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Sheopur district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Sheopur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sheopur district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Kuno river.jpg
| image_caption = River in [[Kuno National Park]]
| image_map = MP Sheopur district map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|25.7|N|76.7|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Sheopur
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chambal division|Chambal]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Sheopur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. Sheopur, 2. Baroda, 3. [[Bijeypur|Vijaypur]], 4. Veerpur, 5. Karahal,
| area_total_km2 = 6606
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 687,861
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 58.0
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 902
| leader_title = Collector & District Magistrate
| leader_name = Rakesh Kumar Srivastava IAS
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Morena (Lok Sabha constituency)|Morena]] (shared with Morena district)
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 1. [[Sheopur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sheopur]], 2. [[Vijaypur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vijaypur]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = MP 31
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| website = {{URL|https://sheopur.nic.in/en/}}
}}

'''Sheopur District''' is a [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|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.

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Districts of India - Madhya Pradesh|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=MP|publisher=india.gov.in website|access-date=4 February 2011}}</ref> It is the third least populous district of Madhya Pradesh (out of [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|50]]), after [[Harda district|Harda]] and [[Umaria district|Umaria]].<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> It is one out of 21 tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh.<ref>[http://www.tribalportal.mp.nic.in/Payrolls/Public/List_of_TribalDistricts.aspx]</ref>

==History==
Sheopur district was carved out of [[Morena District]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10603/14393/12/11_chapter%205.pdf |website=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in |title=Displacement from wildlife protected areas and its impact on poverty and livelihood security: a study of Kuno wildlife sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh - Chapter 5 |author=Kabha, Asmita}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Sheopur 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 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 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=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
The district comprises three sub-divisions: Sheopur, Vijaypur and Karahal. Sheopur sub-division consists two [[tehsil]]s: 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 palika]]s in this district: Sheopur and [[Badoda|Baroda]] and a [[nagar panchayat]], Vijaypur.

There are two [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district, namely, [[Sheopur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sheopur]] and [[Vijaypur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vijaypur]]. Both of these are part of [[Morena (Lok Sabha constituency)|Morena Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=226, 250}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sheopur District has a population of 687,861,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Equatorial Guinea]]<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 = Equatorial Guinea 668,225 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[North Dakota]].<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=North Dakota 672,591
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 505th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 104 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.96%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Sheopur has a sex ratio of 902 females for every 1,000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a literacy rate of 58.02%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 15.8% and 23.5% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.74% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 2.02% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Morena (Lok Sabha constituency)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://sheopur.nic.in Sheopur District website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Sheopur district
|North = [[Karauli district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Northeast = [[Morena district]]
|East = [[Gwalior district]]
|Southeast = [[Shivpuri district]]
|South = [[Baran district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Kota district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Northwest = [[Sawai Madhopur district]], [[Rajasthan]]
}}

{{Districts of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Chambal Division}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1998 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]

{{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub}}

Bhopal district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Bhopal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhopal district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
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| image_skyline = Upper lake, bhopal 02.jpg
| image_caption = Upper Lake, Bhopal
| image_map = MP Bhopal district map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Bhopal
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bhopal division|Bhopal]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bhopal]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2772
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,371,061<ref name="censusindia.gov.in">{{cite web|title=Bhopal District Census 2011 Handbook |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2327_PART_B_DCHB_BHOPAL.pdf |publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 82.3%<ref name="http">{{cite web|title=Total Population, child population in the age group 0-6, literates and literacy rates by sex: 2011|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/mp/table-2.xls|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India|access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 911/1000<ref name="censusindia.gov.in"/>
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhopal]]
| leader_title2 = Collector & District Magistrate
| leader_name2 = Avinash Lavania IAS
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = MP 04
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'''Bhopal District''' is a [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in central [[India]]. The city of [[Bhopal]] serves as its administrative headquarters. The district is part of [[Bhopal Division]].

== History ==

Bhopal district was carved out of the erstwhile [[Sehore district|Sehore District]] of Bhopal division vide M.P.Govt. Notification No.2477/1977/Sa/One/ dated 13 September 1972.The district derives its name from the district head-quarters town Bhopal which is also the capital of Madhya Pradesh. According to the Imperial Gazeteer of India, Bhopal derives from "Bhoj Pal" named after the legendary founder of the city.<ref name="History of Bhopal">{{cite web |last1=Khanal |first1=Bhavesh |title=History of Bhopal |url=https://bhopal.nic.in/en/history/ |website=bhopal.nic.in |publisher=District Administration |access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

The early history of the present-day district area is obscure. According to a legend, the area was part of ''Mahakautar'', a barrier of dense forests and hills separating North India from South India. 10th century CE onwards, names of [[Rajput]] rulers (including [[Bhoja]]) [[Malwa]] appear in the historical records. The number of Muslims rose after invasions by the [[Delhi Sultanate]] under [[Iltutmish]]. In 1401, [[Dilawar Khan Ghori]] (father of [[Hoshang Shah]]) took control of the territory, ruling from [[Dhar]].<ref name="Census_2011_Handbook"/>

