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Vijaypur (also spelled as Bijeypur [1] or Bijaypur) is a town and municipality in the Sheopur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located on the bank of the Kwari River. It is the headquarters of Vijaypur (Bijeypur) Tehsil and Vijaypur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The town is one of the gateways to the Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, the site selected as a second home to the Asiatic Lion and also for cheetah reintroduction in India.[2]

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Bijeypur Bijaipur, Vijaypur
Town
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Coordinates: 26°3′20″N 77°22′11″E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Founded by	Vijay Singh (King Of Karauli)
Government
• MLA	Sitaram Aadi
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,555
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	476332
Telephone code	07528
Vehicle registration	MP31

Transport and Connectivity

Road

Bijeypur is fairly well-connected to many cities of Madhya Pradesh Regular Bus Services are available to Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur (Shivpur), Shivpuri, Jaipur.

Railway

Nearest railway station is Bijaipur Road(BJPR) about 20 km from city. which is connected to Gwalior Junction railway station and Sheopur Kalan railway station by Gwalior Light Railway.

Airway

The Nearest Airport is Gwalior Airport(Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport), about 130 km from Bijeypur. Daily flights to Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Banglore, and Jammu are available from Gwalior airport.

Economy

Bijeypur is a major market and agricultural producer, selling crops and food to nearby villages. The most common crops in Mandi are mustard seeds, Gram, wheat, and pearl millet. There are numerous mustard oil mills in the town.^{[citation needed]}

Healthcare

Government Hospitals - Vijaypur has a government hospital with two doctors and a 30-bed facility. It also has a dedicated ambulance service named Janani Express, used to bring pregnant women from rural areas to the facility for delivery.^{[citation needed]}

There are few Private doctors in the entire town.

Medical Pharmacy Stores will be found all over the town.

Government

The SDM (sub-divisional magistrate) is the administrative head of the town. The municipal head of Bijaypur is the president, while the municipal leaders run the rest of the town.

Tourist attractions

Chhim Chhima HanumanJi Mandir

Chhima Chhima Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman. It is about 9 km from Bijeypur, on Morena-Shivpuri (M.S.) Road. There is an ancient(about 500years old) idol of Lord Hanuman. According to local traditions, the temple is also blessed with a miraculous spring whose water does not dry up even in the warmest of summers. In the Hindi month of Bhadon (August–September) a one-day fair is held which attracts thousands of devotees from nearby districts. Currently, the temple is under renovation and a major plantation drive is taking place all around this.

Siddh Baba Hill

This Divine hill is about 2 km from Bijeypur, on Morena-Shivpuri (M.S.) Road.. Every year in January and February, a trade fair is held. The initial part of the fair is dedicated to an animal fair in which people from nearby states come to selling and purchase animals like bulls, cows, camels etc. In the fair, cultural activities like kavi sammelan, folk songs, drama also take place.

Vijaypur Fort

At the bank of kwari river, stands a fort known as Vijaypur Fort. The fort was built by Vijay Singh, the King of Karauli and completed in the 14-15th century. Till this time Karauli used to border the state here. It is a protected monument of the state. The town was later named Vijaypur after Raja Vijay Singh.

Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary

Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1981 with an initial area of about 344.68 km2 (133.08 sq mi). One of the three gates to access this sanctuary, Pipalbawdi gate, is located near Agra, a village near Vijaypur.

Villages of Bijeypur

Some of the prominent villages[3] in Bijaypur are

• Agra
• Bangrod
• Dhamini
• Ganwadi
• Garhi
• Gaswani
• Gohata
• Iklod
• Madha
• Baraklna
• Bainipura*@
• Hullpur
• Aroda
• Parvati baroda

Issues

• Bijaypur was transferred against the wishes of its people to the newly created district of Sheopur in 1998 from Morena district. People resent this because it is more well connected and integrated with Morena than Sheopur. Even after 23 years of being in Sheopur, transportation with Sheopur is very poor.
• Bijaypur is again being neglected in the proposed upgrade of Gwalior light railway from narrow gauge to broad gauge. It is an upgrade that is high demand.
• There is no political initiative yet to make it a tourist destination by developing it as an attractive gateway to the nearby Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary.

See also

• Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
• Kwari River
• Gird, India, a region of North India
• Chambal Division
• Sheopur

References

External links

• Sheopur District

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