CENSUS OF INDIA 2011 MADHYA PRADESH
SERIES -24 PART XII-A
DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK MANDSAUR
VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY
DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS MADHYA PRADESH
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CENSUS OF INDIA 2011
MADHYA PRADESH
SERIES - 24 PART XII-A
DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK MANDSAUR
VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY
DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS
MADHYA PRADESH
© Government of India copyright 2015
Some of the village boundaries and their locations are shown in C.D. Block maps notionally. Physical features (R.F. etc.) shown in C.D. Block maps are replication of 2001 census maps. Jurisdictional changes occurred during 2001-11 have been updated on 2001 census maps. C.D. Block maps included in this publication have been prepared, carving out the boundaries from tahsil maps.
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PASHUPATI NATH MANDIR
Pashupatinath temple is a famous Hindu temple of Lord Pashupatinath situated on the banks of the Shivna River, it is one of the prominent shrines in the city of Mandsaur. Lord Shiva in the form of Pashupatinath is the principal deity here. The highlights is a unique Shiv Ling with eight faces of Lord Shiva. The shrine has four doors in four directions.
The Shiv Ling in the temple is 2.5x3.2 metres (8'x10.5') and weighs 4,665.525 kg. (4.6 tons). Every monsoon the water level in the shivna river raises to touch the holy Shiv ling of Lord Shiva. This phenomenon is termed as "Jalabhishek" which means worshiping God through water.
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CONTENTS
Pages From to Foreword vii - viii Preface ix - x Acknowledgements xi - xii History and scope of the District Census Handbook xiii - xiv Brief history of the district xv - xvi Analytical Note 1 - 76 I Physical Features 3 - 7 II Census Concepts 8 - 16 III Non Census Concepts 16 - 27
IV 2011 Census findings 28 - 29 V Brief analysis of the PCA Data based on inset tables 1 to 35 30 - 56 VI Brief analysis of the Village Directory and Town Directory data based on inset
table 36 to 45. 57 - 65 VII Major social and cultural events, natural and administrative developments
and significant activities during the decade. 66
VIII Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological importance
in villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district. 66 - 68 IX Major characteristics of the district, contribution of the district in the form of
any historical figure associated with the district. 68 X Scope of Village and Town Directory - column heading wise explanation and
coverage of data. 68 - 76 Village and Town Directory 77 - 550 Brief note on Village Directory 79 - 83
Section I - Village Directory 84 - 525 (a) List of Villages merged in Towns and Outgrowths at 2011 Census and List of villages merged in Other villages, Sub merged and Declassified-2011 Census 84
1 (b) Map of Bhanpura CD Block showing tahsil boundary. 84 - 86 (c) Alphabetical list of Villages of Bhanpura CD Block along with location code 2001 and 2011. 87 - 91 (d) Village Directory data of Bhanpura CD Block in prescribed format. 92 - 131
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2 (b) Map of Malhargarh CD Block showing tahsil boundary. 132 - 134 (c) Alphabetical list of Villages of Malhargarh CD Block along with location code 2001 and 2011. 135 - 141 (d) Village Directory data of Malhargarh CD Block in prescribed format. 142 - 205 3 (b) Map of Garoth CD Block showing tahsil boundary. 206 - 208 (c) Alphabetical list of Villages of Garoth CD Block along with location code 2001 and 2011. 209 - 217 (d) Village Directory data of Garoth CD Block in prescribed format. 218 - 289 4 (b) Map of Mandsaur CD Block showing tahsil boundary. 290 - 292 (c) Alphabetical list of Villages of Mandsaur CD Block along with location code 2001 and 2011. 293 - 303 (d) Village Directory data of Mandsaur CD Block in prescribed format. 304 - 383 5 (b) Map of Sitamau CD Block showing tahsil boundary. 384 - 386 (c) Alphabetical list of Villages of Sitamau CD Block along with location code 2001 and 2011. 387 - 397 (d) Village Directory data of Sitamau CD Block in prescribed format. 398 - 477 e) Appendices to Village Directory 479 - 533 Appendix-I Summary showing total number of villages having Educational, Medical and other amenities in villages - C.D. block level 480 - 483 Appendix-I A Villages by Number of Primary Schools 484 Appendix-I B Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 484 Appendix-I C Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities 485 available Appendix-II Villages with 5000 and above population which do not have one or more amenities available. 485 - 486 Appendix-III Land utilization data in respect of Census Towns. 487 Appendix-IV C.D. block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than drinking water facility is available. 487 Appendix-V Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Castes population 488 Appendix-VI Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Tribes population 488 Appendix-VII A List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Castes to the total population by ranges. 489 - 506 Appendix-VII B List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Tribes to the total population by ranges. 507 - 525 Section II - Town Directory 527 - 550 Brief note on Town Directory 528 - 531 Statement I Status and Growth History 532 - 535 Statement II Physical aspects and location of towns,2009 536 - 537 Statement III Civic and other amenities, 2009 538 - 539 Statement IV Medical Facilities, 2009 540 - 541 Statement V Educational, Recreational and Cultural facilities, 2009 542 - 545 Statement VI Industry and Banking, 2009 546 - 547 Statement VII Civic and other amenities in slum, 2009 548 - 549 Appendix to town directory - towns showing their outgrowth with population 550 vi
