Shivpuri
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Place details
- Locality
- Shivpuri
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 179,977
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shivpuri
- Settlement.nickname
- Summer Capital of Scindias
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Scindia cenotaphs, shivpuri.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Scindia cenotaphs, Shivpuri
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Madhya Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Madhya Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Shivpuri district
- Area
- +10278
- Elevation
- +468
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Shivpuri district
- Image
- Madhav Chauk.JPG
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Summer
- Monsoon season
- Winter
- History
- Education
- Schools
- Colleges
- Transportation
- See also
- References
Shivpuri, previously known as Sipri, is a town and a municipality in Shivpuri district, located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is located approximately 125 km (78 mi) from Gwalior, 104 km (65 mi) from Jhansi 103 km (64 mi) from Guna and 337 km (211 mi) from Bhopal. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level.
The town is a tourist destination in the monsoon season as it has a number of waterfalls, like Bhura kho and Tunda Bharkha kho.