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| name = Khargapur<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tikamgarh district|Tikamgarh]]<br />
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| elevation_m = 305<br />
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'''Khargapur''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Tikamgarh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Khargapur is an assembly constituency.<br />
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==History==<br />
Khargapur was the part of vast empires successively ruled by the [[Mauryas]], the Shungas and the [[Guptas]]. It was in the first quarter of ninth century AD., that Mannuka founded a new [[Chandela dynasty]] in the area. Khargapur at that time came under this dynasty. Then successively it was ruled by Bundelas of [[Orchha State|Orchha]] estate and possessed more than 125 ''jagirs'' under its dynasty. The fifth son of [[Vir Singh Deo]] (ruler of Orchha, 1605–1627) was sent from Orchha to rule Khargapur.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}<br />
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Khargapur also has an ancient Digambar Jain temple.<br />
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This place had been actively involved in the [[Indian independence movement]] and contributed in the movement under the leadership of freedom fighter Mr. Nathuram Goswami, Mr Munna lal kharya ji.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Khargapur is located at {{Coord|24.82|N|79.15|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Khargapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khargapur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 305&nbsp;metres (1000&nbsp;feet). It is about 40&nbsp;km away from district Tikamgarh.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Khargapur had a population of 12,412. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khargapur has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 40%. In Khargapur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Other details==<br />
The town has recently been made a separate block in Tikamgarh district, with its own police station and Tahsil.<br />
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'''Nearby metros''': Kanpur, Bhopal, Lucknow, Agra<br />
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'''Spoken languages''': Bundelkhandi, Hindi<br />
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'''Nearby airports (200 miles)''': Khajuraho (HJR, 41.3919 miles), Gwalior (GWL, 110.411 miles), Bhopal (BHO, 143.256 miles), Lucknow (LKO, 168.751 miles), Agra (AGR, 174.557 miles)<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Sagar Division}}<br />
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Its local language is [[Bundelkhandhi]].<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Tikamgarh district]]</div>>Walrus Ji