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Ganj Basoda, called Basoda, city and municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Ganj Basoda is one of the eleven tehsils of Vidisha district and is 39 km from Vidisha.

Ganj is a common suffix meaning market place or neighbourhood in Hindi, Bengali and Urdu, used in names of neighbourhoods and towns in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan such as Daryaganj. In case of Ganj Basoda, it is a prefix. Actually there are three villages in Vidisha district with word Basoda in their names. To prevent confusion, the word Ganj was conjoined with city's name. Ganj is the nearest village to city situated on the road through which the city was majorly connected with other parts of India.

इतिहास

Earlier there was an oil and flour mill named "Standard Flour and Oil mill" which also got the opportunity to fulfill the need of food in World War II. Owing to unknown reasons it burnt into ashes and because of this reason now the townsmen call it "jali mill". The site of the mill is located near the railway station, opposite the railway goods shed. Today the burnt building stands in the former standard flour and mill area.

भूगोल

Basoda is located at 23.85°N 77.95°E, very near to the centre of India. It has an average elevation of 399 metres (1309 feet). Local river Parasari divides the town in two parts. Major river Betwa flows at west end of Ganj Basoda, close to the town. Basoda is generally safe from floods due to its high altitude from the river. Nonetheless, the flood of 1965 is still remembered by townsmen.

अर्थव्यवस्था

Ganj Basoda's economy mainly depends on agriculture and stone mines. It has one of the biggest grain mandis of Asia. It has more warehouses than any other city of Madhya Pradesh. The main crops are wheat, soybean, gram, lentils and groundnut. Wheat of Ganj Basoda is famous all over India. Its sandstone is famous in countries like the UK and Italy.[citation needed] Stones mined from Ganj Basoda and nearby places is exported to the international market through Kandla port, Gujarat.

परिवहन और कनेक्टिविटी

Ganj Basoda is situated on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Chennai main line. It is situated 105.1 km from Bhopal, 242 km from Jhansi, 704 km Delhi and 877.5 km from Mumbai. A new railway line from Basoda to Guna is proposed after which Ganj Basoda will become a junction and the distance from Bhopal, Vidisha and Basoda to Sironj, Guna and Rajasthan will be shortened.

Basoda is well connected through roads with nearby major cities. It is situated 105.1 km from Bhopal, 295.5 km from Indore and 102.7 km from Sagar.