Mangalgarh, Bhopal


Mangalgarh is a panchayat village in the Berasia tehsil of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh, India.

History

Mangalgarh was a small Rajput principality in the 17th century, ruled by Raja Anand Singh Solanki. The Pathan mercenary Dost Mohammad Khan provided protection to Mangalgarh. The dowager mother of the Raja had taken a great liking to Dost Mohammad Khan. After the Rajas's death, she appointed him the mukhtar of Mangalgarh, around 1708. Dost was tasked with protecting the dowager Rani and her estate. When the Rajput neighbours of Mangalgarh, led by the Thakur of Parason, formed an alliance to counter the growing power of the Rani of Mangalgarh, Dost Mohammad Khan defeated them. During his service at Mangalgarh, Dost married a Rajput girl from the Mangalgarh royal family, who later converted to Islam and adopted the name Fatah Bibi. After the heirless Rani's death, he usurped the principality, which later became the part of his Bhopal State.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Mangalgarh has 180 households. The effective literacy rate is 61.58%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population810403407
Children aged below 6 years1286662
Scheduled caste1366670
Scheduled tribe1729280
Literates420246174
Workers 352208144
Main workers 348207141
Main workers: Cultivators554312
Main workers: Agricultural labourers253135118
Main workers: Household industry workers532
Main workers: Other35269
Marginal workers 413
Marginal workers: Cultivators000
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers312
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others101
Non-workers458195263