Ratlam
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Ratlam | ||
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City | ||
Precipitation 937 millimetres (36.9 in) | | |
Avg. annual temperature | 24 °C (75 °F) | |
Avg. summer temperature | 28 °C (82 °F) | |
Avg. winter temperature | 16 °C (61 °F) | |
Website | ratlam |
Ratlam is a city in the northwestern part of the
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History
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Maharaja
Ratan Singh had married (among others), Maharani Sukhroopde Kanwar Shekhawat Ji Sahiba, daughter of Kunwar Purshottam Das of Jhajhar [Shekhawati], and had an issue. He died in 1658 in battle at Dharmat near Ujjain.
The new town of Ratlam was founded in 1829 by Captain Borthwick.[7]
Ratlam was one of the first commercial cities established in Central India. The city quickly became known for trading in
The city is known for its love of food, its taste particularly the world popular salty snack 'Ratlami Sev'. The purity of Gold Jewellery[8] and Saree Market of Ratlam outshines in India.
Ratlam was part of the Malwa Agency of Central India during the British Raj. The state's capital was Ratlam town in modern Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh. Ratlam was originally a huge state, but the then ruler Ratan Singh opposed Aurangzeb in the Battle of Dharmatpur and was killed after a brave fight. The state was then reduced and the title of Maharaja has eventually stripped away; the title was later restored by the British during Maharaja Sajjan Singh's rule. On 5 January 1819 Ratlam State became a British protectorate.
The state had an area of 81,767 sq mi,[citation needed] which was closely interlaced with the territories of the princely state of Sailana. In 1901, Ratlam State had a population of 83,773,[9] with the city population of 36,321[citation needed]. The state had an estimated revenue of £34,000[citation needed] and paid a £2,850[citation needed] tribute.
Geography
Ratlam is located at coordinates: 23°19′0″N 75°04′0″E / 23.31667°N 75.06667°E (23.316667, 75.066667). The city has an area of 39 km2 (15 sq mi).[1] It is very close to the borders of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Climate
Ratlam, like most of Madhya Pradesh, has humid subtropical climate (Cfa) zone. Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter. Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot from April through June. Highs can reach 112 °F (44 °C), although the humidity is extremely low. The monsoon season starts in late June, with temperatures averaging around 100 °F (38 °C), with sustained, torrential rainfall and high humidity. The average rain fall is 37 in (940 mm). Winters start in mid-November and are dry, cool and sunny. Temperatures average about 39–46 °F (4–8 °C), but can fall close to freezing on some nights.[10] Ratlam gets moderate rainfall of 35 to 38 inches (890 to 970 mm) from July through September, due to the southwest monsoon.
Climate data for Ratlam (1981–2010, extremes 1948–2009) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
41.9 (107.4) |
45.2 (113.4) |
45.5 (113.9) |
45.0 (113.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
45.5 (113.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
36.3 (97.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 6.8 (0.27) |
1.0 (0.04) |
1.2 (0.05) |
1.2 (0.05) |
8.8 (0.35) |
103.4 (4.07) |
332.8 (13.10) |
347.9 (13.70) |
97.5 (3.84) |
45.5 (1.79) |
5.7 (0.22) |
2.3 (0.09) |
954.0 (37.56) |
Average rainy days | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 42.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
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36 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 47 | 71 | 77 | 62 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 41 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[11][12] |
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census, the city of Ratlam has a population of 264,914 of which 134,915 are male and 129,999 are female. The sex ratio is 964 females to 1000 males. Children between the 0 to 6 years of age constitute 29,763 individuals. The total number of literates in Ratlam was 204,101, which constituted 77.0% of the population with male literacy of 81.2% and female literacy of 72.8%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Ratlam was 86.8%, of which male literacy rate was 91.7% and female literacy rate was 81.8%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 27,124 and 12,567 respectively. The total number of households in Ratlam is 53133.[2] 28.17% Scheduled Tribe (Adivasi) of total population in Ratlam district. Adivasi group of Ratlam [14]
Tourist places close by
- Sailana – Built in 1736 by Raja Jai Singh Rathore, Sailana is a historic town located 20 km (12 mi) from Ratlam, known for its historical buildings, Cactus Garden, Palaces and Cave temples of Kedareshwar.[15]
- Dholawad Dam – near Raoti, 25 km (16 mi) from Ratlam
Transportation
Railways
Ratlam is also the first ever clean train station of Indian Railways network. Under this scheme, Indian Railways has introduced cleaning of coaches of a train en route while it halts at a particular station for 15 to 20 minutes. The entire train is cleaned with vacuum cleaners and toilets are washed with handheld portable HP cleaners.[17]
Ratlam station is believed to be one of the busiest railway stations in India.[18]
Ratlam Junction is referred in 2007 Hindi romantic comedy film Jab We Met.[19] though the shooting had not happened actually in Ratlam and the places and locations mentioned in the film do not exist in the city.
