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Dholpur

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Also known as: Dhaulpur, Dhawalpur
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Dholpur, city, eastern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated just north of the Chambal River, about 30 miles (48 km) south-southeast of Agra (Uttar Pradesh).

The original town was founded by Raja Dholan Deo in the 11th century, when it was called Dhawalpur, a name since contracted to Dholpur. The present city was established just north of the original town to avoid encroachments by the Chambal River. It was the capital of the former princely state of Dholpur, which became part of the state of Rajasthan in 1949.

Dholpur is an agricultural distribution center, connected by the Grand Trunk Road with Agra and Delhi to the north and with Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) to the south. The city has railway workshops, and industries include hand-loom carpet weaving and glass manufacturing. Cattle and horse fairs are held annually. Several temples surround nearby Machkund Lake, on the shores of which annual religious fairs are held. Pop. (2001) 92,308; (2011) 125,989.

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