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	\| leader_name = Shri ~~Karmveer Sharma~~ (IAS)		\| leader_name = Shri Sanjay Mishra (IAS)
	\| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha constituencies]]		\| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	Panna district lies between ~~23°~~ 45' and ~~25°~~ 10~~' north latitudes and 79° 45' and 80°~~ 40~~' east longitudes~~.<ref>{{cite web\| url =http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/madhyapradesh/districts/panna.htm \| title =Panna district map \| publisher = Maps of India \|access-date = 2010-08-18 }}</ref> It has an area of 7,135 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=india9>{{cite web \| url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm \| title =Panna District \| publisher =india9 \| access-date =2010-08-18 \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110312090223/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm \| archive-date =2011-03-12 \| url-status =dead }}</ref>		Panna district lies between {{Coord\|23.45\|N\|79.45\|E}} and {{Coord\|25.10\|N\|80.40\|E}}.<ref>{{cite web\| url =http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/madhyapradesh/districts/panna.htm \| title =Panna district map \| publisher = Maps of India \|access-date = 2010-08-18 }}</ref> It has an area of 7,135 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=india9>{{cite web \| url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm \| title =Panna District \| publisher =india9 \| access-date =2010-08-18 \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110312090223/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm \| archive-date =2011-03-12 \| url-status =dead }}</ref>

	The [[Ken River]] flows through the district. The [[Pandav Falls]] and the [[Gatha Falls]] are located in the district. [[Panna National Park]] is a major tourist attraction in the district.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.panna.nic.in/\| title = Panna – a city of diamonds\| publisher = Panna district administration\| access-date = 2010-08-18\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100820223122/http://www.panna.nic.in/\| archive-date = 2010-08-20\| url-status = dead}}</ref>		The [[Ken River]] flows through the district. The [[Pandav Falls]] and the [[Gatha Falls]] are located in the district. [[Panna National Park]] is a major tourist attraction in the district.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.panna.nic.in/\| title = Panna – a city of diamonds\| publisher = Panna district administration\| access-date = 2010-08-18\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100820223122/http://www.panna.nic.in/\| archive-date = 2010-08-20\| url-status = dead}}</ref>
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	According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Panna District has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 1,016,520,<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 [[Cyprus]]<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 = Cyprus 11,20,489 July 2011 est.		According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Panna District has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 1,016,520,<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 [[Cyprus]]<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 = Cyprus 11,20,489 July 2011 est.
	}}</ref> or the US state of [[Montana]].<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 =Montana 989,415		}}</ref> or the US state of [[Montana]].<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 =Montana 989,415
	}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 442nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\| 142 \|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.62%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Panna has a [[sex ratio]] of 907 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 66.08%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 20.5% and 16.8% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>		}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 442nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\| 142 \|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.62%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Panna has a [[sex ratio]] of 907 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 66.08%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 20.46% and 16.81% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
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	===Languages===		===Languages===
	At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.12% 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>		{{Pie chart
			\|caption = Languages of Panna district (2011)
			\|label1 = [[Hindi]] \|value1 = 69.08 \|color1 = orange
			\|label2 = [[Bundeli language\|Bundeli]] \|value2 = 29.73 \|color2 = tomato
			\|label3 = Others \|value3 = 1.19\|color3 = grey
			}}
			At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 69.08% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 29.73% [[Bundeli language\|Bundeli]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

	Among Panna's languages is [[Bundeli language\|Bundeli]], which has a [[lexical similarity]] of 72-91% with [[Hindi]]<ref name=bfy/> (compared to 60% for German and English)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = English \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=eng \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and is spoken by about 78,00,000 people in [[Bagelkhand]];<ref name=bfy>{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Bagheli: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bfy \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Bharia language\|Bharia]], a [[Dravidian languages\|Dravidian]] language spoken by at least 200,000 members of the [[Bharia people\|Bharia]] tribe and written in the [[Devanagari script]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Bharia: A language of India\| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bha \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>		Among Panna's languages is [[Bundeli language\|Bundeli]], which has a [[lexical similarity]] of 72-91% with [[Hindi]]<ref name=bfy/> (compared to 60% for German and English)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = English \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=eng \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and is spoken by about 78,00,000 people in [[Bagelkhand]];<ref name=bfy>{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Bagheli: A language of India \| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bfy \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Bharia language\|Bharia]], a [[Dravidian languages\|Dravidian]] language spoken by at least 200,000 members of the [[Bharia people\|Bharia]] tribe and written in the [[Devanagari script]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia \| editor = M. Paul Lewis \| encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World \| title = Bharia: A language of India\| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bha \| access-date = 2011-09-28 \| edition = 16th \| year = 2009 \| publisher = SIL International \| location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

