Hatpipliya

Hatpipliya lies about {{convert|7|km}} north of the town of Chapda, {{convert|41|km}} from the district headquarters of Dewas, and {{convert|55|km}} east of Indore.

Hatpipliya lies on the Malwa Plateau. Due to its high elevation and inland location, even during the hottest months of the year, the nights are relatively cool, which is known as Shab-e-Malwa.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0RpUoGiou4C|title=Omkareshwar and Maheshwar: Travel Guide|date=2011|publisher=Goodearth Publications|isbn=9789380262246|page=79|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008231849/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_0RpUoGiou4C|archive-date=8 October 2017|url-status=live}} Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter. Hatpipliya gets moderate rainfall of {{convert|960|mm|in}}, mostly during July–September due to the southwest monsoon.

{{Historical population

| 1961 | 5620

| 1971 | 7704

| 1981 | 9995

| 1991 | 12971

| 2001 | 15933

| 2011 | 17419

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As of the 2011 India census, Hatpipalya had a population of {{formatnum:17419}}.{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/23/2320_PART_A_DCHB_DEWAS.pdf |title=Census Of India 2011 - Madhya Pradesh - District Census Handbook - Dewas|access-date= December 1, 2020}} Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hatpipalya has an average literacy rate of 78.23%, male literacy is 87.31%, and female literacy is 68.74%. In Hatpipalya, 13.88% of the population is under 6 years of age. {{update after|2022}}

Hatpipliya is administered by a Nagar Parishad (Municipal Council). Its responsibilities include sanitation, street lights, maintenance of birth and death records.{{cite web |url=https://nphatpipliya.co.in/Default.aspx |title=Municipal Council Hatpipalya - Home |access-date= 15 November 2021}}

At the state level, Hatpipliya falls within the Hatpipliya Assembly constituency, which covers most of the surrounding tehsil. As of November 2020, its representative in the Vidhan Sabha is Manoj Choudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12753-bye-elections-2020-parliamentary-and-assemblies/ |title=Bye Elections 2020 (Parliamentary and Assemblies) - Bye-Elections Result in Xls/Pdf Format |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 15 November 2021}}{{update after|2023|11}}

At the national level, the city is falls within the Dewas (Lok Sabha constituency). As of 2019, its Member of Parliament is Mahendra Solanki of the Bharatiya Janata Party. {{update after|2024|5}}

The Dewas Police, a division of the Madhya Pradesh Police, under the direct control of Department of Home Affairs, Government of Madhya Pradesh is the law enforcement agency in Dewas. Dewas district is divided into 19 police stations and six police outposts.{{cite web|title=MP Police : Dewas|url=http://www.mppolice.gov.in/en/dewas|access-date=8 December 2020|website=MP Police}} Hatpipliya itself has one police station.

As of the 2011 census, Hatpipliya had {{cvt|60|km}} of roads of which {{cvt|48|km}} was paved. Amongst the medical facilities, it had 8 medical shops and 1 dispensary with 6 beds. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 theatre and 3 auditorium/community halls. It had 6 bank branches. {{update after|2022}}

Hatpipliya lies about {{convert|7|km}} north of the town of Chapda which is the junction to nearest National Highway (NH47), {{convert|41|km}} south-east of the district headquarters of Dewas, which is home to the nearest Railway Station (Dewas Junction) and {{convert|55|km}} east of Indore, which is home to the nearest Airport (Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport).

• Kailash Chandra Joshi, the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the 1970s.{{cite web |url=http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3989 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007101851/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3989 |title=Biographical Sketch - Member of Parliament - 14th Lok Sabha - Joshi, Shri Kailash |publisher=Parliament of India |quote=Place of Birth-Hatpipalya ... 1977-78 Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh}}

As of the 2011 census, Hatpipliya had 11 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 4 senior secondary schools, 1 degree-level college and 1 non-formal education centre. {{update after|2021}}

• Hatpipliya Assembly constituency

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