Badnagar

Badnagar
Badnagar is located in Madhya Pradesh
Badnagar
Badnagar
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23°3′7″N 75°22′40″E / 23.05194°N 75.37778°E / 23.05194; 75.37778
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
RegionMalwa
DistrictUjjain
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • BodyBadnagar Municipality
 • M.L.A.Jitendra Ji Pandya (BJP)
 • M.P.Anil Firojiya (BJP)
 • Municipal ChairmanAbhay Tongya (BJP)
Area
 • Tehsil6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Elevation
497 m (1,631 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Tehsil269,573
 • Urban
40,088
 • Urban density5,938/km2 (15,380/sq mi)
 • Rural
229,485
Languages
 • OfficialHindi,
 • OtherMalvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code07367
Vehicle registrationMP-13

Badnagar is a town, and a municipality in Ujjain district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Badnagar Tehsil Headquarters is Badnagar town and it belongs to Ujjain Division. It is located 45 km towards west from District headquarters Ujjain. 244 km from the state capital, Bhopal, towards the east and 72 km from Indore.

Badnagar is also famous for its fort, Amla Fort.