Badnagar
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Badnagar (Barnagar) बड़नगर Barnagar |
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 Badnagar (Barnagar)
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| Coordinates: 23°3′7″N 75°22′40″E / 23.05194°N 75.37778°ECoordinates: 23°3′7″N 75°22′40″E / 23.05194°N 75.37778°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Malwa |
| District | Ujjain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Badnagar Municipality |
| • M.L.A. | Mukesh Pandya (BJP) |
| • M.P. | Chintamani Malviya (BJP) |
| • Municipal Chairman | Madhu Ashok Shobhawat (BJP) |
| Area | |
| • Tehsil | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 497 m (1,631 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Tehsil | 269,573 |
| • Urban | 40,088 |
| • Urban density | 5,938/km2 (15,380/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 229,485 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, |
| • Other | Malvi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 07367 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-13 |
Badnagar or Barnagar(Hindi: बड़नगर) is a city, and a municipality in Ujjain district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India . Badnagar is situated on the bank of river Chamla. Badnagar Tehsil Headquarters is Badnagar town. It belongs to Ujjain Division. It is located 45 km towards west from District headquarters Ujjain. 244 km from the state capital, Bhopal, towards the east and 72 km from Indore. Badnagar Tehsil is bounded by Badnawar Tehsil towards west, Depalpur Tehsil towards the south, Khachrod Tehsil towards North, Ujjain district towards the east. Indore City, Ujjain City, Ratlam City, Dhar City are the nearby cities to Badnagar. Badnagar consist of 196 villages and 108 Panchayats. This place is in the border of the Ujjain District and Dhar District. Dhar District, Badnawar, is west of this place.
Badnagar is the birthplace of national poet Kavi Pradeep. Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee spent some of his childhood time in Badnagar. Another famous poet from Badnagar is Ibrahim Khan Gauri, the lyricist of hit movies of Rakesh Roshan like Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai and Koi... Mil Gaya.
Badnagar is also famous for its dishes, most famous among them being Bhutte ke Laddu, Dal Biscuit and for its guavas.
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