Sitamau is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mandsaur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Mandsaur district of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh.
Sitamau | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Sitamau Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Sitamau Sitamau (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°01′N 75°21′E / 24.02°N 75.35°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Mandsaur |
| Elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
It was the seat of the princely Sitamau State.
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[1] Sitamau had a population of 12,889. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sitamau has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 26%.
Notable people
editKing Sattaji Bhil was a founder of Sitamau in 1700.[2]
Transport
editReferences
edit- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Gahlot, Jagadish Singh (1991). "Māravāṛa Rājya kā itihāsa".