Garoth

Garoth
Town
Garoth is located in Madhya Pradesh
Garoth
Garoth
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 24°19′29″N 75°39′7″E / 24.32472°N 75.65194°E / 24.32472; 75.65194
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictMandsaur
Area
 • Total
120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
15,122
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
458880
Telephone code07425
Vehicle registrationM.P-14
Sex ratio51% Male 49% Female /
Literacy87.38%[1]%

Garoth is a town in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is one of the tehsil of Mandsaur District.It shares boundary with Jhalawar district of Rajasthan.The local Language or dialect spoken here is a mixture of Mewari, Harauti and Malwi Languages.

Garoth is a small town situated near Gandhi Sagar Lake, in northern Madhya Pradesh, India.

The town is very famous for its Garba dance. The Garba performed here attracts the audience a lot, the reason behind this is the competition between all the Garba teams here and the winning team is given a lot of prizes. The popularity of Garba here can be gauged from the fact that Garba starts here at 8 pm and continues till 3-4 am and even on the day of Navami, it goes on till 6 a.m. This town is also famous with its beautiful setting, great views, beautiful Hinduism culture and very friendly opened people. The town is an agricultural spot, as well as a small educational center, where a high school and a college can be found.

  1. ^ "Literacy rate". 16 June 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2012.