Mahoba

Mahoba
City
Alha Udal Stechu,
Sun Temple
Mahoba is located in Uttar Pradesh
Mahoba
Mahoba
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Mahoba is located in India
Mahoba
Mahoba
Mahoba (India)
Coordinates: 25°16′48″N 79°52′22″E / 25.28°N 79.872885°E / 25.28; 79.872885
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMahoba
Government
 • District Magistrate & CollectorManoj Kumar Chauhan
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total95,216
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
210 427
Telephone code91-5281
Vehicle registrationUP-95
Sex ratio922 /
Literacy76.91%[2]
Websitewww.mahoba.nic.in

Mahoba is a city in Mahoba District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh[3] in the Bundelkhand region, well known for the ninth century granite Sun temple built in Pratihara style. It is also well known for the 24 rock-cut Jain tirthankara image on Gokhar hill.[4] Mahoba is known for its closeness to Khajuraho, Lavkushnagar and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi. The town is connected with railways and state highways.

  1. ^ a b "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 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Mahoba Religion Data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  3. ^ "Mahoba Population Census 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  4. ^ UP Tourism, p. 193.