FOREWORD
The District Census Handbook (DCHB) is an important publication of the Census Organization since 1951. It contains both Census and non Census data of urban and rural areas for each District. The Census data provide information on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of population at the lowest administrative unit i.e. of each Village and Town and ward of the District. The Primary Census Abstract (PCA) part of this publication contains Census data including data on household amenities collected during 1st phase of the Census i.e. House Listing and Housing Census. The non Census data presented in the DCHB is in the form of Village Directory and Town Directory contain information on various infrastructure facilities available in the village and town viz; education, medical, drinking water, communication and transport, post and telegraph, electricity, banking, and other miscellaneous facilities. Later on, the Telegraph Services were closed by the Government of India on 15th July, 2013. The data of DCHB are of considerable importance in the context of planning and development at the grass-root level.
2. In the 1961 Census, DCHB provided a descriptive account of the District, administrative statistics, Census tables and Village and Town Directory including Primary Census Abstract. This pattern was changed in 1971 Census and the DCHB was published in three parts: Part-A related to Village and Town Directory, Part-B to Village and Town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, District Census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of Villages. The 1981 Census DCHB was published in two parts: Part- A contained Village and Town Directory and Part-B the PCA of Village and Town including the SCs and STs PCA up to Tahsil/Town levels. New features along with restructuring of the formats of Village and Town Directory were added. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent Village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given.
3. The pattern of 1981 Census was followed by and large for the DCHB of 1991 Census except the format of PCA. It was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 Census. In addition, sex wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 Census. One of the important innovations in the 1991 Census was the Community Development Block (CD Block) level presentation of Village Directory and PCA data instead of the traditional Tahsil/Taluk/PS level presentation.
4. As regards DCHB of 2001 Census, the scope of Village Directory was improved by including some other amenities like banking, recreational and cultural facilities, newspapers & magazines and `most important commodity’ manufactured in a Village in addition to prescribed facilities of earlier Censuses. In Town Directory, the statement on Slums was modified and its coverage was enlarged by including details on all slums instead of ‘notified slums’.
5. The scope and coverage of Village Directory of 2011 DCHB has been widened by including a number of new amenities in addition to those of 2001. These newly added amenities are: Pre- Primary School, Engineering College, Medical College, Management Institute, Polytechnic, vii
Non-formal Training Centre, Special School for Disabled, Community Health Centre, Veterinary Hospital, Mobile Health Clinic, Medical Practitioner with MBBS Degree, Medical Practitioner with no degree, Traditional Practitioner and faith Healer, Medicine Shop, Community Toilet, Rural Sanitary Mart or Sanitary Hardware Outlet in the Village, Community Bio- gas, Sub Post Office, Village Pin Code, Public Call Office, Mobile Phone Coverage, Internet Cafes/ Common Service Centre, Private Courier Facility, Auto/Modified Autos, Taxis and Vans, Tractors, Cycle-pulled Rickshaws, Carts driven by Animals, Village connected to National Highway, State Highway, Major District Road, and Other District Road, Availability of Water Bounded Macadam Roads in Village, ATM, Self-Help Group, Public Distribution System(PDS) Shop, Mandis/Regular Market, Weekly Haat, Agricultural Marketing Society, Nutritional Centers (ICDS), Anganwadi Centre, ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist), Sports Field, Public Library, Public Reading Room, Assembly Polling station, Birth & Death Registration Office. In the Town Directory, seven Statements containing the details and the data of each Town have been presented viz.; (i) Status and Growth History of Towns,(ii) Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, (iii) Civic and other Amenities, (iv) Medical Facilities, (v) Educational, Recreational & Cultural Facilities, (vi) Industry & Banking, and (vii) Civic & other amenities in Slums respectively. CD Block wise data of Village Directory and Village PCA have been presented in DCHB of 2011 Census as presented in earlier Census.
