Mahidpur

Mahidpur

Mehidpur is a town and a municipality in Ujjain district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The modern town of Mehidpur is situated on the bank of river Shipra. It is located in the Malwa region. At present, the town is a tahsil place of District Ujjain. It is situated at a distance of 56 km towards south-west of Ujjain town by bus and 18 km from Mehidpur-Road Railway station on Delhi-Mumbai line of Western Railway. Mehidpur and Mehidpur-Road are famous for agricultural produce - Ghee, Mawa (thickened milk) and Namkin. The town is well connected by road to Ujjain, Ratlam (via Jaora), Nagda, and Agar cities, with frequent buses plying on the route.

Several chalcolithic remains have been excavated in this town. The Battle of Mahidpur between the Marathas and the British was fought in this town.