Ratlam

Ratlam
City
Jain Temple Ratlam
Jain Temple Ratlam
Ratlam is located in Madhya Pradesh
Ratlam
Ratlam
Ratlam is located in India
Ratlam
Ratlam
Coordinates: 23°20′02″N 75°02′13″E / 23.334°N 75.037°E / 23.334; 75.037
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
RegionMalwa
DistrictRatlam
Founded byRatan Singh Rathore
Government
 • BodyRatlam Municipal Corporation
 • MPGuman Singh Damor (BJP)
Area
 • Total39.19 km2 (15.13 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total264,914
 • Rank9th in Madhya Pradesh
 • Density6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
DemonymRatlami
Language
 • OfficialHindi[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
457001
Telephone code07412
Vehicle registrationMP-43
ClimateHumid subtropical climate (Köppen)
Precipitation937 millimetres (36.9 in)
Avg. annual temperature24 °C (75 °F)
Avg. summer temperature28 °C (82 °F)
Avg. winter temperature16 °C (61 °F)
Websiteratlam.nic.in

Ratlam is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies 480 metres (1,570 ft) above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independence of India.[4] It is located 294 kilometres west of the state capital Bhopal.

In 2019 Indian general election, Guman Singh Damor of Bharatiya Janata Party was elected as the Member of Parliament from Ratlam.[5]

  1. ^ "Welcome to Ratlam City". rmcratlam.in. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ Ratlam District Information, ratlam.nic.in. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Ratlam Election Results 2019 Live Updates (Jhabua ): Guman Singh Domar of BJP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

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