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Mahoba | |
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City | |
  Mahoba Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Mahoba Mahoba (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°16′48″N 79°52′22″E / 25.28°N 79.872885°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mahoba |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate & Collector | Manoj Kumar Chauhan |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 95,216 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 210 427 |
| Telephone code | 91-5281 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-95 |
| Sex ratio | 922 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 76.91%[2] |
| Website | www |
Mahoba is a city in Mahoba District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh[3] in the Bundelkhand region, well known for the ninth century granite Sun temple built in Pratihara style. It is also well known for the 24 rock-cut Jain tirthankara image on Gokhar hill.[4] Mahoba is known for its closeness to Khajuraho, Lavkushnagar and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi. The town is connected with railways and state highways.
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Mahoba Religion Data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
- ^ "Mahoba Population Census 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
- ^ UP Tourism, p. 193.