Shamgarh

Shamgarh is a City and a nagar parishad in Mandsaur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Shamgarh is located at 24.18°N 75.63°E / 24.18; 75.63.^[2]

Shamgarh
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Coordinates: 24.18°N 75.63°E / 24.18; 75.63
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Founded by	Rao Pratap Singh Panwar Bijoliya
Government
• Type	republic
Elevation	459 m (1,506 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	24,637
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Shamgarh had a population of 21,455. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shamgarh has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 59%. In Shamgarh, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.