Mangalgarh, Bhopal

Mangalgarh
Mangalgarh ; मंगलगढ़
	village
	Mangalgarh Mangalgarh
	Coordinates: 23°25′N 77°41′E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Bhopal
Tehsil	Berasia
Population (2011)
• Total	810
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	462120
ISO 3166 code	MP-IN

Mangalgarh is a panchayat village in the Berasia tehsil of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh, India.[1]

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.[2]

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%.[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
	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

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

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[1] Reports of National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

[Shaharyar_Begums_2000-2] Shaharyar M. Khan (2000). The Begums of Bhopal (illustrated ed.). I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–29. ISBN 978-1-86064-528-0.

[census_2011-3] "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 20 July 2015.