Shamgarh

Shamgarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mandsaur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is an important railway station on Delhi-Mumbai Railway track where Almost every train (except Rajdhani Express) stops.

Geography

Shamgarh is located at ^[1]. It has an average elevation of 459 metres (1505 feet). It is near to Mandsaur. Shamgarh is famous for Jangda Porwal's. There are so many families residing here belongs to Porwal Community. It is one of the Hindu Communities.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[2], Shamgarh had a population of 21,455. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shamgarh has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 59%. In Shamgarh, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shamgarh
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.