Sailana

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Sailana
Sailana
State - District(s)	Madhya Pradesh - Ratlam
Coordinates	23.47° N 74.92° E
Area - Elevation	- 479 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	10,903 -

Sailana is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ratlam district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. It was a princely state with an area of 769 square kilometres.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Geography

Sailana is located at 23.47° N 74.92° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 479 metres (1571 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Sailana had a population of 10,903. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sailana has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 66%. In Sailana, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.