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Raisen
Sign in to saveRaisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District.
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Place details
- Locality
- Raisen
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 44,162
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Raisen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Raisen Fort, Madhya Pradesh.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Raisen fort
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Madhya Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Madhya Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Raisen
- Settlement.named_for
- Rai Ka Mahal
- Settlement.leader_title
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name
- Dr. PrabhuRam Chaudhary BJP
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Savita Jamna Sen BJP
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 44162
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Bhopal State
- Elevation
- 444
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Raisen district
- Image
- Raisen Fort, Madhya Pradesh.jpg
- Dialing code
- 7482
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- topic's main category
- Category:Raisen
- postal code
- 464551
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Education
- Schools
- Colleges
- Transport
- Tourist attraction
- Raisen fort
- Sanchi Stupa
- Bhojpur
- Bhimbetka
- Tehsils
- Agriculture
- Climate and Irrigation
- Major Crops
- Wheat Production
- Other Important Crops
- Agricultural Infrastructure and Marketing
- Productivity and Development
- Popular In Media
- References
Raisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District.
Raisen takes its name from the massive fort at the top of a hill. The town is located at the foot. The name is probably a corruption of Rajavasini or Rajasayan—the royal residence. The famous places to visit in Raisen district are Raisen Fort, Dargah, and Sanchi Stupa. Raisen is from the state capital Bhopal.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raisen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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