Roads
Ratlam is connected to Indore and Neemuch via National Highway 79. This four-lane highway runs from Indore to Chittorgarh to join the Golden Quadrilateral.
The city has regular bus services to Udaipur, Banswara, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Indore, Bhopal, Dhar, Ujjain, Nagda, Petlawad, Jhabua etc. Ratlam almost halfway points on Mumbai Delhi Highway.
Ratlam has local city transport in the form of Auto Rickshaws, Tata Magic and coming up city buses.
Airport
The city does not have any airport but has an airstrip on Banjali. The nearest airport is
Economy
Business
Ratlam has several industries which manufacture copper wire, plastic ropes, chemicals and oxygen, among other products. Ratlam is also very well known for Gold, Silver, Ratlami Sev, Ratlami Saari and handicrafts. Many Big companies are situated in ratlam city. Public listed companies like Dp wires, Dp abhushan ltd and katria wire ltd. manufacturing unit of Ambi wines is also situated in Ratlam
Agriculture
The major crops grown in the district include Soybean, Wheat, Maize, Gram, Cotton, Garlic, Onion, Peas, Guava, Pomegranate, Grapes & Opium in the region of Jaora Tehsil of Ratlam.
Jain Temple
Shri Nageshwar Parshwanath Tirth
This Temple is a Shwetambar Jain Temple dedicated to
Bibrod Tirth
Bibrod Tirth is a 13th-century Temple. This temple is dedicated to Adinath, the 1st Tirthankara of Jainism. Moolnayak is a 2.5 ft (0.76 m) black-colored idol of Bhagawan Adinath in the Padmasana posture. The inscription on his idol belongs to a period earlier than even the thirteenth century. This tirth is also famous for its annual fair which is popularly known as "Bibrod Mela".
Hindu Temple
Kalka Mata Temple
This temple well-known Hindu temple and gathering place with popular gardens and nearby street food vendors. This temple is established by the royal family. The temple has a pond which is called jhali talab in the name of a queen. Every year a fair takes place in the ground which covers the jhali talab.
Barbad Hanuman Temple
This is a Hindu temple located in the ratlam city, it is a very famous temple of lord hanuman, each year on the hanuman jayanti thousands of people visits this temple
- khatushyam Temple Bangrod - a famous temple in Bangrod village, 9 km (5.6 mi) from Ratlam city. on ekadashi many people visits this temple
References
- ^ a b "Welcome to Ratlam City". rmcratlam.in. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Ratlam - Census 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Ratlam District Information, ratlam.nic.in. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Ratlam Election Results 2019 Live Updates (Jhabua ): Guman Singh Domar of BJP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Madhya Pradesh: Ratlam
- ^ "History". District Ratlam, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ SakhiJewellers (23 October 2021). "Reason Behind Ratlam Gold Jewelry's Fame - Sakhi Jewellers". Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Census of India - Census Reports 1931". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Indore, India Weather (closest to Ratlam), weatherbase.com, 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Station: Ratlam Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 661–662. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M128. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Ratlam District Population, Madhya Pradesh, List of Tehsils in Ratlam". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Tourist Places | District Ratlam, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India".
- ^ "Ratlam Junction".
- ^ "Clean Train Station".
- ^ Western Railway - Ratlam, indianrailways.gov. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ Jab We Met
- ^ "Shri Jain Shwetamber Nageshwar Parshwanath Tirth". Archived from the original on 20 June 2011.