the state capital,

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, towards the east and 72 km from

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. Badnagar is also famous for its fort, Amla Fort.

Geography

Badnagar is situated on the bank of river Chamla. Badnagar

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

is bounded by Badnawar Tehsil towards west, Depalpur Tehsil towards the south, Khachrod Tehsil towards north, Ujjain district towards the east. Indore City, Ujjain City, Ratlam City,

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City nearby cities to Badnagar. Badnagar consists of 196 villages and 108 Panchayats. This place is on the border of Ujjain and Dhar Districts. Dhar District, Badnawar, is west of this place. Sundrabad is located 13 km away from Badnagar.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Badnagar had a population of 2,69,573. Among all population no. of males are 1,37,685 and no. of females are 1,31,888. Number of literates in Badnagar are 1,69,935. Among all literates, the number of males is 1,00,562 and the number of females is 69,373 and the total number of illiterates here is 99,638. 38,158 people of the population is under 6 years of age.

Climate

It is hot in summer. Badnagar summer highest day temperature is in between 30 °C to 42 °C . Average temperatures of January is 19 °C, February is 22 °C, March is 28 °C, April is 32 °C, May is 35 °C

Transportation

Badnagar is well connected by road and rail with cities like

and

Ratlam Ratlam is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independe ...

. state highway 18 (dewas to badnawar). Passes through Badnagar which connects it with Ujjain,

, Dewas and

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

via

Dahod Dahod is a city on the banks of the Dudhimati River in Dahod District in the State of Gujarat, India. It is said that it has taken its name from Saint Dadhichi, who had an Ashram on the bank of Dudhumati river. This city is known for being t ...

. Badnagar railway station is situated on ratlam-Indore section of

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. Nearest airport is Indore airport.

Education

Educational institutes in Badnagar teach in both English and Hindi. There are two colleges in Badnagar. Schools *Shree Digamber Jain sanmati vidhiya mander badnagar *SHREE SHARDA HR.SEC.SCHOOL (since 1980). *Saraswati Vidhya Mandir Badnagar *Unique Public School Badnagar *St. Thomas Hr. Sec. School (since 1974) Badnagar (the first private school of Badnagar) *Jain Public School Badnagar *Vidhyanjali International School *St. Martin's Hr. Sec. School Badnagar Colleges *Govt. College Badnagar

Health

Many people from nearby cities come to Badnagar for cheap medical treatment of

kidney stones Kidney stone disease (known as nephrolithiasis, renal calculus disease, or urolithiasis) is a crystallopathy and occurs when there are too many minerals in the urine and not enough liquid or hydration. This imbalance causes tiny pieces of cr ...

and other surgeries. Badnagar is well known for its treatment of

paralysis Paralysis (: paralyses; also known as plegia) is a loss of Motor skill, motor function in one or more Skeletal muscle, muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory d ...

. Some hospitals are: # Kabra Hospital # Geeta Hospital # Civil Hospital # City Hospital # Ashok hospital # Gupta hospital # Shrivastava Hospital # iLife Clincs & Research Pvt Ltd

Culture

Badnagar is also famous for its dishes, most famous among them being Bhutte ke Laddu, Dal Biscuit and for its guavas. Badnagar is the birthplace of

national poet A national poet or national bard is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular national culture. The national poet as culture hero is a long-standing symbol, to be distinguished ...

Kavi Pradeep. Former Indian Prime Minister

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian poet, writer and statesman who served as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 ...

spent some of his childhood time in Badnagar. Another famous poet from Badnagar is Ibrahim Khan Gauri, the lyricist of hit movies of

Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter and actor who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. He appeared in 84 films in the 1970s and 1980s. As an actor, he is mostly known for his supporting roles in ...

like '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' and '' Koi... Mil Gaya''.

References

{{Ujjain Division Cities and towns in Ujjain district