In the 14th century, a [[Gondi people|Gond]] warrior Yadoram established a kingdom headquartered at [[Mandla|Garh-Mandla]]. At the time of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] invasion of [[Malwa Subah|Malwa]] in 1561, the area was subdivided into territories known as ''chakla''s. The present-day Bhopal district was part of the Ginnor chakla, which comprised 750 villages. The Gond warlord Nizam Shah controlled these villages from his fort of Ginnorgarh. After his death, the Afghan mercenary [[Dost Mohammad of Bhopal|Dost Mohammad Khan]] managed the state's affairs on behalf of his widow Kamlapati. After her death, Khan usurped the territory, and acquired neighbouring territories to establish the [[Bhopal State|Bhopal princely state]]. He founded the town of [[Islamnagar, Bhopal|Islamnagar]], and also established the modern city of [[Bhopal]].<ref name="Census_2011_Handbook"/> His son Yar Mohammad Khan paid tribute to the [[Maratha confederacy|Marathas]]. After his death, there was a war of secession between Sultan Mohammad Khan and [[Faiz Mohammad Khan]], during which the [[Nawab of Bhopal|Nawabs of Bhopal]] had to cede some territories to the Marathas. Faiz was a religious recluse, and his step-mother [[Mamola Bai]] effectively ruled the state on his behalf. His successors maintained good relations with the [[East India Company]], which eventually came to rule India.<ref name="Census_2011_Handbook"/>

Between 1819 and 1926, Bhopal was ruled by four female rulers, including [[Shah Jahan Begum]] and [[Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal]]. After independence of India, her son [[Hamidullah Khan]] expressed his wish to retain Bhopal as an independent unit, leading to public protests. On 30 April 1949, the Nawab relented and signed an [[Instrument of Accession]] to the [[Dominion of India]].<ref name="SRBakshi_OPRalhan_2007">{{cite book | title = Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages | author = S.R. Bakshi and O.P. Ralhan | publisher = Sarup & Sons | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-81-7625-806-7 | pages = 360 }}</ref> The state was taken over by Government of India on 1 June 1949, resulting in the formation of [[Bhopal State (1949–56)]].

After the [[States Reorganisation Act]] of 1956, Bhopal state was integrated into the [[Sehore district]] of the newly formed state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The Bhopal city was declared as the capital of Madhya Pradesh. On 26 January 1972, the Government of Madhya Pradesh announced that Bhopal would be made a separate district. The Bhopal district was officially carved out of the [[Sehore district]] on 26 November 1972.<ref name="Census_2011_Handbook">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=District Census Handbook 2011: Bhopal|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2327_PART_B_DCHB_BHOPAL.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{climate chart
| Bhopal
| 10.2|25.3|12.9
| 12.4|28.6|7.8
| 17.1|33.6|7.2
| 21.8|38.3|4.5
| 25.5|40.7|8.0
| 25.3|37.0|114.0
| 23.1|30.6|355.8
| 22.4|28.8|388.4
| 21.4|30.5|195.8
| 18.4|32.0|26.2
| 14.1|29.0|13.7
| 10.9|25.9|12.4
| source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090404045153/http://www.imd.gov.in:80/section/climate/bhopal1.htm IMD]
| float=right
| clear=right
}}
The district has an area of 2,772 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="censusindia.gov.in" />

Bhopal District is bounded by the districts of [[Guna District|Guna]] to the north, [[Vidisha District|Vidisha]] to the northeast, [[Raisen District|Raisen]] to the east and southeast, [[Sehore District|Sehore]] to the southwest and west, and [[Rajgarh District|Rajgarh]] to the northwest.

The city of Bhopal lies in the southern part of the district, and the majority of the population resides within Bhopal municipality. The town of [[Berasia]] lies in the northern part of the district.

==Demographics==

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Bhopal District has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,371,061,<ref name="censusindia.gov.in"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Latvia]]<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 = Latvia 22,04,708 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<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 Mexico - 2,059,179 |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 189th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).

The district has a population density of {{convert|855|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.46%. Bhopal has a [[sex ratio]] of 918 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 80.37%.<ref name="censusindia.gov.in"/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 85.54% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 6.76% [[Urdu]], 2.61% [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and 2.23% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,43,958|13=1911|14=1,56,354|15=1921|16=1,40,300|17=1931|18=1,63,747|19=1941|20=1,88,608|21=1951|22=2,35,665|23=1961|24=3,71,715|25=1971|26=5,72,169|27=1981|28=8,94,739|29=1991|30=13,51,479|31=2001|32=18,43,510|33=2011|34=23,71,061|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== Subdivisions ==

The Bhopal district has three tehsils: [[Berasia]] Kolar and Huzur. There are two [[Community development block in India|community development blocks]]: Berasia and Phanda. The two tehsils are further sub-divided into units known as ''Patwari Halka''s.<ref name="Census_2011_Handbook"/>

=== Cities and towns ===

Berasia tehsil:

# [[Berasia]] (municipality)

Huzur tehsil

# Bhopal (municipal corporation)
# Kolar (municipality)

In 2019, Kolar was declared a separate tehsil.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/kolar-becomes-third-tehsil-of-state-capital-from-tuesday/articleshow/67334294.cms Kolar becomes third tehsil of state capital]</ref>

{{Villages in Berasia tehsil}}
{{Villages in Huzur tehsil}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://bhopal.nic.in Bhopal District web site]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bhopal district
|North = [[Guna district]]
|Northeast = [[Vidisha district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Raisen district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Sehore district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Rajgarh district]]
}}
{{City of Bhopal}}
{{Districts of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}
{{Bhopal Division}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|23.2667|N|77.4|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=title}}

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[[Category:Districts of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Minority Concentrated Districts in India]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]