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Dibang Valley district

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{{distinguish|the Lower Dibang Valley district}}
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| area_total_km2 = 9129
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 8004<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/477-dibang-valley.html |title= Dibang Valley District Population Census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh literacy sex ratio and density |publisher=Census Organization of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103064521/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/477-dibang-valley.html|archive-date=3 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Shri Minga Sherpa, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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'''Dibang Valley''' (Pron:/dɪˈbæŋ/) is a district of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]<ref>[http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=AR National Portal of India : Know India : Districts of India]. India.gov.in.</ref> named after the [[Dibang River]]<ref>[http://roing.nic.in/history.htm History : Lower Dibang Valley]. Roing.nic.in (16 December 2001).</ref> or the Talon as the [[Mishmi people|Mishmis]] call it. It is the least populated district in [[India]] and has an area of {{convert|9129|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="districtcensus"/>

==History==
In June 1980, Dibang Valley district was created out of part of [[Lohit district]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}</ref> On 16 December 2001, Dibang Valley district was [[bifurcation (law)|bifurcated]] into Dibang Valley district and [[Lower Dibang Valley district]].<ref name='Statoids'/>

==Geography==
[[File:Dibang Valley District.jpg|left|thumb|294x294px|Rivers in Dibang Valley district]]
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The [[Dibang River]] originates in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh and flows through the length of the valley which is named after it. The Dibang has multiple tributaries and only once it debouches into the plains is it called by its name. Some of the major rivers of Dibang Valley District are: Ahui, Emra, Mathun, Dri, Tangon, Ithun, and Ange. The capital of this district, [[Anini]], is the northernmost district capital in [[Northeast India]]. This district contains the northernmost point of [[Northeast India]].

==Transport==
The {{convert|2000|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} proposed Mago-[[Thingbu]] to [[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijaynagar]] [[Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road|Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway]] along the [[McMahon Line]],<ref name=BR1>{{cite web|title=Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-China-border/articleshow/44831871.cms|author=Dipak Kumar Dash|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR2>{{cite web|title=Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-government-to-provide-funds-for-restoration-of-damaged-highways-2020106|publisher=www.dnaindia.com|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR3>{{cite web|title=Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/indian-government-plans-highway-along-disputed-china-border/|work=Ankit Panda|publisher=thediplomat.com|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR4>{{cite web |url= http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nqEwdXxkIgrSHPpTSzsFRN/Govt-planning-road-along-McMohan-line-in-Arunachal-Pradesh.html |title= Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju |publisher= Live Mint |access-date= 2014-10-26}}</ref> (will intersect with the proposed [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|East-West Industrial Corridor Highway]]) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112247/http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/images/state_map.jpg here].<ref name=BR5>{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nation.htm|title=China warns India against paving road in Arunachal|work=Ajay Banerjee|publisher=tribuneindia.com|access-date= 2014-10-26}}</ref>

==Divisions==
There is only one [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] constituency in this district- the [[Anini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anini constituency]]. It is part of [[Arunachal East (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo1">{{cite web|url=http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm |title=Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website |access-date=21 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813085549/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm |archive-date=13 August 2011 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|23=1961|24=3,221|25=1971|26=5,297|27=1981|28=6,912|29=1991|30=7,393|31=2001|32=7,272|33=2011|34=8,004|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Dibang Valley district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 7,948,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Nauru]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Nauru 9,322 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 640th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|0.8|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .With this, it is also the most sparsely populated district in India.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 9.3%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Dibang Valley has a [[sex ratio]] of 808 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 64.8%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

The major population of this district consists of [[Mishmi people|Mishmi (Idu)]].

The Mishmis have a story narrating the first journeys undertaken in course of migration. The story conveys the names and location of the Cheethu-Huluni or the twelve rivers that the Mishmi (Idu) people came over in the region and settled around. The first accounts of the Mishmi (Idus) are found in the narrations given by the neighboring Ahoms. The Mishmis inhabited the deep jungles of what is now the Dibang valley.

