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. It is situated on the periphery of Rajasthan, which shows in the influence of Rajasthani culture in this district.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sheopur.

Sheopur district
District
Location of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates (Sheopur):
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionChambal
HeadquartersSheopur
Tehsils1. Sheopur, 2. Baroda, 3. Vijaypur, 4. Veerpur, 5. Karahal,
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMorena (shared with Morena district)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies1. Sheopur, 2. Vijaypur
Area
 • Total6,606 km2 (2,551 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total687,861
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy58.0
 • Sex ratio902
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttp://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

References
  1. "Districts of India - Madhya Pradesh". india.gov.in website. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. Kabha, Asmita. "Displacement from wildlife protected areas and its impact on poverty and livelihood security: a study of Kuno wildlife sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh - Chapter 5" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in.
  5. 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.
  6. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 226, 250.
  7. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Equatorial Guinea 668,225 July 2011 est.
  8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. North Dakota 672,591
  9. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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