Bada Malhera, is a town in the Chhatarpur district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Demographics The total area of Bada Malhera is 623 km2, consisting of 596.07 km2 of rural area and 27.16 km2 of urban area. According to a nationwide census held in 2001, Bada Malhera's population is 53% male and 47% female, with a total population of 15,042. The population of children under 6 years of age is 18%, higher than the national average of 13.2%. Bada Malhera's average literacy rate is estimated at 56%, just below the 59.5% national average with 61% of males and 39% females considered functionally illiterate.
State Representation Bada Malhera comes under the Malhara Vidhan Sabha constituency. As of December 2020, its representative in Madhya Pradesh's Legislative Assembly is Pradyuman Singh Lodhi.
Tourism
Nearby places of interest Khajuraho Dhubela Chhatarpur Bheem Kund, Bajna Cave of Sadwa
Transport
By road
Bada Malhera is situated on the Kanpur-Sagar National Highway 146.
By train
The nearest railway stations are at Chhatarpur (55 km), Teekamgarh (65 km), Khajuraho (95 km), Harpalpur (105 km), Jhansi (175 km), Mauranipur (105 km), Sagar (110 km), and Satna (190 km).
Education
Bada Malhera has a college affiliated with the University of Sagar (Dr. Hari Singh Gour University), which offers graduate and post-graduate courses in arts, commerce, and education.
Economy
There are few opportunities for employment in Bada Malhera, with the local economy mostly dependent on farming (some of the locals are well-known grain merchants). However, the town does have a growing private commercial sector, mainly in retail. As such, the town needs help from the State to keep businesses running.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Constituency of Vindhya Pradesh: 1951: Basant Lal, Indian National Congress Constituency of Madhya Pradesh:
1962: Hans Raj, Indian National Congress 1967: Govind Singh Ju Deo, Independent 1972: Dashrath, Indian National Congress 1977: Jang Bahadur Singh, Janata Party 1980: Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Communist Party of India 1985: Shivraj Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party 1990: Ashok Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party 1993: Uma Yadav, Indian National Congress 1998: Swami Prasad, Bharatiya Janata Party 2003: Uma Bharti, Bharatiya Janata Party 2006 (by-election): Kapur Chand Ghuwara, Bharatiya Janata Party 2008: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party 2013: Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janta Party 2018: Pradumanya Singh Lodhi, Indian National Congress
List of villages
Andhiyara Arol Balya Baman Kola Bamni Bamnora Khurd Bandha Bandhar Bankpura Baraj Barethi Barkhera Barma Barsat Beeron Sadwa
References