Ratlam
| Ratlam रतलाम | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Ratlam | |
| Coordinates: 23°20′02″N 75°02′13″E / 23.334°N 75.037°ECoordinates: 23°20′02″N 75°02′13″E / 23.334°N 75.037°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Malwa |
| District | Ratlam |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • city | 264,914 |
| • Metro | 2,64,810 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 457001 |
| Telephone code | 07412 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-43 |
| Climate | Humid subtropical climate (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 937 millimetres (36.9 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 24 °C (75 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 28 °C (82 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 16 °C (61 °F) |
| Website |
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Ratlam 
pronunciation (Hindi: रतलाम), known historically as Ratnapuri (Sanskrit: रत्नपुरी, lit. gem city) is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The city of Ratlam lies 480 metres (1,575 feet) above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independence of India.[2]
Ratlam is also very well known for Gold, Ratlami Sev, Ratlami Saari and its people.The shrine of Hussain Tekri is situated here.The famous jain temple Bibrod Tirth is situated here
Early history
Ratlam was given to Ratan Singh Rathore as a gift by Shah Jahan. Shah Jahan loved watching elephant fights and therefore held an event, choosing his favourite war elephants and inviting all the clans of Rajputana (present-day Rajasthan) to watch. From the Rathore clan, Ratan Singh was chosen. At the beginning of the festival, one of the elephants (Keharkope) went berserk and headed towards Shah Jahan. No one in the crowd was brave enough to move to protect him. Everyone feared for their own lives and fled except Ratan Singh, who swiftly mounted the elephant. With his katar, Singh stabbed the elephant in its head and killed it. Shah Jahan saw this and was so impressed by his bravery that he gave him the entire state of Ratlam, proclaiming him as the king.[3]
Commercial history
Founded by Captain Borthwick in 1829, Ratlam was one of the first commercial cities established in Central India. The city quickly became known for trading in opium, tobacco, and salt, as well as for its bargains called "Sattas". Before the opening of the Rajputana State Railway to Khandwa in 1872, there was no better place to trade than in Ratlam.
The city is known for its love of food, particularly the world popular salty snack, 'Ratlami Sev'. City's premier educationist Ashwin Purohit, an alumnus of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kharagpur is accredited with its invention.
Princely history
Ratlam was a princely state in British India, part of Malwa agency of Central India. For a long period of time, the Ratlam region was under rule of the Rathore clan. The rulers were Suryavansha Rathores to which Maharaja of Jodhpur, Bikaner and Kishangarh belonged. The first Ruler was the Maharaja Ratan Singh, he married 12 wives (amongst others), including Maharani Sukhroopde Kanwar Shekhawat Ji Sahiba, daughter of Kunwar Purshottam Das of Jhajhar (Shekhawati) in Rajasthan. She committed sati in 1658. Still Shree Ji Maharajah Natwar Singh Of ratlam Is Belonging To His Family & Living In Jaipur, Rajasthan. The state had an area of 902 sq mi, which was closely interlaced with the territories of the princely states of Sailana, Semaliya, Kachhi-baroda, Amleta, Baloda and Kanwas. In 1901, Ratlam State had a population of 83,773,[4] with the city population of 36,321. The state had an estimated revenue of INR34,000 and paid a INR2,850 tribute.
Geography
Ratlam is located at coordinates: 23°19′0″N 75°04′0″E / 23.31667°N 75.06667°E (23.316667, 75.066667). The city has an area of 15.13 square miles (39.19 km²). It is very close to the borders of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Climate
Ratlam, like most of Madhya Pradesh, has humid subtropical climate (Cfa) zone. Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter. Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot from April through June. Highs can reach 112 °F (44 °C), although the humidity is extremely low. The monsoon season starts in late June, with temperatures averaging around 100 °F (38 °C), with sustained, torrential rainfall and high humidity. The average rain fall is 37 inches (937 mm). Winters start in mid-November and are dry, cool and sunny. Temperatures average about 39–46 °F (4–8 °C), but can fall close to freezing on some nights.[5] Ratlam gets moderate rainfall of 35 to 38 inches (890 to 970 mm) from July through September, due to the southwest monsoon.
