Jhabua


Jhabua is a town and a municipality in Jhabua district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Jhabua District.

History

Jhabua Princely State

Jhabua was the capital of a princely state of the British Raj's Central India, in the Bhopawar agency. Its area, with the dependency of Rutanmal, was approx. The Rajas of Jhabua belonged to the Rathor dynasty.
The ancestor of the family was Rao Bar Singh a.k.a. the Birji, fifth son of Jodha of Mandore of Marwar. His descendant, Kunwar Kesho Das or Kishan Das, founded Jhabua in 1584.
Raja Kesho Das was first Raja of Jhabua 1584/1607. He was granted the title of Raja by the Emperor of Delhi, as a reward for a successful campaign in Bengal, and for punishing the Bhil chiefs of Jhabua who had murdered an Imperial Viceroy of Gujarat. The names of the rulers are:
NameYear
Karan Singh1607–1610
Mah Singh1610–1677
Kushal Singh1677–1723
Anup Singh1723–1727
Sheo Singh1727–1758
Bahadur Singh1758–1770
Bhim Singh1770–1821
Pratap Singh1821–1832
Ratan Singh1832–1840
Gopal Singh1841–1895
Udai Singh1895–1942
Dilip Singh 1942–1965
Ajit Singh 1965–2002
Narendra Singh 2002 – present

Post-Independence

After India's independence in 1947, its rulers acceded to India, and Jhabua became a part of the newly created Madhya Bharat state, which in 1956 was merged into Madhya Pradesh.
Bhabhara which was once part of the Jhabua district, is the place where Chandrasekhar Azad, the freedom fighter spent his early life when his father Pandit Sitaram Tiwari was serving in the erstwhile estate of Alirajpur. But, when Alirajpur district got separated from Jhabua, Bhabhra became the part of Alirajpur district.

Geography

Jhabua has an average elevation of 318 metres. Jhabua is located at the bottom right side of MP, mainly towards Gujarat.

Demographics

India census, Jhabua had a population of 30,577. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. As per 2011 census, Jhabua has an average literacy rate of 44%. Male literacy is at 54% and female literacy is 34%. In Jhabua, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Jhabua city is famous for its black cotton soil commonly known as "White Gold". There are many interesting places in Jhabua Thasil.

Educational status of Jhabua

There is one government college SCAMV which imparts post graduate education and a government engineering college Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam UIT Jhabua.
Some of the private colleges are Maa Tripura College of Nursing, Padma College of Education, Maa Sharda College of Nursing, Maa Sharda College of Education. Some of the top English schools are Kendriya Vidyalaya, New Catholic Mission School, Jain Public School, Sharda Vidhya Mandir and Keshav International School.