Country India District Ratlam Vehicle registration MP Population 13,073 (2001) | State Madhya Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 437 m ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | |
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Tal is a town and a nagar parishad in Ratlam District of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh."TAL" is a tehsil place and a small town; it is a tahsil of Ratlam district and situated near Chambal river. Before Indian independence, Tal was part of the princely state of Jaora, ruled by the Dodiya(Gangawat) raput.
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Origin of the name
The name of the town is derived from the Malvi word Talav that means pond. The town is popularly believed to be built by reclaiming land from a large pond.Tal was part of the princely state of Jaora, ruled by the Dodiya chief.The princely state was ruled by the Dodia clan which holds the title "Rawat". Before independence the rule was under Rawat Shri Shambhu Singh ji(Tal).Rawat Shri Shambhu Singh ji had five son namely Late Kr Yogendra Singh ,Late Kr Kamal Singh,Late Kr Shiv Raj Singh , Late Kr Vikram Singh and Late Kr Kishor Singh
And at present Mr. Manoj Sharma working as city congress president
Geography
Tal is located at 23.72°N 75.38°E / 23.72; 75.38. It has an average elevation of 437 metres (1433 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Tal had a population of 14,913. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tal has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 48%. In Tal, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.