Raoti or Rawati is a town and tehsil of Ratlam district in the Indian

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. It was once a part of the

Sailana State Sailana State was an 11 gun salute princely state in India, part of the Malwa Agency of Central India during the British Raj. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of Rs.5,00,000. History Sailana State was founded by Raja Jai Singh, grea ...

It falls in the

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region of Madhya Pradesh.

History

Raoti was founded in the year 1635–1636, when the new Maharaja Ratan singh came to the throne of

Ratlam State Ratlam State was a 13 gun salute (15 local) princely state in India, part of the Malwa Agency of Central India during the British Raj. The state's capital was Ratlam town in modern Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh. Ratlam State was orig ...

. It passed on to a descendant called Pratap Singh. Raja Pratap singh killed his elder brother Raja Keshri Singh of Ratlam and conquered Ratlam and Dhamnod. Pratap Singh was then killed by Keshri Singhs younger son Jai Singh at the battle of Sagode. Who then became Raoti's ruler in 1716. Raoti was the capital of

until Raja Jai Singh decided to build a new capital. He constructed

Sailana Sailana is a town in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Sailana is from Ratlam city and away from Banswara district of the neighboring state of Rajasthan. Sailana was once the capital of the Sailana State before it merged i ...

as his new capital in 1736. Raja Jai Singh then gave Raoti to a Rathore of the Prithvirajot branch. This family ruled for many generations, one of the thakuranis also built a temple outside the garhi at the cost of Rs.5,000. The Prithvirajot line of Raoti went extinct due to no successors. After which Raja Jaswant Singh of Sailana gave Raoti to one of his younger sons. Raoti was a 1st class thikana of Sailana State. A small fortified palace still exists in Raoti.

Geography

Raoti is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is west from

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 ...

by road and from the state capital

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There is a dam and large pond near Raoti named Saroj Sarowar bandh (also known as Dholawad dam). which is by road.

Demographics

Raoti's total population as per the provisional population data for census 2011 is reported to be 4,948. Males constitute approximately 51% of the population and females 49%

Transport

Railways

Raoti Rail Station (RTI) is situated from Ratlam Junction on Ratlam-Godhra section of

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. Not many trains stop at Raoti stations except for few long distance and local trains. Station is away from the town, however transportation is generally available for commuters.

Roads

Raoti is from Ratlam via Shivgarh and via Morwani by road. Raoti is now well connected to nearby towns and villages, due to the

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and

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Educational institutions

* Government primary school * Government middle school * Government higher secondary school * Government Girl's primary school * Government Girl's middle school * Government Girl's higher secondary school * Shri Jain public school * Shri Sant Jamnadas public school * Government Degree College Mela Ground Raoti Ratlam

References

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