Chhatarpur district

Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Chhatarpur is the district headquarters.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Chhatarpur.

Chhatarpur district
District
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
Location of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates (Chhatarpur): 24.915709°N 79.582214°E / 24.915709; 79.582214
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionSagar
HeadquartersChhatarpur
Government
 • District MagistrateMr. Sandeep G.R IAS
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesKhajuraho
Area
 • Total8,687 km2 (3,354 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,762,375
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy64.9 per cent
 • Sex ratio884
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMP 16
Websitechhatarpur.nic.in

Geography

Chattarpur 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

It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901441,124—    
1911476,507+0.77%
1921437,318−0.85%
1931434,014−0.08%
1941464,041+0.67%
1951481,140+0.36%
1961587,373+2.02%
1971712,385+1.95%
1981886,660+2.21%
19911,158,076+2.71%
20011,474,723+2.45%
20111,762,375+1.80%
source:[3]
Religions in Chhatarpur district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 95.15%
Islam
 
 3.99%
Jainism
 
 0.59%
Other or not stated
 
 0.27%

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]

Languages of Chhatarpur district (2011)[8]

  Bundeli (74.45%)
  Hindi (24.69%)
  Others (0.86%)

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]

People from Chhatarpur district

Villages

References
  1. "Chhatarpur". Chhatarpur district administration. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. "District Census Handbook: Chhatarpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. 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.
  7. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nebraska 1,826,341
  8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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