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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Morena}}
{{original research|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Morena District
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Chausath Yogini Temple (16313558191).jpg
| image_caption = Chausath Yogini Temple
| image_map = MP Morena district map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|26.5|78.0|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Morena
| 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 = [[Morena]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. Morena, 2. Ambah, 3. Porsa, 4. Joura, 5. Sabalgarh and 6. Kailaras
| area_total_km2 = 4998
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,965,970
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 22.56
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 72.1
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 839
| demographics_type2 = Language
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi]]
| demographics2_title2 = Dialect
| demographics2_info2 = [[Brajbhasha]]

| leader_title = [[District Collector|District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Mr. B.Karthikeyan [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Morena (Lok Sabha constituency)|Morena]] (shared with [[Sheopur district]])
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 1. [[Sabalgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabalgarh]], 2. [[Joura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joura]], 3. [[Sumawali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sumawali]], 4. [[Morena (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Morena]], 5. [[Dimani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dimani]] and 6. [[Ambah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambah]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = MP-06
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 3 (India)|NH3]]
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Roads in India|National Highway]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[National Highway 552 (India)|NH552]]
| website = {{URL|https://morena.nic.in/en/}}
| official_name =
}}
'''Morena district''' is one of the 52 [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|districts]] of the central [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].

==Divisions==
Morena district comprises four sub-divisions: Morena, Ambah, Joura and Sabalgarh. Morena sub-division comprises a lone [[tehsil]] and a lone block: Morena. Ambah sub-division comprises two tehsils and blocks: Ambah and Porsa. Joura sub-division comprises Joura tehsil, which is further divided into two blocks: Joura and Pahargarh. Sabalgarh sub-division has two tehsils and blocks: Sabalgarh and Kailaras. Significant towns of this district are: [[Morena]], [[Bamor]], [[Ambah]], [[Porsa]], [[Joura]], [[Sabalgarh]], [[Kailaras]] and [[Jhundpura]].

The district has six [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies: [[Sabalgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabalgarh]], [[Joura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joura]], [[Sumawali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sumawali]], [[Morena (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Morena]], [[Dimani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dimani]] and [[Ambah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ambah]]. All 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> The nearest public airport is [[Gwalior Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDGVvXrLWUw|title=History Of Morena | मुरैना का इतिहास|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Morena District has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,965,970,<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 [[Lesotho]]<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 = Lesotho 1,924,886
}}</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 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 236th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 394 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.38%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Morena has a [[sex ratio]] of 839 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 72.07%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.87% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] 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=3,90,014|13=1911|14=3,84,516|15=1921|16=3,51,358|17=1931|18=3,85,721|19=1941|20=4,37,478|21=1951|22=4,82,474|23=1961|24=5,90,404|25=1971|26=7,42,350|27=1981|28=9,79,564|29=1991|30=12,79,094|31=2001|32=15,92,714|33=2011|34=19,65,970|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>|align=middle}}

== Notable residents ==
* [[Ram Prasad Bismil]]: Indian revolutionary, from the village of [[Barbai]]
* [[Paan Singh Tomar]]: Athlete Bhidosa (Morena), seven times national champion in [[Steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]], represented India in Asian Games held in Japan, later turned to be an outlaw
* [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]:Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Second Modi ministry '' in Indian government, from [porsa] (village - orethi)
* [[Ashok Argal]]: Mayor of Morena Municipal Corporation
* [[District magistrate|Collector]] : B.Karthikeyan [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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*[[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]] : Lalit Shakyawar [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://morena.nic.in Morena District web site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060713161231/http://www.zpmorena.nic.in/ Morena Zila Panchayat]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Morena district
|North = [[Dholpur district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Northeast = [[Agra district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|East = [[Bhind district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Gwalior district]]
|Southwest = [[Sheopur district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Karauli district]], [[Rajasthan]]
}}

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

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Morena district - Revision history

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