	==Mining==		== Mining ==
	Panna district is famous for its diamond mines located in a belt of about 80 km across the Panna town.<ref name=india9/> In olden days the most productive mines were located in the village of Sukariuh.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 \| title = Precious stones and Gems \| last = Streeter \| first = Edwin W. \| work = The Indian Diamond \| publisher = George Bell & Sons (1898) \| access-date = 2010-08-18 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080609/http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 \| archive-date = 2011-05-22 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> Nowadays, Majhagaon is the only active diamond mine in Asia.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html \| title = Panna Diamond Mines \| publisher = Subh Yatra \| access-date = 2010-08-18 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100708202805/http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html \| archive-date = 2010-07-08 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>		Panna district is famous for its diamond mines located in a belt of about 80 km across the Panna town.<ref name=india9/> In olden days the most productive mines were located in the village of Sukariuh.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 \| title = Precious stones and Gems \| last = Streeter \| first = Edwin W. \| work = The Indian Diamond \| publisher = George Bell & Sons (1898) \| access-date = 2010-08-18 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080609/http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 \| archive-date = 2011-05-22 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> Nowadays, Majhagaon is the only active diamond mine in Asia.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html \| title = Panna Diamond Mines \| publisher = Subh Yatra \| access-date = 2010-08-18 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100708202805/http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html \| archive-date = 2010-07-08 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Panna, India}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Panna district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Panna Tiger Reserve 04.jpg
| image_caption = [[Ken River]] in [[Panna National Park]]
| image_map = MP Panna district map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|24|43|N|80|10|E|region:IN-MP_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-nowiki|display=title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Panna, India
| 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 = [[Sagar division|Sagar]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Panna, India]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = Panna, Ajaygarh, Pawai, Amanganj, Gunour, Shahnagar, Raipura, Devendranagar and Simaria
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:7135}}
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = {{formatnum:1016520}}
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 66.08 %
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 907
| leader_title = Collector & District Magistrate
| leader_name = Shri Karmveer Sharma (IAS)
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Khajuraho (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khajuraho]]
| leader_title2 = [[member of parliament]]
| leader_name2 = [[V.D. Shama(BJP)]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = MP-35
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 39 (India)|NH 39
State highway 49 ]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|https://panna.nic.in/en/}}
| official_name =
| governing_body = Legislative Assembly of Panna, pawai and Gunour
}}

'''Panna district''' is a [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|district]] of the [[Sagar Division]], within the [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in central [[India]]. The town of [[Panna, India|Panna]] is the district headquarters.

==History==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,65,440|13=1911|14=2,07,021|15=1921|16=2,02,725|17=1931|18=2,15,137|19=1941|20=2,49,226|21=1951|22=2,59,659|23=1961|24=3,31,257|25=1971|26=4,29,077|27=1981|28=5,39,978|29=1991|30=6,87,945|31=2001|32=8,56,558|33=2011|34=10,16,520|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}}
{{Main|Panna State}}
Panna district was created in 1950, shortly after [[Partition of India|Indian independence]], from the territory of several former [[princely states]] of [[British India]], including the states of [[Panna State|Panna]], [[Jaso State|Jaso]], most of [[Ajaigarh State|Ajaigarh]], and a portion of [[Paldeo State|Paldeo]]. Panna District was part of the new Indian state of [[Vindhya Pradesh]], which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.

