Tikamgarh is a town and a tehsil in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city serves as a district headquarters. The earlier name of Tikamgarh was Tehri(i.e., a triangle) consisting of three hamlets, forming a rough triangle. In Tikamgarh town there is locality still known as 'Purani Tehri' (Old Tehri). Until Indian independence in 1947, Tikamgarh, formerly called Tehri, was part of the kingdom of Orchha, which was founded in the 16th century by the Bundeli chief Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha. In 1783 the capital of the state was moved to Tehri, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Orchha, which was home to the fort of Tikamgarh, and the town eventually took the name of the fort. The district is famous for the old fort of Kundar known as Garh Kundar, which was built by Khangars and remained the capital of kshatriya Khangar rulers from 1180 to 1347.
Tikamgarh district is one of the 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Tikamgarh town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Sagar Division.
Tikamgarh District has many tourist place, including:
Orchha - known for the Ramraja Temple.
Lakshmi Temple, Orchha.
Kundeshwar - known for its temple dedicated to Shiva
Aharji
Baldeogarh:-Baldeogarh ki TOP (तोप) is famous in Bundelkhand.
Paporaji:- famous Jain temple
Badagaon:- famous Jain temple, Hanuman temple, Shiva temple and Dhasan river.
HARIDASH TEMPLE:- famous Hindu temple of lord rama, near agrawal dharamshala.
pratapeshwar mahadev:- famous Shiva temple at an old pond, mahendra sagar talav.
dhanusdhari temple:- famous Rama temple
bagaj mata mandir :- famous temple
It is bounded on the east and southeast by Chhatarpur District of Madhya Pradesh, and by the Uttar Pradesh districts of Lalitpur on the west and Niwari District on the north. Tikamgarh District has an area of 5048 km².
General information
As of 2011 India census, Tikamgarh has a population of 79,106. It has an average literacy rate of 85.02%, higher than the state average of 69.32%: male literacy is 89.98%, and female literacy is 79.59%. In Tikamgarh, 11.85% of the population is under six years old.
Hospital facilities
Dr.Rajendra Prashad Government District Hospital
Ram Raja Superspecility Hospital
Rai Surgical Hospital
Govind Sai Maternity Home
Matratwya Nursing Home
Seva Nursing Home
Shriram Nursing Home
Life line Nursing Home
Sudha Sevalaya Nursing Home
Jawahri Nursing Home
Shree Radhe Hospital
Life Care Hospital
Demographies
Tikamgarh is a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Tikamgarh District. It is nearby to the border of U.P. Tikamgarh, situated towards the west to the centre of plateau of Bundelkhand is surrounded by district Jhansi of UP in the north and Lalitpur (UP) in the west and south. Towards its east, district Chattarpur is situated.
Tikamgarh has a population of 79,106 divided into 27 wards. Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 14.89% and 1.80% of the total population. Based on the latest census 2011, 69.95% of the total population are Hindus, 20.87% are Muslims, 8.77% are Jains and the rest is occupied by Christian, Sikh and Buddhist.
Industry
Tikamgarh has emerged as a major center for brass statues. While the metalcrafting tradition in small towns has decline with the emergence of major trade centers. the tradition of casting bronze statues was established by Bhainalal Soni in 1950s, who traditionally made silver ornaments in the local style. The President of Indian has awarded Harish Soni and Dhaniran Soni for their crafsmanship.
Transportation
Roads
Welcome gate at Jhansi Road in Tikamgarh
Half view Of Bus Stand (Tikamgarh)
About 20,000 of vehicles are running on Tikamgarh city roads including light and heavy vehicles.
There are daily service of buses for every part of state.
Highways Passing from Tikamgarh Are, NH-12A, SH-37, SH-10.
Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Bus Stand Daily service of Buses for New Delhi, Lalitpur, Nagpur, Kanpur, Indore, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Jabalpur are also there.
Railways
Tikamgarh Railway Station
The construction of railway line to Tikamgarh has been completed in 2012.On 26 April 2013 was connected with railway services. The rail services begun from Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh) to Tikamgarh and was started under the Lalitpur-Singrauli Rail Project.The first train to travel between the two stations was Tikamgarh-Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) passenger train. The train was sanctioned between the two stations in the Rail Budget of 2012-13. The railway line between Tikamgarh and Lalitpur rail route is 52 kilometer long. Union Minister Pradeep Jain flagged off the train at Lalitpur station
Airways
Khajuraho is the nearest (125 km) airport from where daily flights operate for Delhi & Agra.
Geography
The city has many parks & lakes which surround the city:
A view of Mahendra Sagar in Tikamgarh
Mahendra Sagar (Bada Talab).
Sail Sagar.
Vrandavan Talab (Jhir ki Baghiya).
HanumanSagar Talab.
