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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Berasia
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.63|N|77.43|E|display=inline,title}}
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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 = [[Bhopal district|Bhopal]]
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| elevation_m = 484
| population_total = 24289
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 463106
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'''Berasia''' is a town and a [[nagar palika]] (municipality) in [[Bhopal district]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]].

== History ==

[[File:Malwa India closeup 1823.png|thumb|left|An 1823 map of Central India. Berasia is depicted as "Burseeah" in the [[Malwa]] province]]
In the early 18th century, Berasia was a small ''mustajiri'' (rented estate) under the authority of the [[Delhi]]-based [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] fief-holder Taj Mohammad Khan. It suffered from anarchy and lawlessness due to regular attacks from [[highwayman|highwaymen]] and plunderers. [[Dost Mohammad Khan, Nawab of Bhopal|Dost Mohammad Khan]], a Mughal soldier-turned-mercenary of Afghan descent, took on the lease of Berasia for an annual payment of 30,000 rupees.<ref name="SRBakshi_OPRalhan_2007">{{cite book | title = Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages | author = S.R. Bakshi and O.P. Ralhan | publisher = Sarup & Sons | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-81-7625-806-7 | pages = 380–383 }}</ref> He later annexed several neighboring territories and established the [[Bhopal State]].

Later, the district was annexed by the [[Dhar State]], but in 1860 it was returned to Bhopal as a reward for services in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Imperial Gazetteer Of India|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105547|title=Central India|date=1908}}</ref>

==Geography==
Berasia is located at {{Coord|23.63|N|77.43|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Berasia.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Berasia]</ref> It has an average elevation of 484 metres (1,587 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<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> Berasia had a population of 24,289. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Berasia has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bhopal Division}}
{{Bhopal district}}
{{City of Bhopal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bhopal district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Bhopal]]

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