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Also known as Ratnapuri

Ratlam (Hindi: IPA: [ɾət̪.laːm]),is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independence of India. It is located 294 kilometres west of the state capital Bhopal.

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Place details

Locality
Sala Khedi
Region
Madhya Pradesh
Country
India
Population
264,914
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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PM2.5
14.2 µg/m³
PM10
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Key facts

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Ratlam
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City
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India Madhya Pradesh#India3
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right
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Ratlam
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Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Madhya Pradesh
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Malwa
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District
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Ratlam
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.founder
Ratan Singh
Settlement.named_for
Ratan Singh
Settlement.governing_body
Ratlam Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title
MP

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Travel guide

Understand

Originally called Ratnapuri, the historical city is bounded in the west by Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan state. Ratlam is popular for its historical and ancient religious monuments. It was famous for the production and trade of opium and tobacco. The place is now known for producing chemicals, copper wires, perfumes, pottery and textiles.

Buy

Ratlam is famous for purity of gold and also people like to buy saris from here.

Eat

The city is the birthplace of Ratlami Sev, a crunchy and spicy snack made from chickpeas popular all over India. Vyas Dal Bati at Naharpura road, Dhanmandi is loved for its Dal Bafala laddoo dish.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Railways
  • References
  • External links

Ratlam (Hindi: IPA: [ɾət̪.laːm]),is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independence of India. It is located 294 kilometres west of the state capital Bhopal.

In 2024 Indian general election, Anita Nagar Singh Chouhan of Bharatiya Janata Party was elected as the Member of Parliament from Ratlam.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ratlam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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