Joura
Joura is a town and a nagar panchayat in Morena district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Joura | |
|---|---|
city | |
| Nickname(s): City of Guava | |
  Joura Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Joura Joura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′40″N 77°48′41″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Morena |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 25,514 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Joura is part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sabalgarh, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah in this district and Sheopur and Vjaypur in Sheopur district.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[1] Joura had a population of 398,111. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Joura has an average literacy rate of 55.8% (as per 2001 census, it was 64%), lesser than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 42.6%. In Joura, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
- "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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