Sheopur district
Sheopur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district is located in the north of the state and forms part of Chambal Division.
Sheopur district | |
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District of Madhya Pradesh | |
Location of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Division | Chambal |
Headquarters | Sheopur |
Tehsils | 1. Sheopur, 2. Baroda, 3. Vijaypur, 4. Veerpur, 5. Karahal, |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Morena (shared with Morena district) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. Sheopur, 2. Vijaypur |
Area | |
• Total | 6,606 km2 (2,551 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 687,861 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 58.0 |
• Sex ratio | 902 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | http://sheopur.nic.in |
The town of Sheopur is the district headquarters. Other towns include Bijeypur, Karahal and Badoda. The district has a population of 687,861 (2011 census) and covers an area of 6,606 km².[1] It is the third least populous district of Madhya Pradesh (out of 50), after Harda and Umaria.[2] It is one out of 21 tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh.[3]
History
Sheopur district was carved out of Morena District in 1998.[4]
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sheopur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
Divisions
The district comprises three sub-divisions: Sheopur, Vijaypur and Karahal. Sheopur sub-division consists two tehsils: Sheopur and Baroda. Vijaypur sub-division also comprises two tehsils: Vijaypur and Veerpur. Karahal sub-division comprises the lone tehsil of Karahal. There are two nagar palikas in this district: Sheopur and Baroda and a nagar panchayat, Vijaypur.
There are two Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district, namely, Sheopur and Vijaypur. Both of these are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency.[6]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Sheopur District has a population of 687,861,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Equatorial Guinea[7] or the US state of North Dakota.[8] This gives it a ranking of 505th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 104 inhabitants per square kilometre (270/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.96%.[2] Sheopur has a sex ratio of 902 females for every 1,000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 58.02%.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.74% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 2.02% Urdu and 0.91% Punjabi as their first language.[9]
See also
- Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
- Morena (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- "Districts of India - Madhya Pradesh". india.gov.in website. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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(help) - Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 226, 250.
- US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Equatorial Guinea 668,225 July 2011 est.
- "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
North Dakota 672,591
- 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue