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Jhansi district

Jhansi district
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Bottom: Barua Sagar Tal
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the district

Bottom: Barua Sagar Tal

Jhansi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Jhansi is the district headquarters. The district is bordered on the north by Jalaun District, to the east by Hamirpur and Mahoba districts, to the south by Tikamgarh District of Madhya Pradesh state, to the southwest by Lalitpur District, which is joined to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor, and on the east by the Datia and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh. Population 19,98,603 (2011 census). Lalitpur District, which extends into the hill country to the south, was added to Jhansi District in 1891, and made a separate district again in 1974.

History

access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref> (It had been given to the Maharaja of Gwalior, but came under British rule in 1886 as the result of a territorial swap.) The population of Jhansi in 1901 was about 55,000 while Jhansi district's population had been about 407,000 in 1891.<ref name=&quot;Dschansi&quot;/>

Under the Mughal Empire at the time of Akbar, the area of today's Jhansi district was part of the sarkar of Erachh in Agra Subah. The area was part of the mahals of Erachh, Bhander, Bijpur, Jhansi, "Pandor" (i.e. Pandwaha), and Jhatra. Jhatra consisted of 4 mahals grouped together.

Geography

Several railway lines serve the district. South of Jhansi District lies the hill country of Bundelkhand, which slopes down from the Vindhya Range. The district consists of the level plain of Bundelkhand, distinguished for its deep black soil, known as mar, and admirably adapted for the cultivation of cotton. The district is intersected or bounded by three principal rivers, the Pahuj, Betwa and Dhasan.

The main city in Jhansi district is Jhansi. Other towns are Mauranipur, Garautha, Moth, Babina, Chirgaon, Samthar, Gursarai, Erich, etc.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Jhansi district has a population of 1,998,603, roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 231st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 398 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.54%. Jhansi has a sex ratio of 890 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.68%. 41.70% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 28.14% and 0.19% of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.35% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 3.36% Bundeli as their first language.

District at a Glance

Tehsil

There are 5 tehsil in district Jhansi:

  1. Jhansi
  2. Mauranipur
  3. Garautha
  4. Tehroli
  5. Moth

Development Blocks

There are 8 Development Blocks:

  1. Babina
  2. Badagaon
  3. Bamaur
  4. Bangra
  5. Chirgaon
  6. Gursarai
  7. Mauranipur
  8. Moth

Constituencies

There are 4 constituencies in Jhansi District:

  1. 222 – Babina
  2. 223 – Jhansi Nagar
  3. 224 – Mauranipur
  4. 225 – Garautha

Villages

  • Ambabai
  • Gadiya Gaon
  • Gonti
  • Khatikyana
  • Palra

References

References

  1. (September 1905). "Dschansi". Meyers Grosses Konversations-Lexikon.
  2. (1929). "Jhansi: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXIV Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh". Government Press.
  3. {{EB1911
  4. [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]
  5. (2011). "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  6. (2011). "District Census Handbook: Jhansi". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  7. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population".
  8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau.
  9. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  10. [https://jhansi.nic.in/, Jhansi]
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