Morena district
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Morena District | |
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     Clockwise from top-left:Bateshwar Temples,Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli,Kaknmath Temple,Sabalgarh Fort,Gadhi Padawali temple | |
 Location of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Morena):26°30′N78°00′E/ 26.5°N 78.0°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Chambal |
| Headquarters | Morena |
| Tehsils | 1.Morena
2.Ambah 3.Porsa 4.Joura 6.Kailaras 7.Banmore |
| Government | |
| •Collector | Mr.Ankit Asthana IAS |
| •Lok Sabha constituencies | Morena(shared withSheopur district) |
| •Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1.Sabalgarh,2.Joura,3.Sumawali,4.Morena,5.Dimaniand 6.Ambah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 760 km2(290 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in India |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,965,970 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2(6,700/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 22.56 |
| Demographics | |
| •Literacy | 72.1 |
| • Sex ratio | 839 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Dialect | Brajbhasha,Bundeli |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30(IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MP-06 |
| Major highways | NH3 |
| National Highway | NH552 |
| Website | morena |
Morena districtis one of the 53districtsof the centralIndianstateofMadhya Pradesh,located in theChambal division.
Divisions
[edit]Morena district comprises four sub-divisions: Morena, Ambah, Joura and Sabalgarh. Morena sub-division comprises a lonetehsiland a lone block: Morena. Ambah sub-division comprises two tehsils and blocks: Ambah and Porsa. Joura sub-division comprises Joura tehsil, which is further divided into two blocks: Joura and Pahargarh. Sabalgarh sub-division has two tehsils and blocks: Sabalgarh and Kailaras.
The district has sixVidhan Sabhaconstituencies:Sabalgarh,Joura,Sumawali,Morena,DimaniandAmbah.All of these are part ofMorena Lok Sabha constituency.[1]The nearest public airport isGwalior Airport.[2]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 390,014 | — |
| 1911 | 384,516 | −0.14% |
| 1921 | 351,358 | −0.90% |
| 1931 | 385,721 | +0.94% |
| 1941 | 437,478 | +1.27% |
| 1951 | 482,474 | +0.98% |
| 1961 | 590,404 | +2.04% |
| 1971 | 742,350 | +2.32% |
| 1981 | 979,564 | +2.81% |
| 1991 | 1,279,094 | +2.70% |
| 2001 | 1,592,714 | +2.22% |
| 2011 | 1,965,970 | +2.13% |
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According to the2011 census,Morena District has apopulationof 1,965,970,[4]roughly equal to the nation ofLesotho[5]or the US state ofNew Mexico.[6]This gives it a ranking of 236th in India (out of a total of640).[4]The district has a population density of 394 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,020/sq mi).[4]Itspopulation growth rateover the decade 2001-2011 was 23.38%.[4]
Morena has asex ratioof 839femalesfor every 1000 males,[4]and aliteracy rateof 72.07%. 23.93% of the population lives in urban areas. ScheduledCastesand ScheduledTribesmake up 21.44% and 0.87% of the population respectively.[4]
Hindiis the predominant language, spoken by 99.81% of the population.[7]The dialect of the region isBundeli.
Religion
[edit]Hinduismis the majority religion in the district, followed by more than 95% of the total population and the district has many significantHindu temples.Islamis the second most followed religion, with 3.9% of the population withJainismandBuddhismmaking up small minorities. There is also a small minority ofChristiansandSikhsin the region.[8]
The dominant castes of morena areGadariya,Rajput, Brahmin, Soni, Kushwaha, Kayastha, gurjar and Jain.
Notable residents
[edit]- Ram Prasad Bismil:Indian revolutionary, from the village ofBarbai
- Paan Singh Tomar,first an athlete in Bhidosa (Morena), seven times national champion insteeplechase,who represented India in Asian Games held in Japan, who later turned into an outlaw/ dacoit.
- Narendra Singh Tomar:Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Second Modi ministry
- Ashok Argal:Mayor of Morena Municipal Corporation
References
[edit]- ^"Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008"(PDF).The Election Commission of India. pp. 226, 250.
- ^"History Of Morena | मुरैना का इतिहास".Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^"Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh"(PDF).census.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^abcdef"District Census Handbook: Morena"(PDF).Census of India.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.2011.
- ^US Directorate of Intelligence."Country Comparison:Population".Archived fromthe originalon June 13, 2007.Retrieved2011-10-01.
Lesotho 1,924,886
- ^"2010 Resident Population Data".U. S. Census Bureau.Retrieved2011-09-30.
New Mexico - 2,059,179
- ^"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ab"Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh".census.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
External links
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