Morena district

Morena District
Morena District
District of Madhya Pradesh
	Chausath Yogini Temple
	Location of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh
	Coordinates (Morena): 26°30′N 78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°ECoordinates: 26°30′N 78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Chambal
Headquarters	Morena
Tehsils	1. Morena, 2. Ambah, 3. Porsa, 4. Joura, 5. Sabalgarh and 6. Kailaras
Government
• District Magistrate	Mr. B.Karthikeyan IAS
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Morena (shared with Sheopur district)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	1. Sabalgarh, 2. Joura, 3. Sumawali, 4. Morena, 5. Dimani and 6. Ambah
Area
• Total	4,998 km2 (1,930 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,965,970
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
• Urban	22.56
Demographics
• Literacy	72.1
• Sex ratio	839
Language
• Official	Hindi
• Dialect	Brajbhasha
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MP-06
Major highways	NH3
National Highway	NH552
Website	morena.nic.in/en/

Morena district is one of the 52 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Divisions[edit]

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 Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah. All of these are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency.^[1] The nearest public airport is Gwalior Airport.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census, Morena District has a population of 1,965,970,^[3] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho^[4] or the US state of New Mexico.^[5] This gives it a ranking of 236th in India (out of a total of 640).^[3] The district has a population density of 394 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,020/sq mi).^[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.38%.^[3] Morena has a sex ratio of 839 females for every 1000 males,^[3] and a literacy rate of 72.07%.^[3]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 99.87% of the population in the district spoke Hindi as their first language.^[6]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	390,014	—
1911	384,516	−0.14%
1921	351,358	−0.90%
1931	385,721	+0.94%
1941	437,478	+1.27%
1951	482,474	+0.98%
1961	590,404	+2.04%
1971	742,350	+2.32%
1981	979,564	+2.81%
1991	1,279,094	+2.70%
2001	1,592,714	+2.22%
2011	1,965,970	+2.13%
source:^[7]

Notable residents[edit]

Ram Prasad Bismil: Indian revolutionary, from the village of Barbai
Paan Singh Tomar: Athlete Bhidosa (Morena), seven times national champion in 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
Collector : B.Karthikeyan IAS
SP : Lalit Shakyawar IPS