Badagaon
Badagaon Dhasan is a town and a Nagar Parishad (City Council) in Tikamgarh district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Demographics. India census, Badagaon had a population of 18,584. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Badagaon has a literacy rate of 84%, much higher than the national average of 65%, with 89% of the males and 71% of females literate. 60% of the population is under 25 years of age. Education. Most primary and secondary schools in Badagaon are affiliated with the state level M.P. Board. Among the main schools are: Badagaon is also famous  for its highly educated people who have made it to civil services and top positions in different sectors. The intellect and guts of its people is famous in Bundelkhand region and top political leaders of Madhya Pradesh have never failed to acknowledge it. One important fact about Badagaon in terms of education is it have more than 200 professionals in town like Software Engineers,Doctors,Chartered Accounted,Civil & Mechanical Engineers etc. Apart from professionals Badagaon has produced an IAS officer as well. Geography. Badagaon is located at 24°34′6″N 79°1′5″E.It has an average elevation of 319 metres  (1,046 feet). The headquarters town of the Badagaon is in tikamgarh tehsil. It is situated on the Tikamgarh-Sagar road at distance of 25 km. from Tikamgarh and 100 km from Sagar. Badagaon is located in the eastern region of Madhya Pradesh, on the northern edge of the Bundhelkhand plateau, on the Dhasan river. Climate. Badagaon has a transitional climate between a tropical wet and dry climate and a humid subtropical climate. Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter. Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot in April and May. The highest temperature recorded was  48 °C in 1994. Average Summer temperatures may go as high as 42-44.c (100.4 °F) but humidity is very low. Due to Badagaon's location on the eastern edge of the Buldhelkhand Plateau, a cool breeze appears in the evenings. The monsoon season starts in late June, with temperatures averaging around 26 °C (79 °F), with sustained, torrential rainfall and high humidity. The average rainfall is 32 inches. Winters start in mid-November and are dry, mild and sunny. Temperatures average about 4–15 °C (39–59 °F), but can fall close to freezing on  some nights. In summer temperatures can be sometimes as high as 48–50 °C (118–122 °F) and in winters it can be as low as 2 °C (36 °F). Transport. The major bus terminal is main bus stand. Badagaon is well connected to other parts of the state through state highway. Bus service and private vehicles are easily available from and to Jhansi, Sagar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Lalitpur and Tikamgarh. The nearest railway stations are Sagar, Jhansi, Lalitpur and Tikamgarh. The nearest railway station is 28 km away in district Tikamgarh. Sagar in M.P. and Jhansi  in U.P. are also the railway station at a distance of about 100 km each. Bus service and private vehicles are easily available from Jhansi, Sagar and Tikamgarh. This Tirth Kshetra is located on the main route of Tikamgarh - Sagar and Tikamgarh - Jabalpur. Main festivals. All national festivals like Holi, Hanumaan Jayanti, Baisakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Navratri, Dussehra, Ganeshotsav, Diwali, Ramzan, Eid are celebrated. Apart from all these festivals the Jain Community also celebrate the 10 days Paryushan Parv. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Galary* Places of interest. Badagaon