Orchha

Also known as Urchha, Orchha (India)

Key facts

Settlement.name: Orchha
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: (clockwise from top) Chaturbhuj Temple, Jahangir Mahal, Raja Mahal, Lakshmi Temple
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Madhya Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Niwari
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 552
Settlement.population_total: 10501
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Hindi
Settlement.timezone1: IST

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History
Story about king Rama (Ram Raja) temple
Places of tourist interest
Demographics
Literary Center
Popular in Media
Accessibility
See also
References
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Orchha is a city near the city of Niwari in the Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The city was established by a Bundela Rajput ruler Rudra Pratap Singh some time after 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state including parts of central and north India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River, 126 km from Gwalior, 89 km from Tikamgarh and 18 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.

thumb|The Mughal Army led by Prince Aurangzeb, Syed Khan-i-Jahan, Abdullah Khan Bahadur Firuz Jang and Khan Dauran enter Orchha.

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