Maharajpura Tal. a Park (Central Park) inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Prasad First President of India
Nazarbaugh Garden (Only for ladies)
UpVan park (Jhirki Baghiya)
Shaan-E-Park TKG
Chandra Shekhar Ajad Park
Children Park Civil Line
Subhash Chandra Bose Park
Moniya Party Crossing
Games and sports
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has its training centre & hostel situated here, facilitating Hockey & Softball.
All India Veer Singh Ju Dev Hockey Tournament
Noor Mohammad Memorial Football Tournament(Najarbaugh)
Night Cricket Tournament (Najarbaugh)
Night Basketball Tournament (Najarbaugh)
List of clubs
D.H.A.
Bright Club
Sai Center
Khel Evam Yuva Kalyan Vibhag Tikamgarh
Places of interest
River view at Kundeshwar, Tikamgarh
Chandella period idols of Lord Adinath belonging to 1145 AD in the underground chamber at Paporaji
Places of interest within 10 km include:
Kundeshwar
Nazarbaugh Mandir and Dargah
Dargah & Maszed Hajart Ilahi Sha Baba Neer New Bus Stand
Shree Shree 1008 Mandir Janki bag near Chhatarpur road
Jhir ki Baghiya( upvan park)
Shree Haridas Mandir
Roraiya Mandir
Barighat
Hanuman Chalisa mandir
Paragarh
Shani Mandir (Mamaun Pahari)
Siddh Khaan
Madkhera (Surya Mandir)
Digambar jain siddh kshetra Aharji(Historic Jain Pilgrimage centers)
Digambar jain Atishay kshetra paporaji(Historic Jain Pilgrimage centers)
Digambar jain Atishay kshetra Bandhaji(Historic Jain Pilgrimage centers)
Other Historic Jain Pilgrimage centers at DARGUANJI, FALHODI BADAGAON (DHASAN), NAVAGARHJI AND BANPURJI(in Uttar pradesh at 11 km from tikamgarh)
Moniya point
Bamhori Talab
Shree Banke Bihari Mandir (Tikamgarh)
18 ft tall idol of Lord Shantinath at ahaar ji near Tikamgarh(1180 ad)
Notable people
Asgari Bai
Uma Bharati
Keshavdas
Mrinal Pande
Virendra Kumar Khatik, Indian politician
Education
Tikamgarh has many schools & colleges that causes migration of students from different parts of the district.
A School in Tikamgarh at NH-12A
Govt. Polytechnic College Dhonga Road.
Govt. Agriculture College, Kundeshwar road.
Govt. Veerangna avanti Bai Girls college, Jail Road.
Digambar Jain Atishay kshetra Paporaji at sagar road near tikamgarh
Govt. P.G. College.
Basic Training Institute, Kundeshwar.
School for the cultivation of fine Arts, Music and Dancing.
Govt. Devendra Sanskrit Vidyalaya, Tikamgarh.
Govt. Excellence School No.1 & No.2.
MPITM Computer Center, For DCA & PGDCA
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kundeshwar.
Kendriya vidyalaya, Collectorate Tikamgarh
Pushpa higher sec. school Tikamgarh - Christian school.
Sardar Singh Smriti Shikha Mahavidhyalay
Takshshila Computer Academy(MCU Study Center) offers PGDCA & DCA.
I.C.E. institute of computer education.
GPITM Computer Institute for PGDCA & DCA.
Sharp Computer Centre for BCA & PGDCA.
Unique Computer Centre for BCA, PGDCA & DCA
Shiva Computer academy for BCA & PGDCA.
Creative Convant High & Higher Secondary School
Dream World School
Daffodil's English medium school.
unique educational academy (higher sec.school) tikamgarh m.p.
Shri Mahavir Bal Sanskar Higher Sec School. Jhansi.
Maharishi Vidya Mandir Kundeshwar road.
Angel Abode Public School, Jhansi Road.
Hope Academy, Jhansi Road
Saroj Convent Higher Secondary School
Apart from these schools and colleges, there are many B.Ed colleges and coaching institutes running in Tikamgarh.
Radio and television station
Tikamgarh catches radio station of All India Radio (आकाशवाणी) under Prasar Bharati at '675 kHz from Chhatarpur & 92.7 Big FM from Jhansi. Tikamgarh has its own Doordarshan Kendra established in 2008.
Banking
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Many Govt. & private banks are working in Tikamgarh.
Axis Bank ATM in Tikamgarh
Bank No. of Branches No.of ATMs
State Bank of India 3 14
Central Bank of India 1 1
Union Bank of India 1 5
UCO Bank 1 1
Allahabad Bank 1 1
Dena Bank 1 1
ICICI Bank 1 1
HDFC Bank 1 1
Axis Bank 1 2
Punjab National Bank 1 1
Bank of Baroda 1 1
IDBI Bank 1 1
Bank of India 1 1
Vijaya Bank 1 1
Canara Bank 1 1
Co-operative Bank 1 1
Bank of India 1 1
Madhya Bharat Gramin Bank (Regional Office) 4 -
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