===Religion===
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|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Upper Dibang Valley District (2011)<ref name=Census>{{Cite news|url=https://www.census2011.com/data/religion/district/477-dibang-valley.html|title=2011 Religion Census|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
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About 40% of the district's population follows [[Hinduism]].<ref name=Census/> The [[Mishmi people|Mishmi(Idu) people]] here believes that Rukmini-Chief Consort of [[Lord Krishna]] belonged to their tribe.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2018/03/28/a-twist-in-the-myth-rukminis-vague-arunachal-connection/ |title=A twist in the myth: Rukmini’s vague Arunachal connection |access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> The plays and dances on ‘Rukmini haran’ are common. There is a legend that
[[Lord Krishna]] asked the Mishmi people to cut their hair as a form of punishment for not allowing him to marry [[Rukmini]]. Due to this Idu-Mishmi people are also called "chulikata" (chuli-hair, kata- cut).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/fact-check-did-rukmini-come-from-arunachal-pradesh-madhavpur-mela-guajat-vijay-rupani-mahesh-sharma-5116300/ | title=Fact Check: Did Rukmini come from Arunachal Pradesh? Here is what we know | date=29 March 2018 | newspaper=The Indian Express | first=Adrija | last=Roychowdhury | access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>

===Languages===
Languages spoken Idu Mishmi with approximately 25000 speakers, written in both Latin and Devanagric scripts.

==Flora and fauna==
The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmi takin, Red goral and Gongshan muntjac occurs while among birds there is the rare Sclater's Monal.<ref>Choudhury, Anwaruddin(2008) Survey of mammals and birds in Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Final report to Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. The Rhino Foundation for nature in NE India, Guwahati, India. 70pp.</ref> A flying squirrel, new to science has been recently discovered from this district. It has been named as Mishmi Hills Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista mishmiensis.<ref>Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2009).One more new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795 from Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. The Newsletter and Journal of the RhinoFoundation for nat. in NE India 8: 26–34, plates.</ref>

In 1991 Dibang Valley district became home to the Dibang [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert|4149|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |access-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref>

==Banking Facilities in Upper Dibang Valley==
*[[State Bank of India]], [[Anini]] Branch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifsc.c12.in/page.php?ifsc=SBIN0009115 |title=State Bank Of India, Anini Branch}}</ref>
*[[State Bank of India]], [[Dirang]] Branch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifsc.c12.in/page.php?ifsc=sbin0006010 |title=State Bank Of India, Dirang Branch}}</ref>

== Map ==
[[File:NH-46-16 Nizamghat India.jpg|thumb|none]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://dibangvalley.nic.in/ Official Website of Dibang Valley District Government]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Dibang Valley district
|North = {{Flagicon|China}}
|Northeast =
|East = {{Flagicon|China}}
|Southeast =
|South = [[Lower Dibang Valley district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Upper Siang district]]
|Northwest =
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{{Arunachal Pradesh}}

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[[Category:1980 establishments in Arunachal Pradesh]]

Lalitpur district, India

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Lalitpur, India}}
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{{Infobox district
| name = Lalitpur district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Lalitpur.svg
| map_caption = Location of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh
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| coor_pinpoint = Lalitpur, India
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhansi division|Jhansi]]
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Lalitpur, India]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 5039
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,221,592
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 64.95 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 906/1000
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Annavi Dinesh Kumar [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
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'''Lalitpur District''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. Lalitpur district is a part of [[Jhansi Division]]. [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]] is the main town and administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of 5,039 km².

Lalitpur District is a part of Jhansi Division and was carved out as a district in the year 1974. It is connected to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor to the northeast, and is otherwise almost surrounded by Madhya Pradesh state, an example of a [[Salient (geography)|salient]].

Lalitpur district lies between latitude 24°11' and 25°14' (north) and longitude 78°10' and 79°0' (east) and is bounded by district Jhansi in the north, districts Sagar and Tikamgarh of Madhya Pradesh state in the east and [[Ashoknagar district]] of Madhya Pradesh separated by river Betwa in the west. The district had a population of 1,221,592 as per the census of year 2011.

