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	[[File:Young Indian girls, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Young girls in Raisen district]]{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=2,95,219\|13=1911\|14=3,20,640\|15=1921\|16=3,01,575\|17=1931\|18=2,96,365\|19=1941\|20=3,10,369\|21=1951\|22=3,15,358\|23=1961\|24=4,11,426\|25=1971\|26=5,53,026\|27=1981\|28=7,10,542\|29=1991\|30=8,76,461\|31=2001\|32=11,25,154\|33=2011\|34=13,31,597\|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]] Raisen District has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 1,331,597,<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 [[Mauritius]]<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 =Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.		[[File:Young Indian girls, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Young girls in Raisen district]]{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=2,95,219\|13=1911\|14=3,20,640\|15=1921\|16=3,01,575\|17=1931\|18=2,96,365\|19=1941\|20=3,10,369\|21=1951\|22=3,15,358\|23=1961\|24=4,11,426\|25=1971\|26=5,53,026\|27=1981\|28=7,10,542\|29=1991\|30=8,76,461\|31=2001\|32=11,25,154\|33=2011\|34=13,31,597\|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]] Raisen District has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 1,331,597,<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 [[Mauritius]]<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 =Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
	}}</ref> or the US state of [[Maine]].<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 =Maine 1,328,361		}}</ref> or the US state of [[Maine]].<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 =Maine 1,328,361
	}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 365th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\| 157 \|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.36%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Raisen has a [[sex ratio]] of 899 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 74.26%.<ref name=districtcensus/>		}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 365th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\| 157 \|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.36%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Raisen has a [[sex ratio]] of 899 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 74.26%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.96% and 15.40% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
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	At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.56% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.99% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>		\|title=Religions in Raisen district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Religion - Madhya Pradesh\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW23C-01%20MDDS.XLS \|website=census.gov.in}}</ref>
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			{{bar percent\|[[Hindus]]\|darkorange\|89.76}}
			{{bar percent\|[[Muslims]]\|#008000\|9.04}}
			{{bar percent\|[[Jainism in India\|Jains]]\|brown\|0.80}}
			{{bar percent\|Other or not stated\|black\|0.40}}
			}}
			{{Pie chart
			\|caption = Languages of Raisen district (2011)
			\|label1 = [[Hindi]] \|value1 = 97.28 \|color1 = orange
			\|label2 = [[Urdu]] \|value2 = 1.99 \|color2 = green
			\|label3 = Others \|value3 = 0.73 \|color3 = grey
			}}
			At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.28% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.99% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Raisen}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Raisen district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
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| image_map = MP Raisen district map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh
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| coor_pinpoint = Raisen
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bhopal division|Bhopal]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Raisen]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
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| area_total_km2 = 8399
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,331,597
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 74.26 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 899
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = (Vidisha)
(Lok Sabha constituency)
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| website = {{URL|https://raisen.nic.in/en/}}
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| image_skyline = The Great Stupa at Sanchi.jpg
| image_caption = Great Stupa of Sanchi
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'''Raisen District''' is a [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. The town of [[Raisen]] is the district headquarters. The district is part of [[Bhopal Division]]. [[Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies]] is the first international university located at [[Sanchi Town]].

==Etymology==
Raisen District takes its name from [[Raisen]] town, which is named after a fort. This fort is built on a sandstone hill, at the foot of which settles the town. The name is probably a corruption of Rajavasini or Rajasayan, the royal residence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} District Raisen, Government of Madhya Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://raisen.nic.in/en/history/|access-date=2021-05-21|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Raisen district is situated between the latitude 22 47' and 23 33' north and the longitude 7721' and 78 49' east. [[Sehore district]] lies in west, [[Vidisha district]] in the north, [[Sagar district]] in the east and south-east, [[Narsimhapur district]] in the south-east, [[Hoshangabad district|Hoshangabad]] and [[Sehore district|Sehore]] districts in the south. It covers an area of {{convert|8395|km2}}.<ref name=admin>{{cite web|url =http://raisen.nic.in/ | title = Raisen |publisher = Raisen district administration |access-date = 2010-08-14 }}</ref>

Raisen district has Ten tehsils – Raisen, Goharganj, [[Begamganj]], [[Gairatganj]], Silwani, Bareli, [[Udaipura]], Deori, Sultanpur and [[Badi, Raisen|Badi]].<ref name=admin/>

==History==

The territory of the present-day Raisen district was once part of the Nizamat-A-Mashrif district of the [[Bhopal State|Bhopal]] [[princely state]]. After the [[Bhopal State (1949–56)|Bhopal State]] of independent India came into being, Raisen was declared a separate district on 5 May 1950.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2329_PART_B_DCHB_RAISEN.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Raisen |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh |access-date=2015-07-21 }}</ref>

The Buddhist monuments at [[Sanchi]], a UNESCO world heritage site, are located in Raisen district.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://projectsouthasia.sdstate.edu/docs/archaeology/primarydocs/Sanchi/HistArt.htm|title = An Historical and Artistic Description of Sanchi (1918)|access-date = 2010-08-14|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090210033559/http://projectsouthasia.sdstate.edu/docs/archaeology/primarydocs/Sanchi/HistArt.htm|archive-date = 10 February 2009}}</ref> [[Bhimbetka rock shelters]], another UNESCO world heritage site, are also located in Raisen district.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=925 | title = Rock Shelters of bhimbhetka|publisher = UNESCO |access-date = 2010-08-14 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:Young Indian girls, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.jpg|thumb|left|Young girls in Raisen district]]{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,95,219|13=1911|14=3,20,640|15=1921|16=3,01,575|17=1931|18=2,96,365|19=1941|20=3,10,369|21=1951|22=3,15,358|23=1961|24=4,11,426|25=1971|26=5,53,026|27=1981|28=7,10,542|29=1991|30=8,76,461|31=2001|32=11,25,154|33=2011|34=13,31,597|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]] Raisen District has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,331,597,<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 [[Mauritius]]<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 =Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Maine]].<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 =Maine 1,328,361
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 365th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 157 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.36%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Raisen has a [[sex ratio]] of 899 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 74.26%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.56% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.99% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Tourism==
Raisen District has many tourism places like
[[Sanchi]]:- World heritage, 46 km from [[Bhopal]] and 32 km from [[Vidisha]],
[[Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh|Bhojpur]]:- The Bhojpur temple houses one of the largest [[Shiva lingam]] in India, which is 5.5 m (18 ft) tall and 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in circumference and is crafted out a single rock.

==Transportation==
[[Raisen]] is 43.8 km from [[Bhopal]], Its connected to Bhopal via NH-86. NH-12 also passes through the district.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Raisen district}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Raisen district
|North = [[Vidisha district]]
|Northeast = [[Sagar district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Narsimhapur district]]
|South = [[Hoshangabad district]]
|Southwest = [[Sehore district]]
|West = [[Bhopal district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Districts of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Bhopal Division}}
{{Narmada basin}}
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