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Mangalgarh, Bhopal

Mangalgarh is a panchayat village in the Berasia tehsil of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh, India.

History

Mangalgarh was a small Rajput principality in the 17th century, ruled by Raja Anand Singh Solanki. The Pathan mercenary Dost Mohammad Khan provided protection to Mangalgarh. The dowager mother of the Raja had taken a great liking to Dost Mohammad Khan. After the Rajas's death, she appointed him the mukhtar (guardian) of Mangalgarh, around 1708. Dost was tasked with protecting the dowager Rani (queen) and her estate. When the Rajput neighbours of Mangalgarh, led by the Thakur of Parason (now a village in Berasia tehsil), formed an alliance to counter the growing power of the Rani of Mangalgarh, Dost Mohammad Khan defeated them. During his service at Mangalgarh, Dost married a Rajput girl from the Mangalgarh royal family, who later converted to Islam and adopted the name Fatah Bibi (also spelled Fateh Bibi). After the heirless Rani's death, he usurped the principality, which later became the part of his Bhopal State.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Mangalgarh has 180 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 61.58%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
Total Male Female
Population 810 403 407
Children aged below 6 years 128 66 62
Scheduled caste 136 66 70
Scheduled tribe 172 92 80
Literates 420 246 174
Workers (all) 352 208 144
Main workers (total) 348 207 141
Main workers: Cultivators 55 43 12
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 253 135 118
Main workers: Household industry workers 5 3 2
Main workers: Other 35 26 9
Marginal workers (total) 4 1 3
Marginal workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 3 1 2
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Others 1 0 1
Non-workers 458 195 263

References

  1. ^ Reports of National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  2. ^ Shaharyar M. Khan (2000). The Begums of Bhopal (illustrated ed.). I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–29. ISBN 978-1-86064-528-0.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 20 July 2015.