Garoth is a town in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is one of the tehsil of Mandsaur District.It shares boundary with Jhalawar district of Rajasthan.The local Language spoken here is a mixture of Mewari, Harauti and Malwi Languages.

Garoth
गरोठ
Garoth Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 24°19′29″N 75°39′7″E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Area
• Total	120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	15,122
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	458880
Telephone code	07425
Vehicle registration	M.P-14
Sex ratio	51% Male 49% Female ♂/♀
Literacy	87.38%[1]%

Demographics

The town has an area of 9,791 km². The district is bounded by Neemuch District to the north, Rajasthan state to the east and west and It is part of Ujjain Division

Garoth forms the northern projection of Madhya Pradesh from its western Division, i.e., Ujjain Commissioner's Division As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Garoth had a population of 1,89,729. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Garoth has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 50%. In Garoth, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Gandhi Sagar dam

Gandhisagar Dam is situated at a distance of 42  km. from the city headquarter. The Dam is constructed on the Chambal River.

Transport

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