 | This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (May 2024) |
Gwalior | |
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Gwalior Fort Birla Sun Temple British Monument Jai Vilas Palace Saasbahu Temple Maharani Laxmibai Chhatri Jai Vilash palace from outside Mohammed Gous tomb | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: UNESCO City of Music | |
  Gwalior  Gwalior | |
| Coordinates: 26°12′45″N 78°10′39″E / 26.21250°N 78.17750°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Gwalior Chambal |
| District | Gwalior |
| Founded by | Suraj Sen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Gwalior Municipal Corporation (GMC) |
| • Mayor | Shobha Sikarwar |
| • Administrator | Ruchika Chauhan IAS |
| Area | |
| 414 km2 (160 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 247.04 m (810.50 ft) |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |
| 2,032,036 | |
| • Density | 5,478/km2 (14,190/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,273,792 |
| • Population rank | 46th |
| Demonym(s) | Gwaliorites, Gwaliori |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi,[3] |
| • Other | Bundeli, Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 474001 to 474055 |
| Telephone code | 0751 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-07 |
| Sex ratio | 862 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 87.14% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 6.6 °C (43.9 °F)[4] |
| Website | gwalior |
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Gwalior (Hindi: IPA: [ɡʋɑːlɪjəɾ], ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the City of Music[5] having oldest musical gharana in existence. It lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located 313 kilometres (194 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital city of India and 446 kilometres (277 mi) from Bhopal, the state capital, Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the Gird region of India. The historic city and its fortress have been ruled by several historic Indian kingdoms. From the Alchon Huns in the 5th century AD to Gurjara Pratihara dynasty in the 8th century AD. It was passed on to Kachchhapaghatas in the 10th century AD. It fell into the hands of the Delhi Sultanate in 12th century AD, it was then passed on to the Tomars in the 13th century AD who were the vassal rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. The Mughal Empire conquered the city and its fortress in the 16th century AD. When the Mughal Empire was declining, it fell into the hands of Jat rulers, then to the Maratha in 1754, and lastly it was passed on to the Scindia Dynasty of Maratha Empire in early 18th century.[6] In April 2021, It was found that Gwalior had the best air quality index (AQI 152) amongst the 4 major cities in Madhya Pradesh.[7]
Besides being the administrative headquarters of Gwalior district and Gwalior division, Gwalior has many administrative offices of the Chambal division of northern Madhya Pradesh. Several administrative and judicial organisations, commissions and boards have their state and national headquarters situated in the city.
Gwalior was the capital of the state of Madhya Bharat from 1948 till 1956 which later became a part of the larger state of Madhya Pradesh.[8] Prior to Indian independence on 15 August 1947, Gwalior remained a princely state of the British Raj with the Scindia as the local rulers. High rocky hills surround the city from all sides, on the north it just forms the border of the Ganga- Yamuna Drainage Basin. The city however is situated in the valley between the hills. Gwalior's metropolitan area includes Lashkar, City Centre, Old City (Fort), Gwalior West and Morar Cantonment.[2]
Gwalior was one of the major locations of rebellion during the 1857 uprising. Post-independence, Gwalior has emerged as an important tourist attraction in central India while many industries and administrative offices came up within the city. Before the end of the 20th century it became a million plus agglomeration and now it is a metropolitan city in central India. Gwalior is surrounded by industrial and commercial zones of neighbouring districts (Malanpur – Bhind, Banmore – Morena) on all three main directions.
Gwalior has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.[9]
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- ^ "Climate: Gwalior". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ City of Music, Gwalior (20 November 2023). "UNESCO world cities". Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Lonely Planet. "History of Gwalior – Lonely Planet Travel Information". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur have the most polluted air in state". The Times of India. 10 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Profile – District Gwalior". Government of Madhya Pradesh, India. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about the smart cities project". Firstpost. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.