Kushalgarh

This article is about the town in Rajasthan, India. For the village in Pakistan, see Kushalgarh, Pakistan.

Kushalgarh is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the Banswara District approximately 65 km south of the city of Banswara. King Kushala Bhil was founder of Kushalgarh

Kushalgarh
City
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Coordinates: 23.17°N 74.45°E / 23.17; 74.45
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Banswara
Sub Divisional Magistrate	Dinesh Kumar Meena
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Kushalgarh Municipality
Elevation	302 m (991 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,096
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Spoken	Vagdi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	327801
Telephone code	02965
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-03

History

An Indian Princely State called Kushalgarh existed in the area until 1949.^[1]

A municipality was established at Kushalgarh in 1903.^[2]

Geography

Kushalgarh is located at 23.17° N 74.45° E. It has an average elevation of 302 metres (991 feet) above sea level.^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census,^[4] Kushalgarh had a population of 10,096. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kushalgarh has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kushalgarh, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.