Ganj Basoda

Ganj Basoda, called Basoda, city and municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Ganj Basoda is one of the eleven tehsils of Vidisha district and is 39 km from Vidisha.^[1]

Ganj Basoda
City
Railway Station in Baasoda
Ganj Basoda Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23.85°N 77.93°E / 23.85; 77.93
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Vidisha
Tehsil	Ganj Basoda tehsil
Government
• Member of Parliament	Shivraj Singh Chauhan
• Member of Assembly	Mr. Harisingh Raghuwanshi
• Mayor	Mrs. Shashi Anil Yadav
Elevation	416 m (1,365 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	132,590
• Density	700/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	464221
Telephone code	91-7594
Vehicle registration	MP-40

Geography

Basoda is located at 23.85°N 77.95°E / 23.85; 77.95, very near to the centre of India. It has an average elevation of 399 metres (1309 feet).^{[citation needed]}

Politics

Basoda Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Basoda (constituency number 145) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Vidisha district. This constituency presently covers Basoda Municipality and some of the Basoda tehsil's villages of the district with 98, Gyaraspur tehsil's 132 villages and Tyonda tehsil's 104 villages. ^[2]