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Orchha | |
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    (clockwise from top) Chaturbhuj Temple, Jahangir Mahal, Raja Mahal, Lakshmi Temple | |
  Orchha  Orchha | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′N 78°38′E / 25.35°N 78.64°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Niwari |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,501 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 07680 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-36 |
| Website | ramrajatemple.mp.gov.in |
Orchha is a town, near the city of Niwari in the Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by a Bundela Rajput ruler Rudra Pratap Singh some time after 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of covering parts of central & north India, in the Bundelkhand region.[1] Orchha lies on the Betwa River, 80 km from Tikamgarh and 15 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.[2]
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- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 170.
- ^ "Orchha". niwari district ] website. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2015. It is included in the UNESCO world heritage cities list in 2020.