This district has a number of historical and cultural places like [[Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh|Deogarh]], Seeronji, [[Pavagiri]], Devamata, Neelkantheshwar at Pali, Chawan near Bant(Pali).Machkund ki Gufa. Lalitpur town has variety of places like many Hindu & Jain temples. Raghunathji (Bada Mandir)(Kali Bauaa ji Mandir), Shivalay, Boodhe Babba (Hanumanji), Tuvan Mandir for Hindus & Bada Mandir, Ata Mandir & Kshetrapalji for Jains are famous temples.

==Geography==
The district forms a portion of the hill country of [[Bundelkhand]], sloping down from the outliers of the [[Vindhya Range]] on the south to the tributaries of the [[Yamuna River]] on the north. The extreme south is composed of parallel rows of long and narrow-ridged hills. Through the intervening valleys the rivers flow down over ledges of granite or quartz. North of the hilly region, the granite chains gradually turn into clusters of smaller hills.

The [[Betwa River]] forms the northern and western boundary of the district, and most of the district lies within its watershed. The [[Jamni River]], a tributary of the Betwa, forms the eastern boundary. The [[Dhasan River]] forms the district's southeastern boundary, and the southeastern portion of the district lies within its watershed.

The district is now facing a secessionist movement originated in southern Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh to create a separate state of [[Bundelkhand]], as this area is traditionally called by locals.

===Climate===
The climate of the district is [[Subtropics|sub-tropical]], which is characterised by a very hot dry summer and a cold winter. Similar to other districts of the Bundelkhand region, this district also has four distinct seasons in a year. The summer season is from March to mid-June, the southwest monsoon is from mid-June to September. Post-monsoonal transition between October and November months constitute the post-monsoon season and the winter season lasts from December to February.

==History==
{{See also|Chanderi district}}
The territory of the present-day Lalitpur district was part of the state of [[Chanderi]], founded in the 17th century by a [[Bundela]] [[Rajput]] who was descended from [[Rudra Pratap Singh]] of [[Orchha State|Orchha]]. Chanderi, along with most of Bundelkhand, came under [[Maratha]] hegemony in the 18th century. [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] of neighboring [[Gwalior state|Gwalior]] annexed Chanderi state in 1812.
In 1844, the former state of Chanderi was ceded to the [[British India|British]], and became the [[Chanderi District]] of British India, with Lalitpur town as the district headquarters. The British lost the district in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], and it was not reconquered until late 1858. In 1861, the portion of the district west of the Betwa, including Chanderi, was returned to Gwalior state, and the remainder was renamed Lalitpur district.<ref>''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', (New ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908-1909. Vol. 10.</ref> It became a part of [[Jhansi district]] from 1891 to 1974. In 1974, the district was carved out from Jhansi district.

There are some Royal families in lalitpur region from British time. <blockquote>'''Maharaja Chaubey Bhim singh Lalitpur'''