6. The data of DCHB 2011 Census have been presented in two parts, Part-A contains Village and Town Directory and Part-B contains Village and Town wise Primary Census Abstract. Both the Parts have been published in separate volumes in 2011 Census.
7. The Village and Town level amenities data have been collected, compiled and computerized under the supervision of Shri Sachin Sinha I.A.S.,Joint Secretary and Director of Census Operations Madhya Pradesh Bhopal. The task of Planning, Designing and Co-ordination of this publication was carried out by Dr. Pratibha Kumari, Assistant Registrar General (SS) under the guidance & supervision of Dr. R.C.Sethi, Ex-Addl. RGI and Shri Deepak Rastogi present Addl.RGI. Shri A.P. Singh, Deputy Registrar General, (Map) provided the technical guidance in the preparation of maps. Shri A.K. Arora, Joint Director of Data Processing Division under the overall supervision of Shri M.S.Thapa, Addl. Director (EDP) provided full cooperation in preparation of record structure for digitization and validity checking of Village and Town Directory data and the programme for the generation of Village Directory and Town Directory including various analytical inset tables as well as Primary Census Abstract (PCA). The work of preparation of DCHB, 2011 Census has been monitored in the Social Studies Division. I am thankful to all of them and others who have contributed to bring out this publication in time.
(C.Chandramouli) Registrar General & New Delhi. Census Commissioner,India Dated:- 16-06-2014
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PREFACE
The District Census Handbook (DCHB) compiled by the Census organization, Government of India is one of the most valuable and useful product of the Census which is brought out for each district in the State having micro level Census and Non Census data . It contains CD Block wise Primary Census Abstract at village/ward level under Census data. The amenities data along with additional information regarding area, population, civic status, land use etc. for every village/town is covered under Non Census data. This publication started from the 1951 Census, but prior to this, a similar publication was released in the earlier censuses. Those publications contained only village statistics, village names and total population. The 1951 Census could, therefore be said to represent a significant step forward, in the process of making detailed census statistics available down to the village level. An important achievement, for the first time in 1991 Census, was that the village level data was presented Community Development Blockwise.
The scope of District Census Handbook has undergone considerable change since 1951. This is basically due to the growing demand for more information. To make the basic statistics available to the data users, as early as possible, the District Census Handbook of 1991 was brought out in a single volume as against the earlier practice of bringing it out in two parts. The volume was however divided in two parts viz. part A and part B. Part A contained the Village/Town Directory while part B contained the Primary Census Data. Continuing the practice of 1991 Census, the 2001 series of the District Census Handbooks also comprised of two parts. However the present DCHB is prepared in two separate volumes. Volume II contains the Primary Census Abstract and Volume I contains the village/town directory of the District.
Volume II of the District Census Handbook contains Village and Town Primary Census Abstract. This provides information on area, occupied residential houses, number of households, sex- wise total population, child population in age-group 0-6, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, literates, workers, non-workers and classification of workers into four broad categories i.e. cultivators, agricultural labourers, workers in household industries and other workers in respect of each village and town of the district. Besides the brief history and other major characteristics of the district, inset tables and appendixes based on Houselisting and PCA alongwith analysis in the District Census Handbook provide glimpse of availability of amenities to villages relating to housing, assets available with households and demographic profile of population at tahsil/ C.D block level which are helpful for rural planning.
Volume I contains Village Directory which provides information on infrastructure amenities and land use data at village level i.e. name and location of villages, area, population, number of households, important civic amenities/facilities available in villages like educational, medical, drinking water, drainage, post, telegraph, public call office, mobile coverage, internet cafe, private courier service, commercial and co-operative banks, agricultural and non-agricultural credit societies, recreational and cultural facilities, communications, approach to the village, nearest town and its distance and power supply. Similarly, the comprehensive statements and their analysis of Town Directory provide valuable information on growth, physical, economic,
ix civic and development aspects in respect of each town of the district. C.D. block being the lowest administrative unit for developmental planning, it is assumed that the data provided at this level would be extremely useful to the planners for formulating micro level development plans.
