SHAJAPUR

About Shajapur

The town contains numerous places of interest including: Shajapur is a town in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Shajapur District. It is a city and a municipality. Shajapur is named after the Mughal emperor shahjahan, who stopped there in 1640. Prior to that the town was known as Kankdikheda. The original name was Shahjahanpur, which was later shortened to Shajapur. In the 18th century the town became part of the dominion of the Maratha leader Sindhia, founder of the state of Gwalior, and was the headquarters of a district of Gwalior state until Indian independence in 1947. After Independence, Shajapur and its district became part of Madhya Bharat state, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956. Shajapur is located at 2326N 7616E / 23.43N 76.27E / 23.43; 76.27. It has an average elevation of 443metres (1453ft).The highest peak is known as bhairo dungri. As of 2001 India census, Shajapur had a...