Orchha | |
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(clockwise from top) Chaturbhuj Temple, Jahangir Mahal, Raja Mahal, Lakshmi Temple | |
Coordinates: 25°21′N 78°38′E / 25.35°N 78.64°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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]