It may be noted that the village wise area figures presented in the PCA are based on village information as furnished by the revenue authority and the “total area” given for the community development blocks, is the sum total of the area figures of all villages coming under it. The “total area” of tahsil is based on the information furnished by the Commissioner, Land Records ,Government of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior. In some cases the total area shown against the tahsil, may not tally with the total of the area figures of villages coming under it.
The design of 2011 District Census Handbook has been evolved centrally by the Census Commissioner, India and accordingly these books have been prepared by my office. In earlier censuses and until 1991, the cost of publication of these books were borne by the State Government but since 2001 these are being printed centrally by the Census organization. In accomplishing this task we have had the whole hearted cooperation of the staff at various levels of different departments of the State Government. The data supplied by the field level officers have been comparatively checked with 2001 DCHB information and have been cross checked with the data obtained from various departments. An attempt had been made to reconcile the discrepancies by external validation to make it more reliable. I am grateful to all heads of departments of the State Government, officers and staff engaged in the conduct of 2011 Census for their cooperation to accomplish this task.
The compilation of such a huge amount of varied data requires proper planning and close monitoring. We had the honour of having enlightened guidance and encouragement of Dr. C. Chandramouli, IAS, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
The data presented in the District Census Handbook required a concerted team work of officers and staff member of this Directorate who were involved with it at various stages of its planning, supervision, field work, computerisation, preparation of manuscript, maps and printing. I express my appreciation for the painstaking dedicated service rendered by all of them and also to the officers and staff of Data Centre, Bhopal for their untiring cooperation in finalizing the 2011 Census Data.
I shall feel greatly rewarded if the book comes to the expectation of the data users.
Sachin Sinha Joint Secretary & Director Bhopal Directorate of Census Operations, Dated: 31.03.2014 Madhya Pradesh
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SUPERVISION AND MONITORING
SHRI P. K. CHAUDHARY JOINT DIRECTOR (JULY 2013 ONWARD)
SHRI S. L. JAIN JOINT DIRECTOR (UP TO JUNE 2013)
DCHB/VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY
SHRI R. L. JAIN ASSTT. DIRECTOR (JAN. 2014 ONWARD)
SHRI JEROM KUJUR RETD. ASSTT. DIRECTOR (UP TO DEC. 2013)
SMT PREMA NAIR S.I. GR. I
SMT ANCY REJI S.I. GR. I
SHRI ABHIMANYU SINGH S.I. GR. I
SHRI JOGENDRA BHIMRAO TAMGADGE S.I. GR. I
SMT SUDHA SHRIVASVATA S.I. GR. I
SMT FARZANA YUSUF S.I. GR. II
SHRI RISHABH KUMAR JAIN S.I. GR. II
SMT REKHA PINDAWALA SR. COMPILER
SHRI RAM NARAYAN ASSTT. COMPILER
PREPARATION OF ANALYTICAL NOTE
SHRI M.S. PUWAR RETD. DEPUTY DIRECTOR
DR. RAJENDRA KUMAR RESEARCH OFFICER
SHRI R .L. JAIN ASSTT. DIRECTOR
SHRI L.V. KANADE ASSTT. DIRECTOR (JAN. 2014 ONWARD)
MAP
DR. RAJENDRA KUMAR RESEARCH OFFICER
SHRI VINOD KUMAR SINGH SENIOR DRAUGHTSMAN
SMT MEENA SHINDE SENIOR DRAUGHTSMAN
SHRI J. U. GODBOLE SENIOR DRAUGHTSMAN
SHRI RAJENDRA GUMDELWAR SENIOR DRAUGHTSMAN
SHRI MANOJ PRABHAKAR MANIK SENIOR DRAUGHTSMAN
SHRI JITENDRA SINGH VERMA DEO GR. B
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CENTRAL TABULATION UNIT
SHRI NAMIT YADAV ASSTT. DIRECTOR
SMT ANITA SHRIVASTAVA S.I. GR. II
SMT PRABHA SHRIVASTAVA S.I. GR. II
SMT RIZWANA KHAN SR. COMPILER
DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING
SHRI GUNWANT V. DHABALE DATA PROCESSING ASSISTANT GR. A
SHRI MILIND DESHPANDE DEO GR. B
SHRI MANOJ NATHANI DEO GR. B
COMPOSING
SHRI PRAVEEN KUMAR MODHE DEO GR. B
SHRI MILIND DESHPANDE DEO GR. B
SHRI MANOJ NATHANI DEO GR. B
SMT. VAISHALI PUROHIT DEO GR. B
SHRI JITENDRA BAKLIWAL DEO GR. B
ORGI DATA PROCESSING DIVISION
SHRI JASPAL SINGH LAMBA DD (EDP)
MS. USHA AD (EDP)
SHRI ANURAG GUPTA DPA GRADE ‘A’
SHRI MUKESH KUMAR MAHAWAR DPA GRADE ‘A’
MS. SHAGHUFTA N. BHAT DPA GRADE ‘A’
MS. KIRAN BALA SEXANA SR. SUPERVISOR
SHRI KHEM VERMA JADON SR. CONSULTANT
SHRI YASHWANT SINGH JR. CONSULTANT
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HISTORY AND SCOPE OF THE DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK
