ancient ruins
Orchha
A medieval Bundela Rajput town frozen in time with grand palaces, cenotaphs along the Betwa River, and temples amid a tranquil countryside.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Datia
Madhya Pradesh, India · Asia
About Datia
Datia sits on the route: 15 minutes from Barauni, 40km from Orchha.
Datia is in Madhya Pradesh, India, with about 100,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Barauni, about 8 km away.
Datia is a city and the headquarters of the Datia District of Gwalior Chambal region in north Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Datia is famous for Pitambara Peeth, decidated to Maa Baglamukhi, a shakti pilgrimage site. It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata and ruled by King Dantavakra. The city is 74 kmRead more
from Gwalior, 441 km south of New Delhi, and 360 km north of Bhopal. About 13 km from Datia is Sonagir, a sacred Jain hill. Datia is also about 48 km from Orchha. The nearest airport is in Datia. It was former royal seat of the Bundela Rajputs, the Mughals and later to the Scindia dynasty during the British Raj. Datia is situated near Gwalior and on the border with Uttar Pradesh. Currently, in Datia.
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Within an hour or so of Datia: Orchha (40 km).
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Datia is in Madhya Pradesh, India, about 8 km from Barauni.
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- Population
- 100,284
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 25.6731, 78.4591
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