Alot is a town and nagar panchayat in the Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Town
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Coordinates: 23.7621400°N 75.5599100°E / 23.7621400; 75.5599100
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ratlam
Elevation	439 m (1,440 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	21,513
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Demographics

Alot has a population of 40,948.[1]

Culture

Alot is a tehsil of Ratlam district and the hometown of the Jangalwa Dynasty. Alot is a main station for Jain thirth; Jain people go there daily for the darshan of Lord Jain Swetamber. A small village, Vikramgarh, is also part of Alot. This is because some of the land of Alot lies within the boundary of Vikramgarh so the full name of Alot is Vikramgarh Alot. Major attractions of Alot are Anadikalpeshwar Mahadev temple, Ramsingh Darbar and Nageshwar temple. Annually around May–June a fair is organized by Alot municipal corporation Nagarpalika Alot. Main festivals celebrated by the people of Alot are Diwali, Holi, Rakshabandhan, Eid, Navratri, Dashahra, and Ganesh Chaturthi.[2]^{[better source needed]}

See also

• Kharwa Kala, a villa under Alot taluka

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