The need of data at the grass root level for the administrative and planning purposes at sub micro level as well as academic studies prompted the innovation of District Census Handbook. District Census Handbook is a unique publication from the Census organization which provides most authentic details of census and non-census information from village and town level to district level. The District Census Handbook was firstly introduced during the 1951 Census. It contains both census and non census data of urban as well as rural areas for each district. The census data contain several demographic and socio- economic characteristics of the lowest administrative unit i.e. of each village and town and ward of the district. The non census data comprise of data on availability of various civic amenities and infrastructural facilities etc. at the town and village level which constitute Village Directory and Town Directory part of the DCHB. The data of DCHB are of considerable importance in the context of planning and development at grass-root level.
In 1961 census DCHB provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and village and town directory including Primary Census Abstract. This pattern was changed in 1971 Census and the DCHB was published in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 census DCHB was published in two parts: Part-A contained village and town directory and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahsil/town levels. New features along with restructuring of the formats of village and town directory were added into it. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given.
The pattern of 1981 census was followed by and large for the DCHB of 1991 Census except the format of PCA. It was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 census. In addition, sex wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census. One of the important innovations in the 1991 census was the Community Development Block (CD Block) level presentation of village directory and PCA data instead of the traditional tahsil/taluk/PS level presentation.
As regards DCHB of 2001 Census, the scope of Village Directory was improved by including some other amenities like banking, recreational and cultural facilities, newspapers & magazines and `most important commodity’ manufactured in a village in addition to prescribed facilities of earlier censuses. In Town Directory, the statement on Slums was modified and its coverage was enlarged by including details on all slums instead of ‘notified slums’.
The scope and coverage of Village Directory of 2011 DCHB has been widened by including a number of new amenities in addition to those of 2001. In the Town Directory, seven Statements containing the details and the data of each town have been presented viz.; (i) Status and Growth History of towns, (ii) Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, (iii) Civic
xiii and other Amenities, (iv) Medical Facilities, (v) Educational, Recreational & Cultural Facilities, (vi) Industry & Banking, and (vii) Civic & other amenities in Slums respectively. CD Block wise data of Village Directory and Village PCA have been presented in DCHB of 2011 census as presented in earlier census. The data of DCHB 2011 Census have been presented in two parts, Part-A contains Village and Town Directory and Part-B contains Village and Town wise Primary Census Abstract. Both the Parts have been published in separate volumes in 2011 Census.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT
Mandsaur district is rich in archaeological and historical heritage. The district takes its name from the district headquarters town Mandsaur, which is considered to have been evolved from Marhsaur, originating from Marh and Saur or Dasaur, two of the villages which merged in the town.
The old name of Mandsaur is Dashpur or Dasor. In some of the bilingual sanads a warrants of the 18th century, the Dasor was used in the vernacular passages, while in the Persian passages of the same document the place was referred to as Mandsaur. The local explanation for the name of Dashpura or Dasor is that it got its name from its puranic ruler Dasaratha. But the true explanation is that the township once contained 12 to 15 out laying hamlets, including Khilchipura, Jankupura, Rampuria, Chandrapura, Balaganj, etc. But at the time of its original constitution it was consisting only 10 of such pura (hutments). The old name of Mandsaur, that is Dasapura, appears in the topographical list of vrihat Sanhita written in the 6th century A.D. in connection with Avanti.
