Isagarh, is a town in

Ashoknagar District Ashoknagar District () is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Ashoknagar is the administrative headquarters of the district. Ashoknagar district was formed in 2003. Geography The district has an area of 4673.94 k ...

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state in central

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. It is the administrative headquarters of Isagarh

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Name

The original name of Isagarh was "Ondila" or "Unda" until 1808, when

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conquered it from the

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s and renamed it "Bahadurgarh". Three years later, in 1811, Jean Baptiste Filose captured it and renamed it Isagarh, meaning "the fort of

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History

Before Indian independence in 1947, Isagarh was part of the princely state of

Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...

, where it was the administrative headquarters of

Isagarh District Isagarh District is a former administrative district ''(Districts of India, zila)'' of the princely state of Gwalior State, Gwalior in central India. Gwalior state existed from the 18th century until shortly after Indian Independence in 1947. Geo ...

. After Indian independence, Gwalior state became part of the new Indian state of

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, and Isagarh District was renamed

Guna District Guna District () is one of the 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Its administrative headquarters is Guna. The district has a population of 1,241,519 (2011 census). It has an area of 6390 km², and is bounded on the northeas ...

. GUNA - Gwalior United National Army. Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956. Guna District was split into the districts of Guna and Ashoknagar on 15 August 2003.

Geography

Isagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 489 metres (1604 feet).

Demographics

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, Isagarh had a population of 35,347. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Isagarh has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 50%. In Isagarh, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Cities and towns in Ashoknagar district {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub