Ratlam
Ratlam | |
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City | |
Ratlam Junction Railway Station Administrative Offices Ratlam Ratlam Medical College Ma Kalika Temple Selfie Point In Ratlam | |
| Coordinates: 23°20′02″N 75°02′13″E / 23.334°N 75.037°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Malwa |
| District | Ratlam |
| Founded by | King Ratna Bhil |
| Named after | Ratan Singh Rathore |
| Government | |
| • Body | Ratlam Municipal Corporation |
| • MP | Anita Nagar Singh Chouhan (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.19 km2 (15.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 264,914 |
| • Rank | 9th in Madhya Pradesh |
| • Density | 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ratlami |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 457001 |
| Telephone code | 07412 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-43 |
| Climate | Humid subtropical climate (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 937 millimetres (36.9 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 24 °C (75 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 28 °C (82 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 16 °C (61 °F) |
| Website | ratlam |
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. It is located 294 kilometres west of the state capital Bhopal.
In 2024 Indian general election, Anita Nagar Singh Chouhan of Bharatiya Janata Party was elected as the Member of Parliament from Ratlam.
Ratlam railway division is one of the six railway divisions under Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Whose headquarters is in Ratlam city. This is an important railway junction of the state.