Malpur

Malpur
Malpur
—  city  —
Malpur
Location of Malpur
in Gujarat and India
Coordinates 23°21′33″N 73°27′52″E / 23.359094°N 73.464550°E / 23.359094; 73.464550Coordinates: 23°21′33″N 73°27′52″E / 23.359094°N 73.464550°E / 23.359094; 73.464550
Country India
State Gujarat
District(s) Sabarkantha
Population 6,510 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 4 metres (13 ft)

Malpur is a census town in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Malpur was an Indian princely state founded about the middle of the fifteenth century. The last ruler was Rawal Shri Gambhirsinhji Himatsinhji, born 27 October 1914 and succeeded 23 June 1923. He was educated at Scott College, Sadra and Mayo College, Ajmer and ruled till 10 June 1948 until India got independence from the United Kingdom. Rawal Virajmal, founder of Malpur and son of Rao Kiratsinghji of Idar was the first ruler than his son Rawal Dipsinhji Sheosinhji, who was born in 1863, succeeded in 12 April 1882.

Geography

Malpur is located at 23°21′33″N 73°27′52″E / 23.359094°N 73.464550°E / 23.359094; 73.464550.[1] It has an average elevation of 4 metres (13 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Malpur had a population of 6510. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Malpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. In Malpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Malpur
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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