==Geography==
Panna district lies between 23° 45' and 25° 10' north latitudes and 79° 45' and 80° 40' east longitudes.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/madhyapradesh/districts/panna.htm | title =Panna district map | publisher = Maps of India |access-date = 2010-08-18 }}</ref> It has an area of 7,135 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=india9>{{cite web | url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm | title =Panna District | publisher =india9 | access-date =2010-08-18 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110312090223/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm | archive-date =2011-03-12 | url-status =dead }}</ref>

The [[Ken River]] flows through the district. The [[Pandav Falls]] and the [[Gatha Falls]] are located in the district. [[Panna National Park]] is a major tourist attraction in the district.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.panna.nic.in/| title = Panna – a city of diamonds| publisher = Panna district administration| access-date = 2010-08-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100820223122/http://www.panna.nic.in/| archive-date = 2010-08-20| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Panna 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|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> It is among the five poorest districts in the state in terms of income. It ranks 41st out of 45 districts in human development index (HDI) in Madhya Pradesh.<ref name="cseindia">{{cite web |url=https://www.cseindia.org/mining/1district_madhyapradesh.htm |title=Mining Map: Hotspots - Madhya Pradesh |website=www.cseindia.org |access-date= 22 May 2017 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521220754/https://www.cseindia.org/mining/1district_madhyapradesh.htm |archive-date=2017-05-21}}</ref>

==Divisions==

=== Gram panchayats under Panna district ===
This intermediate subdivisions are also called [[Community Development Block in India|block]],<ref name="ddws.gov.in">[http://ddws.gov.in/habquery/rep_hab_para.asp?qs=pcarwsp&stcode=17 National Habitation Survey 2003: LIST OF QUALITY AFFECTED HABITATIONS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165957/http://ddws.gov.in/habquery/rep_hab_para.asp?qs=pcarwsp&stcode=17 |date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> [[Gram Panchayat|intermediate panchayat]],<ref>[http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=3930&parenttype=B&ptype=V&button1=Submit Village Panchayat Names of AJAIGARH] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310160654/http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansumsql.asp?button1=submit&parenttype=b&ptype=v&selstate=3930 |date=2016-03-10 }}</ref> [[tehsil]]<ref name="State elections 2008 candidates">[http://eci.nic.in/archive/Oct2008/pollupd/ac/states/s12/Acnstcand58.htm State elections 2008 candidates]</ref> or tahsil.<ref name="State elections 2008 candidates"/> Inside Panna district, there are the following nine subdivisions:
* [[Ajaigarh]]
* [[Amanganj]]
* [[Gunour]] (or Gunnor, or Gunor as [[panchayat]] and habitation name<ref name="ddws.gov.in"/> or Gunaur as village name<ref name="ddws.gov.in"/>)
* [[Panna, India|Panna]]
* [[Pawai]]
* [[Shahnagar]]
* [[Raipura]]
*Simariya
*[[Devendra Nagar]]

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Panna District has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,016,520,<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 [[Cyprus]]<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 = Cyprus 11,20,489 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Montana]].<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 =Montana 989,415
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 442nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 142 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.62%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Panna has a [[sex ratio]] of 907 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.08%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 20.5% and 16.8% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.12% 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>

Among Panna's languages is [[Bundeli language|Bundeli]], which has a [[lexical similarity]] of 72-91% with [[Hindi]]<ref name=bfy/> (compared to 60% for German and English)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = English | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=eng | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and is spoken by about 78,00,000 people in [[Bagelkhand]];<ref name=bfy>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bagheli: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bfy | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> and [[Bharia language|Bharia]], a [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] language spoken by at least 200,000 members of the [[Bharia people|Bharia]] tribe and written in the [[Devanagari script]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bharia: A language of India| url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bha | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

==Mining==
Panna district is famous for its diamond mines located in a belt of about 80 km across the Panna town.<ref name=india9/> In olden days the most productive mines were located in the village of Sukariuh.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 | title = Precious stones and Gems | last = Streeter | first = Edwin W. | work = The Indian Diamond | publisher = George Bell & Sons (1898) | access-date = 2010-08-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080609/http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 | archive-date = 2011-05-22 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Nowadays, Majhagaon is the only active diamond mine in Asia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html | title = Panna Diamond Mines | publisher = Subh Yatra | access-date = 2010-08-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100708202805/http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html | archive-date = 2010-07-08 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://panna.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Panna district
|North = [[Banda district (India)|Banda district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Satna district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Katni district]]
|Southwest = [[Damoh district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Chhatarpur district]]
}}

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

[[Category:Panna district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Madhya Pradesh]]