Shajapur

Shajapur is a town in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. It is the headquarters of Shajapur district.

Biaora - Dhule section of National Highway NH 52 passed through Shajapur.

Geography
Shajapur is located at 23.43°N, 76.27°W. It has an average elevation of 443 m. The highest peak is known as Bhairu Dungri. It is located on bank of Chiler river.

Demographics
India census, Shajapur district had a population of 1,290,685, with 669,852 males and 620,833 females.

In popular media
In the opening scenes of the popular yesteryears Hindi film, Shree 420, the protagonist (Raj Kapoor) finds a road crossing showing the direction to three places, of which one is Shajapur. The other two are Dewas and Bombay.

In Bollywood Movie Oh My God 2, main protagonist Kanti Sharan mudgal is depicted as originally native of city of Shajapur.