Location of an early stone age site on the northern outskirt of the town proves its state of civilization in the early stone age. The tools comprised hand axe, cleaves, scrapers and microlithic cores. A series of ring wells were also located on the bank of Siwana river.
During the joint rule of the Western Kshatrapa, Mahapana and his son-in-law Rishavadatta or Ushavatta probably between 119-125 A.D., Mandsaur was included in their realm. The proof of it is given by the Nasik inscription of Rishavadatta, referring to his benefaction to such localities as Kapar-ahara (in Baroda), Prabhas (in southern Saurashtra), Bhrigu Kachchha (Broach), Dashpura (Mandsaur), Surparaka (in Thana district) and Pushkar (near Ajmer). The Saka Kshatrapa House was exterminated by the Guptas.
During the rule of the early Gupta monarchs, viz., Chandra Gupta II, Vikramaditya and his son Kumar Gupta, Mandsaur was one of their important visceral seat. It was the capital of a long line of Margraves belonging to the Aulikara family, who governed part of Malwa on behalf of their Gupta Emperors. Bandhu Varman son of Visva Varman ruled at Dashpura as a feudatory of Kumar Gupta, Mahendraditya, as evidenced by an inscription in a local Shiva temple. It is narrated in the same inscription that a number of silk weavers migrated to Dashpur from Lata Vishya (central and southern Gujarat). Some of these immigrants took up other occupations and the rest adhered to their original pursuit and constituted themselves into a flourishing guild. During the rule Bandhu Varman this guild of silk weavers built a temple of the Sun God and completed it in 493 Malawa era, that is 436 A.D.
Some historians believed that Yashodharman is none other than the famous Vikramaditya of Ujjayini. But their theory is not substantiated with valid reasons. The Aulikara rulers of Mandsaur were subdued probably by king Sankaragana of the early Kalachuri dynasty of Mahishmati, who were reigning between 550-611 A.D.
At the time of Hiuen Tsang’s visit to India, Dasapur was probably the capital of Malwa (Mo- la-pa of Hiuen Tsang) under the rule of Devagupta. Hushang Shah who ruled Malwa between 1405-34 enhanced the importance of this town. The place was of considerable historical interest during the Muslim and post Muslim period, due to its position. Near its big tank Humayun surrounding the army of the Malwa king Bahadur Shah and ultimately ousted him from his country. Akbar conquered Malwa in 1561 and made Mandsaur the headquarters of the Mandsaur sarkar of subah Malwa. xv
In the 18th century Mandsaur was with the Sindhia. After his defeat at Mahidpur in 1818 the Holkar signed a treaty at Mandsaur to settle matters with the British.
During the Great Revolt, Pretender Sahibzada Firoz Shah raised his standard at Mandsaur and collected a large force of Rohillas to fight for him. But as their presence was endangering the safety of Neemuch, the Mhow column swiftly reached the town in three days. A fierce and determined battle was fought between two armies at Guradia (about 8 kms. north-west of Mandsaur) and the force of Firoz Shah was completely wiped out from Malwa.
There are numerous remains of archaeological importance in Mandsaur town. Some of these have been referred to in connection with its early history, e.g. the fort, the inscription of Kumar Gupta on the wall of an old Siva temple, etc. An inscription from a well somewhere in the land of Mandsaur and dated in 590 Malwa era, that is 533-34 A.D. refers to Yashodharman as a tribal ruler but his foundary Vishnuvardhana of the Aulikara creast, still retaining his title Rajadhiraja and Parameshvara. The inscription opens with an invocation to Siva and the object of it is to dig a large well by one Daksha, the younger brother of Dharmadosha, a minister to Vishnuvardhan.
In the old city of Mandsaur there is an old house of a certain Sajjanlalji. One of its apartments is painted with a large number of pictures, drawn in the Rajput style of painting. The paintings give a reflection of the contemporary scenes of royal hunting, court, infantry, cavalry, elephant and chariot force, marriage function, gangaur procession, different ragas and raginis, Laila Majnu and some royal dignitaries. These paintings might be assigned to a period between 1840-1855 A.D.
The district came into being on the creation of Madhya Bharat state in 1948 and it comprises most part of former Mandsaur district of erstwhile Gwalior state. Malhargarh and Sanjit tahsil of former Jaora state, former Sitamau state and dispersed parts of the adjoining district of Rajasthan.
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