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Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Chhatarpur is the district headquarters.
Chhatarpur district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left: Jagdamba Temple at Khajuraho, Mastani Mahal in Dhubela, Dathla Hills, Raneh Falls, Temples in Vyas Badora | |
 Location of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Chhatarpur): 24°54′57″N 79°34′56″E / 24.915709°N 79.582214°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Sagar |
| Headquarters | Chhatarpur |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Mr. Sandeep G.R IAS |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Khajuraho |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,687 km2 (3,354 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,762,375 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.9 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 884 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MP 16 |
| Website | chhatarpur |
Geography
editChhatarpur district located at 24.06° & 25.20°N 78.59° & 80.26° E respectively. The district has an area of 8,687 km². Chhatarpur District is bounded by Uttar Pradesh state to the north, and the Madhya Pradesh districts of Panna to the east, Damoh to the south, Sagar to the southwest, and Tikamgarh to the west. Chhatarpur District is part of Sagar Division.[1]
Economy
editIt is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 441,124 | — |
| 1911 | 476,507 | +0.77% |
| 1921 | 437,318 | −0.85% |
| 1931 | 434,014 | −0.08% |
| 1941 | 464,041 | +0.67% |
| 1951 | 481,140 | +0.36% |
| 1961 | 587,373 | +2.02% |
| 1971 | 712,385 | +1.95% |
| 1981 | 886,660 | +2.21% |
| 1991 | 1,158,076 | +2.71% |
| 2001 | 1,474,723 | +2.45% |
| 2011 | 1,762,375 | +1.80% |
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According to the 2011 census Chhatarpur District has a population of 1,762,375,[5] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[6] or the US state of Nebraska.[7] This gives it a ranking of 271st in India (out of a total of 707).[5] The district has a population density of 203 inhabitants per square kilometre (530/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.54%.[5] Chhattarpur has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 64.9%. 22.64% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 23.00% and 4.18% of the population respectively.[5]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 74.45%% of the population in the district spoke Bundeli and 24.69% Hindi as their first language.[8]
Administrative Divisions
edit11 tehsil of chhatarpur district
Education
editPeople from Chhatarpur district
edit- Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, Hindu priest
- Satyavrat Chaturvedi - Former MP for Khajuraho
- Asgari Bai - Dhrupad singer and recipient of Padma Shri
- Babu Gulabrai - Hindi writer
- Jeetendra Singh Bundela
Tourist places
editVillages
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chhatarpur". Chhatarpur district administration. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Chhatarpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Nebraska 1,826,341
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Tehsil | District Chhatarpur, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India".
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