Mahoba

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Mahoba
Mahoba
State - District(s)	Uttar Pradesh - Mahoba
Coordinates	25.28° N 79.87° E
Area - Elevation	- 214 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	78,806 -
Chairman
Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle	- 210 427 - +91-5281 - UP 95

Mahoba is a town in Mahoba District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in the Bundelkhand region. Mahoba is known for its closeness to Khajuraho and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi. The town is connected with railways and state highways.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External link

[edit] History

Mahoba was the capital of the Chandela Rajputs, who ruled Bundelkhand from the 10th to the 16th centuries. The Chandela king Vijaypal (1035-1045) built the Vijay-sagar reservoir, one of several artificial lakes in Mahoba created by the Chandela rulers. During the reign of king Paramardi (c. 1165-?), the Chauhan king Prithviraj III of Delhi and Ajmer captured Mahoba c. 1182, despite the resistance of his generals Alha & Udal. The Chandelas recaptured Mahoba a few years later, but the city was captured by the Muslim general Qutb-ud-din Aybak, later Sultan of Delhi, in 1203.

The Chandela ruler Keerat Pal Singh recaptured Mahoba in the 14th century. Emperor Sher Shah Suri campaigned against the Chandelas, and captured Mahoba before dying while besieging Kalinjar in 1545. The Mughal emperor Akbar captured Mahoba a few decades later.

The Bundela leader Maharaja Chhatrasal captured Mahoba in 1680, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Upon his death in 1732, Chhatra Sal bequeathed Mahoba and the surrounding area to the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I in return for Baji Rao's assistance against the Mughals. The Marathas ruled Mahoba until 1803, when it was ceded to British India by the Treaty of Bassein. Mahoba was made a subdivision of Hamirpur District.

[edit] Geography

Mahoba is located at 25.28° N 79.87° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 214 metres (702 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Mahoba had a population of 78,806. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mahoba has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 51%. In Mahoba, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.