Jobat

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Jobat
Jobat
State - District(s)	Madhya Pradesh - Jhabua
Coordinates	22.42° N 74.57° E
Area - Elevation	- 292 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	9991 -

Jobat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jhabua district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References

[edit] History

Jobat is a formerly princely state of India, administratively under the Bhopawar Agency subdivision of the Central India Agency. The state covered an area of 339 square kilometers in 1901. Its Hindu rulers were styled “Rana”, and as succession was in the female line.

The principality was founded in the 15th century by the Rathore dynasty. After Indian independence in 1947, the rulers of Jobat acceded to the Union of India, and the principality was incorporated into the new state of Madhya Bharat, which subsequently became Madhya Pradesh state on November 1, 1956.

[edit] Geography

Jobat is located at 22.42° N 74.57° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 292 metres (958 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, 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.