Morena district
District of Madhya Pradesh in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
District of Madhya Pradesh in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morena district is one of the 53 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in the Chambal division.
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Morena District | |
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Coordinates (Morena): 26.5°N 78.0°E | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Division | Chambal |
Headquarters | Morena |
Tehsils | 1. Morena
2. Ambah 3. Porsa 4. Joura 5. Sabalgarh 6. Kailaras 7. Banmore |
Government | |
• Collector | Mr.Ankit Asthana IAS |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Morena (shared with Sheopur district) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. Sabalgarh, 2. Joura, 3. Sumawali, 4. Morena, 5. Dimani and 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 district comprises four sub-divisions: Morena, Ambah, Joura and Sabalgarh. Morena sub-division comprises a lone tehsil and 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 six Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah. All of these are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The nearest public airport is Gwalior Airport.[2]
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 the 2011 census, Morena District has a population of 1,965,970,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho[5] or the US state of New Mexico.[6] This gives it a ranking of 236th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 394 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,020/sq mi).[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.38%.[4]
Morena has a sex ratio of 839 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 72.07%. 23.93% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.44% and 0.87% of the population respectively.[4]
Hindi is the predominant language, spoken by 99.81% of the population.[7] The dialect of the region is Bundeli.
Hinduism is the majority religion in the district, followed by more than 95% of the total population and the district has many significant Hindu temples. Islam is the second most followed religion, with 3.9% of the population with Jainism and Buddhism making up small minorities. There is also a small minority of Christians and Sikhs in the region.[8]
The dominant castes of morena are Gadariya, Rajput, Brahmin, Soni, Kushwaha, Kayastha, gurjar and Jain .
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