| Climate data for Ratlam, India (December 2010 - December 2011) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 91 (33) |
97 (36) |
103 (39) |
112 (44) |
112 (44) |
111 (44) |
100 (38) |
97 (36) |
102 (39) |
104 (40) |
99 (37) |
91 (33) |
112 (44) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 75 (24) |
82 (28) |
91 (33) |
99 (37) |
101 (38) |
93 (34) |
84 (29) |
81 (27) |
86 (30) |
88 (31) |
83 (28) |
78 (26) |
86.8 (30.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 42 (6) |
48 (9) |
60 (16) |
68 (20) |
74 (23) |
77 (25) |
74 (23) |
72 (22) |
71 (22) |
67 (19) |
52 (11) |
45 (7) |
62.5 (16.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 32 (0) |
33 (1) |
45 (7) |
48 (9) |
59 (15) |
59 (15) |
52 (11) |
52 (11) |
55 (13) |
50 (10) |
39 (4) |
33 (1) |
32 (0) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.3 (8) |
0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
0.1 (3) |
0.6 (15) |
5.4 (137) |
11.7 (297) |
12.2 (310) |
7.3 (185) |
1.4 (36) |
0.7 (18) |
0.3 (8) |
40.2 (1,023) |
| Source: Weatherbase.com[5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census, the city of Ratlam has a population of 2,64,810, of which 1,35,007 are male and 1,29,803 are female. The population density was 107 people per square mile (277/km²).[6]
Transportation
Railways
Ratlam Junction is a major junction on Delhi-Mumbai and Ajmer-Khandwa Rail routes and rail division of Indian Railways on broad gauge lines on Western Railways Zone. Ratlam junction is Divisional headquarters of Western Railway Zone.[7] There are four major railway tracks passing through Ratlam City, leading to Mumbai, Delhi, Ajmer and Khandwa.
Ratlam is also the first ever clean train station of Indian Railways network. Under this scheme, Indian Railways has introduced cleaning of coaches of a train en route while it halts at a particular station for 15 to 20 minutes. The entire train is cleaned with vacuum cleaners and toilets are washed with handheld portable HP cleaners.[8]
Ratlam station is believed to be one of the busiest railway stations in India.[9]
Ratlam Junction is referred in 2007 Hindi romantic comedy film Jab We Met.[10]
Roads
Ratlam is connected to Indore and Neemuch via National Highway no. 79. This four-lane highway runs from Indore to Chittorgarh to join the Golden Quadrilateral.
The city has regular bus services to Udaipur, Banswara, Mandsaur, Nimach, Indore, Bhopal and Bagh. Ratlam is almost half way point on Mumbai Delhi Highway
Business
Ratlam has several industries which manufacture copper wire, plastic ropes, chemicals and artificial oxygen, among other products. Ratlam is also very well known for Gold, Ratlami Sev, Ratlami Saari and its people.
The People can be seen pouring from distant places for gold purchase owing to the purity of gold here. Ratlam gold markets bloom during festive and marital seasons.
Ratlami Sev is a very popular food product throughout the country. Made of gram flour and pepper, the taste has become famous over the years and Ratlami sev is now exported to foreign countries including Americas and Gulf.
Ratlam is a shopping centre for people of nearby areas and has markets well planned in terms of traffic handling capacity and road layout. Traditional Rajasthani and Gujarati handwork and kitchen wares can be seen throughout the market.
On a broader base, markets are rooted in the good old traditional Indian culture. [11][12]
Gold Business in Ratlam
Ratlam is the hub for various prominent gold jewellery shop and showrooms. Some showrooms are listed below.
- Sanghvi Jewellers SjR owned by Jayesh Sanghvi
- DP Jewellers owned by Katariya Firm
- Katariya Jewellers owned by Katariya Family
Education
Ratlam has fair school level education with numerous English and Hindi medium schools. The city has three government schools and a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya located near Kalukheda village, which is 35 kilometres from Ratlam, for decent English and Hindi medium education, and many private schools with quality English medium education.
The city has three government colleges in Commerce, Science and Arts. The city also boasts of a homeopathic college, two engineering colleges and is coming up with a medical college.[2]
References
- ↑ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- 1 2 Ratlam District Information, ratlam.nic.in. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/old_report/Census_1931n.html
- 1 2 Indore, India Weather (closest to Ratlam), weatherbase.com, March 15, 2012.
- ↑ Ratlam City 2011 Census Data, Census-2011.co.in. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ↑ Ratlam Junction http://ratlam.nic.in/profile.html#TRANSPORT
- ↑ Clean Train Station http://relyoncts.com/service-location-ratlam.php
- ↑ Western Railway - Ratlam, indianrailways.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ↑ Jab We Met
- ↑ "District Ratlam - Madhya Pradesh India". Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ratlamwala website".
External links
- www.ratlaminfo.com
- www.pitindia.com
- Ratlam Local Search Engine
- Ratlam Local Business & Shops Details; www.ratlam.wtsg.in
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