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Datia

City in Madhya Pradesh, India

Citycity urbanizationQ1192238

Country: India
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Located in: Datia district(since 1950)
, Datia State(1626–1950)
, Madhya Pradesh
Elevation: 420 m
Postal code: 475661
Website: datia.nic.in

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Datia is a city and the headquarters of the Datia District of Gwalior Chambal region in north Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Datia is famous for Pitambara Peeth, decidated to Maa Baglamukhi, a shakti pilgrimage site. It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata and ruled by King Dantavakra. The city is 74 km from Gwalior, 441 km south of New Delhi, and 360 km north of Bhopal. About 13 km from Datia is Sonagir, a sacred Jain hill. Datia is also about 48 km from Orchha. The nearest airport is in Datia. It was former royal seat of the Bundela Rajputs, the Mughals and later to the Scindia dynasty during the British Raj. Datia is situated near Gwalior and on the border with Uttar Pradesh. Currently, in Datia.

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Local dialing code: 7522
Capital of: Datia district
Datia State

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