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Narsinghgarh
India
Also known as: Narsingarh
Narsinghgarh, town, northwest-central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It lies on the Malwa Plateau on the right bank of the Sonar River.
Founded in 1681, it served as the capital of the princely state of Narsinghgarh. The town is adjacent to a lake backed by a hill ridge on which the fort and palace stand.
The town is a major road and rail junction and an agricultural market centre. Cloth weaving is the chief industry. There are a musical academy and a government college affiliated with Vikram University in Ujjain. Pop. (2001) 27,723; (2011) 32,329.
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