Maharaja Chaubey Bhim Singh was, the first and most notable name of the Choubey family of Lalitpur, he progressed due to his merit, administrative acumen and valor, then became the commander in chief and prime minister of the then Chanderi State, Bhim Singh was born in 1685 and died in 1730. Lalitpur area was part of Chanderi at that time and the descendants of Chaubey Bhim Singh were appointed as the vassals here. Maharaja Bhim Singh's family is considered to be the most famous Royal family of Lalitpur. Even today, in the Chaubeyana area of Lalitpur, houses are located in the palace of the descendants of Maharaja Chaubey Bhim Singh, this fort is said to be 400 years old. Purani Bakhar, Budwar House, Lalitpur House and other names are located here as old fort houses. The descendants of Chaubey Bhim Singh formed a company named Tej Singh Sarva Sukh Namak Firm. This company had officially acquired its rights on the Kota Mirzapur trade route. It is said that at one time this Royal family had 30,000 bullock carts.In the British era, the Chaubey family was famous for its royal way of life. It is said that when the neighboring states were short of funds, the Choubey family used to give them funds. Later, due to a dispute among the descendants of Tej Singh He Sarv Sukha, this firm had to face partition and then formed two separate firms. In 1902, Ram Bharose Chaubey and Kamta prasad choubey the descendants of Chaubey Bhim Singh, was awarded the post of Honorary Magistrate by the British Government. Dr. Hari Ram Chaubey who was a freedom fighter, was imprisoned 11 times in the pre and post independence period, in 1933, he was placed under house arrest in Ajmer for the first time. Son of Honorary magistrate Ram bharose chaube. Parshuram chaube was the government advocate and he laid the foundation of the Consumer Cooperative Society in Lalitpur. He was its first president as well. He remained active till death in active politics through the Jana Sangh now Bhartiya Janta Party. The oldest Nehru College of Lalitpur, is also the gift of this family. SDS Convent, the oldest school in Lalitpur, is also built on the land given by this family. Ramesh Chandra Chaubey is a District Judge and Harihar Narayan Choubey who led the socialist movement is also a very strong pillar of this family. the Chaube family has had a special place in the politics of Bundelkhand. Today's Bharatiya Janata Party, all the big leaders of the then Jana Sangh, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ashok Singhal Rajmata Scindia, laid the foundation of the Jana Sangh in Bundelkhand from this family. </blockquote><br /><blockquote>Maharaja Raosahab Narahat </blockquote><blockquote>Maharaja Raosahab Pali </blockquote><blockquote>Maharaja Inderpal singh bundela jakhlaun </blockquote><blockquote>Maharaja Mardan singh talbehat </blockquote>

.

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Lalitpur one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date= 5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
Lalitpur is divided into five [[tehsil]]s, Lalitpur, Mehroni, Talbehat, Madawara and Pali; four towns, Lalitpur, Mehroni, Talbehat, and Pali; and 754 villages. The district magistrate is Mr. Yogendra shukla, IAS and the Superintendent of police is Mr. Mirza manzar beg,IPS, and the District Information Officer is Murlidhar Singh.

There are two [[Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: Lalitpur and Mehroni. Both of these are part of [[Jhansi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhansi Lok Sabha constituency]]. At present, Ram Ratan Kushwaha is the MLA from Lalitpur constituency and Mannu Kori is the MLA from Mehroni constituency.
At present chairman of [http://npplalitpur.in/ Nagar Palika Parishad Lalitpur] is Mrs. Rajni Sahu and chairman of Talbehat Nagar Panchayat is Mrs. Mukta Soni.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,37,112|13=1911|14=2,60,137|15=1921|16=2,34,309|17=1931|18=2,65,258|19=1941|20=2,97,660|21=1951|22=3,14,354|23=1961|24=3,72,995|25=1971|26=4,36,920|27=1981|28=5,77,648|29=1991|30=7,52,043|31=2001|32=9,77,734|33=2011|34=12,21,592|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,221,592,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Bahrain]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Bahrain 1,214,705 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=New Hampshire 1,316,470
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 391st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 242 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.57%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Lalitpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 905 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 64.95%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.18% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.58% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Transport==
The city is well connected by railways and road transport.

===Railways===
[[Lalitpur Junction railway station]] falls under main railway line of India. It is well connected by train services to all parts of the country. Daily trains are available to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata (Howrah), Chen nai, Agra, Jammu Tawi, Bangalore (Bengaluru), Trivendrum, Indore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jammu, Lucknow, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Kanpur and other major towns.
Lalitpur station is a junction now, with trains directly to Khajuraho, Singrauli, Satna & Tikamgarh.

===Road transport===
India's biggest national highway from Kashmir to Kanyakumari NH-44 passes through Lalitpur, connecting major cities of India.
Bus facility to major cities - Kanpur, Indore, Bhopal, Saugor, Panna.

'''Note: Lalitpur district in UP is also known for Uranium deposits.'''

==See also==
* [[Lalitpur Thermal Power Station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://lalitpur.nic.in/ Lalitpur district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lalitpur district
|North = [[Jhansi district]]
|Northeast = [[Tikamgarh district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|East = [[Tikamgarh district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southeast = [[Chhatarpur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|South = [[Sagar district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southwest = [[Ashoknagar district]]/[[Sagar district]]
|West = [[Ashoknagar district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Northwest = [[Shivpuri district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
}}

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