Kushalgarh

Coordinates: 23°10′N 74°27′E / 23.17°N 74.45°E / 23.17; 74.45
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Kushalgarh
City
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
327801
Telephone code02965
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-03

Kushalgarh is a town and municipality in the

Banswara District approximately 65 km south of the city of Banswara
. King Kushala Bhil was founder of Kushalgarh

History

An

Indian Princely State called Kushalgarh existed in the area until 1949.[1]

A municipality was established at Kushalgarh in 1903.[2]

Geography

Kushalgarh is located at 23.17° N 74.45° E. It has an average elevation of 302 metres (991 feet) above sea level.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census,[4] Kushalgarh had a population of 10,096. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kushalgarh has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kushalgarh, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ^ Indian Princely States Website Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 February 2006.
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  3. ^ Falling Rain Global Gazetteer entry for Kushalgarh, India. Retrieved 8 February 2006.
  4. ^ "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.