Vidisha
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Place details
- Locality
- Vidisha
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 155,951
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.official_name
- Vidisha
- Settlement.map_alt
- Vidisha
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Vidisha
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Madhya Pradesh##Location within India
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Madhya Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Madhya Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bhopal
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Vidisha district
- Population
- +155959
- Elevation
- +424
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Vidisha district
- Image
- Boar-carving Udaigiri Vidisha.jpg
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- P910
- Category:Vidisha
- P8168
- Hans-Peter Kriegel
Article
20 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- History
- Besnagar
- Emergence as Bhelsa
- Jainism in Vidisha
- Climate
- Historic places and monuments
- Vidisha District Museum
- Notable people
- Historic
- Social works
- Education
- Art and sports
- Politicians
- Transport
- Education
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Industries
- References
Vidisha (formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar and Bhaddilpur or Bhaddalpur in ancient times) is a Jain pilgrimage centre, located in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Vidisha district. It is located 62.5 km northeast of the state capital, Bhopal. The name "Vidisha" is derived from the nearby river "Bais", mentioned in the Puranas. "Vidisha" also finds its historic reference in ancient epic Ramayana, under the rule of Rama's youngest brother Shatrughna, later on under the rule of Shatrughna's younger son Shatrughati.
The district was created as Bhilsa District in 1904 by joining the tehsils of Vidisha (also known as Bhilsa) and Basoda (but not Basoda State) which were then part of Gwalior state. After India's independence in 1947, the former princely state of Gwalior became part of Madhya Bharat state, which was formed in 1948.