Chachaura is a city and Municipal council in
Madhya Pradesh
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,
India
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, situated on the border with
Rajasthan
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. The primary language spoken in the city is
Hindi
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. Chachaura is one of seven tehsil and one of five subdivisions in the
Guna district. Chachaura is also an
assembly constituency of Madhya Pradesh. Chachaura is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
Chachaura is a proposed district of Madhya pradesh, which was approved by cabinet on 18 March 2020.
Demography of Chachaura
As of the
2001 Census of India
The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. The total population increased b ...
, 17,303 people lived in Chachaura.
As of the
2011 Census of India, 21,860 people live in Chachaura, out of which 11,502 are males and 10,358 are females. In 2024, Chachaura's population was estimated at approximately 30,900.
Major castes found in this region are
Meena,
Gujjar,
Bhil, and
Lodha people.
Places in Chachaura
* Shri Baag Bageshwar Dhaam
* Shri Hanuman Temple Chhan
* Shri Ambala Dhaam (Guruji Ashram)
* Shri Bade Ganesh Temple (Dundalaji)
* Shri Bharat Lal Temple
* Shri Digamber Jain Temple
* Gayatri Shakti Peeth
* Maa Mahishasur Mardini Temple (Near of Fort)
* Shri Hanuman Temple (Near of Lake)
* Shri Satya Narayan Temple
* Shri Bhakt Maliji Temple
* Shri Ram Janki Temple (Sadar Bazar)
* Nearest places-
Sita Bawri Place, Choudareshwar Mahadev Temple
See also
*
Chachaura district
*
Chachaura Fort
Transportation
*
Bhopal Airport and
Gwalior Airport are the nearest airport
*
Chachaura Binaganj railway station and
Indore-Gwalior railway line serve the city
* Agra-Mumbai National highway passes nearby
References
Internal borders of India
Cities and towns in Guna district
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