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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bada Malhera
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| nickname = BM City
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chhatarpur district|Chhatarpur]]
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| population_total = 45000
| population_as_of = 2013
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 471311
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| area_code = Badamalhera 07689
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'''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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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%.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2011 Indian Government Census|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2-vol2/data_files/Mizoram/Chapter_3.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Census India}}</ref> 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)|Malhara]] Vidhan Sabha constituency. As of December 2020, its representative in Madhya Pradesh's Legislative Assembly is [[Pradyuman Singh Lodhi]]. {{update after|2023|11}}

== Tourism ==

=== Nearby places of interest ===
* [[Khajuraho (town)|Khajuraho]]
* [[Dhubela]]
* [[Chhatarpur]]
* [[Bheem Kund, Bajna]]
* [[Cave of Sadwa]]

== Transport ==
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=== By road ===

Bada Malhera is situated on the Kanpur-Sagar [[National Highway 146 (India)|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).{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

== Education ==
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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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

== 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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
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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 ==
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* Andhiyara
* Arol
* Balya
* Baman Kola
* Bamni
* Bamnora Khurd
* Bandha
* Bandhar
* Bankpura
* Baraj
* Barethi
* Barkhera
* Barma
* Barsat
* Beeron
* Sadwa

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sagar Division}}

[[Category:Bundelkhand]]
[[Category:Chhatarpur]]

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