Ratlam State was founded in 1652 by a great-grandson of Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur, namely Raja Ratan Singh Rathore, son of Mahesh Das of Jalore.
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12 Facts About Ratlam
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Ratlam was one of the first commercial cities established in Central India.
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Ratlam was part of the Malwa Agency of Central India during the British Raj.
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Ratlam was originally a huge state, but the then ruler Ratan Singh opposed Aurangzeb in the Battle of Dharmatpur and was killed after a brave fight.
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In 1901, Ratlam State had a population of 83,773, with the city population of 36,321.
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Ratlam Junction is a major junction on Delhi-Mumbai and Ajmer-Khandwa Rail routes and rail division of Indian Railways on broad gauge lines on Western Railways Zone.
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Ratlam is the first ever clean train station of Indian Railways network.
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Ratlam station is believed to be one of the busiest railway stations in India.
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Ratlam Junction is referred in 2007 Hindi romantic comedy film Jab We Met.
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Ratlam has local city transport in the form of Auto Rickshaws, Tata Magic and coming up city buses.
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Ratlam has several industries which manufacture copper wire, plastic ropes, chemicals and oxygen, among other products.
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