Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Chhatarpur is the district headquarters.
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Chhatarpur district | |
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District of Madhya Pradesh | |
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Coordinates (Chhatarpur): | |
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State | Madhya Pradesh |
Division | Sagar |
Headquarters | Chhatarpur |
Government | |
• District Magistrate | Mr. Sheelendra Singh 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 | http://Chhatarpur.nic.in |
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]
It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]
According to the 2011 census Chhatarpur District has a population of 1,762,375,[3] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[4] or the US state of Nebraska.[5] This gives it a ranking of 271st in India (out of a total of 707).[3] The district has a population density of 203 inhabitants per square kilometre (530/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.54%.[3] Chhattarpur has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 64.9%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 23.00% and 4.18% of the population respectively.[3]
Religions in Chhatarpur district (2011)[6] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hindus | 95.15% | |||
Muslims | 3.99% | |||
Jains | 0.59% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.27% |
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.[7]
Chhatarpur district had a population of 1,474,633 (2001 census), a 27% increase from its 1991 population of 1,158,853.[1]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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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Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
Nebraska 1,826,341
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