Jobat is a city and a
nagar parishad
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municipality in
Alirajpur district
Alirajpur District () is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It was created from Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhabra tehsils of the former Jhabua district on 17 May 2008. It is the least literate district in India as per Census ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
Madhya Pradesh
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.
History
Jobat was a
princely state of India, administratively under the
Bhopawar Agency
Bhopawar Agency was a sub-agency of the Central India Agency in British India with the headquarters at the town of Bhopawar, so the name. Bhopawar Agency was created in 1882 from a number of princely states in the Western Nimar and Southern M ...
subdivision of the
Central India Agency
The Central India Agency was created in 1854, by amalgamating the Western Malwa Agency with other smaller political offices which formerly reported to the Governor-General of India. The agency was overseen by a political agent who maintained ...
. The state covered an area of 339 square kilometres in 1901. Its Hindu rulers were styled "
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" and succession was in the female line.
About a decade ago, Jobat was a small town which now has emerged as a city in Alirajpur district.
Geography
Jobat is located at . It has an average elevation of 292 metres
(958 feet).
Jobat is located on the banks of Dohi river. Jobat is about 184 km away from Indore. Jobat is located in Western Madhya Pradesh, close to the border of Gujarat.
Demographics
India
census
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,
Jobat had a population of 9991. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jobat has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. In Jobat, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
See also
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References
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Cities and towns in Alirajpur district
Populated places established in the 15th century
Cities in Malwa