Bada Malhera
Nickname: 
BM City
Bada Malhera is located in Madhya Pradesh
Bada Malhera
Bada Malhera
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Bada Malhera is located in India
Bada Malhera
Bada Malhera
Bada Malhera (India)
Coordinates: 24°34′9″N 79°19′46″E / 24.56917°N 79.32944°E / 24.56917; 79.32944
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictChhatarpur
Population
 (2013)
 • Total45,000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
471311
Telephone codeBadamalhera 07689
Vehicle registrationMP 16

Bada Malhera, is a town in the Chhatarpur district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Demographics

The total area of Bada Malhera is 623 km2, consisting of 596.07 km2 of rural area and 27.16 km2 of urban area. According to a nationwide census held in 2001,[1] Bada Malhera's population is 53% male and 47% female, with a total population of 15,042. The population of children under 6 years of age is 18%, higher than the national average of 13.2%.[2] Bada Malhera's average literacy rate is estimated at 56%, just below the 59.5% national average with 61% of males and 39% females considered functionally illiterate.

State Representation

Bada Malhera comes under the Malhara Vidhan Sabha constituency. As of December 2020, its representative in Madhya Pradesh's Legislative Assembly is Pradyuman Singh Lodhi.

Tourism

Nearby places of interest

Transport

By road

Bada Malhera is situated on the Kanpur-Sagar National Highway 146.

By train

The nearest railway stations are at Chhatarpur (55 km), Teekamgarh (65 km), Khajuraho (95 km), Harpalpur (105 km), Jhansi (175 km), Mauranipur (105 km), Sagar (110 km), and Satna (190 km).

Education

Bada Malhera has a college affiliated with the University of Sagar (Dr. Hari Singh Gour University), which offers graduate and post-graduate courses in arts, commerce, and education.

Economy

There are few opportunities for employment in Bada Malhera, with the local economy mostly dependent on farming (some of the locals are well-known grain merchants). However, the town does have a growing private commercial sector, mainly in retail. As such, the town needs help from the State to keep businesses running.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Constituency of Vindhya Pradesh:

  • 1951: Basant Lal, Indian National Congress

Constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

  • 1962: Hans Raj, Indian National Congress
  • 1967: Govind Singh Ju Deo, Independent
  • 1972: Dashrath, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Jang Bahadur Singh, Janata Party
  • 1980: Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Communist Party of India
  • 1985: Shivraj Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1990: Ashok Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1993: Uma Yadav, Indian National Congress
  • 1998: Swami Prasad, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2003: Uma Bharti, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2006 (by-election): Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2008: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party
  • 2013: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janta Party
  • 2018: Pradumanya Singh Lodhi, Indian National Congress

List of villages

  • Andhiyara
  • Arol
  • Balya
  • Baman Kola
  • Bamni
  • Bamnora Khurd
  • Bandha
  • Bandhar
  • Bankpura
  • Baraj
  • Barethi
  • Barkhera
  • Barma
  • Barsat
  • Beeron
  • Sadwa

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "2011 Indian Government Census" (PDF). Census India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.
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