Gwalior district
Gwalior district is one of the 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
Gwalior district is one of the 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic city of Gwalior is its administrative headquarters. Other cities and towns in this district are Antari, Bhitarwar, Bilaua, Dabra, Morar Cantonment, Pichhore, and Tekanpur. The district is at the centre of the Gird region.
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Worth seeing in and around Gwalior district
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Gwalior Fort
The Fort of Gwalior or Gwalior Fort is a 6th-century hill fort in Gwalior, India. Mughal Emperor Babur described it as the "pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind and not even the winds could touch its masts" due to its grandeur and magnificence.
1.3 km · fort in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Gwalior
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gwalior ) is a diocese located in the city of Gwalior in the ecclesiastical province of Bhopal in India.
2.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 03Teli ka Temple
Teli Temple, also known as Teli ka Temple, is a Hindu temple located within the Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh, India. Dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Matrikas, it has been variously dated between the early 8th and early 9th century CE. It is an atypical design for a Hindu temple, as it has a rectangular sanctum instead of the typical square.
1.4 km · 9th century Hindu temple in Gwalior · Wikipedia - 04Jai Vilas Mahal
The Jai Vilas Palace is a nineteenth-century palace in Gwalior, India. It was built in 1874 by Jayajirao Scindia, the Maharaja of Gwalior in the British Raj.
2.4 km · Scindia Dynasty royal palace · Wikipedia - 05Gopachal rock-cut Jain monuments
The Gopachal Rock-Cut Jain Monuments, or Gopachal Jain Colossi, also called Gop Parvat Jaina Monuments, are a group of gigantic and large proportionate Jain rock-cut carvings dated to between the 14th and 15th centuries. They are located around the walls of the Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh.
1.5 km · rock-cut Jain reliefs southeast of Gwalior Fort · Wikipedia - 06Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum
The Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum, also known as the State Archaeological Museum and sometimes called the Gwalior Fort Museum, is a state museum in Gwalior, nearby the Gwalior Fort. It was built by Tomar Rajput king Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior for his Gurjari wife, as she demanded a separate palace and refused to live with his other Rajput wives who looked down on her.
1.3 km · state museum · Wikipedia - 07Roop Singh Stadium
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Gwalior, India. The stadium has hosted 12 ODI matches, the first one was played between India and West Indies on 22 January 1988.
1.5 km · cricket ground in Gwalior, India · Wikipedia - 08Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior
The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, is an institute of national importance and premiere higher-education institute located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Established in 1997 by Government of India, MHRD ).
2.8 km · Higher-education institute in Madhya Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 09Jiwaji University, Gwalior
Jiwaji University is a public collegiate university in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, previously known as Gwalior University. The name comes from Sir Jiwaijirao Scindia, The Maratha Ruler of Gwalior.
3 km · state public university in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 10Usha Kiran Palace
Usha Kiran Palace is a heritage hotel, adjacent to Jai Vilas Mahal on a 9-acre land in Gwalior built by the royal Scindia dynasty of the Marathas. The management of the five-star hotel is done by Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces.
2.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gwalior district
- Airports
- Noida (DXN), 225 km · Jaipur (JAI), 245 km · Chaudhary Charan Singh (LKO), 276 km
- Stations
- Gwalior Junction railway station, 900 m · Birlanagar Junction railway station, 2.2 km
- Gautam Buddha Nagar → Gwalior district247 km · quickest by road, 5h 22m · ₹1,900–2,380
- Jaipur → Gwalior district251 km · quickest by road, 5h 26m · ₹2,170–2,710
- Lucknow → Gwalior district277 km · quickest by road, 5h 11m · ₹2,270–2,840
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gwalior district
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gwalior district. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAuto rickshaws and Tempos (shared auto rickshaws) are available from the station to most parts of the city 24 hours.
- Get inThere is a prepaid booth at the railway station for hiring an auto-rickshaw.
- Get aroundFor moving in the area around Gwalior Fort, either autos or bike rickshaws work.
- Get aroundRemember, auto rickshaws in Gwalior do not have fare meters.
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