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Panna district is a district of the Sagar Division, within the Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Panna is the district headquarters.

Panna district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Ken River in Panna National Park
Location of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates (Panna, India):
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionSagar
HeadquartersPanna, India
TehsilsPanna, Ajaygarh, Pawai, Amanganj, Gunour, Shahnagar, Raipura, Devendranagar and Simaria
Government
  BodyLegislative Assembly of Panna, pawai and Gunour
  Collector & District MagistrateShri Sanjay Mishra (IAS)
  Lok Sabha constituenciesKhajuraho
  member of parliamentV.D. Shama(BJP)
Area
  Total7,135 km2 (2,755 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,016,520
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demographics
  Literacy66.08%
  Sex ratio907
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMP-35
Major highwaysNH 39 State highway 49
Websitepanna.nic.in/en/

History


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901165,440    
1911207,021+2.27%
1921202,725−0.21%
1931215,137+0.60%
1941249,226+1.48%
1951259,659+0.41%
1961331,257+2.47%
1971429,077+2.62%
1981539,978+2.33%
1991687,945+2.45%
2001856,558+2.22%
20111,016,520+1.73%
source:[1]

Panna district was created in 1950, shortly after Indian independence, from the territory of several former princely states of British India, including the states of Panna, Jaso, most of Ajaigarh, and a portion of Paldeo. Panna District was part of the new Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.


Geography


Panna district lies between 23.45°N 79.45°E / 23.45; 79.45 and 25.10°N 80.40°E / 25.10; 80.40.[2] It has an area of 7,135 km2.[3]

The Ken River flows through the district. The Pandav Falls and the Gatha Falls are located in the district. Panna National Park is a major tourist attraction in the district.[4]


Economy


In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Panna one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5] It is among the five poorest districts in the state in terms of income. It ranks 41st out of 45 districts in human development index (HDI) in Madhya Pradesh.[6]


Divisions



Gram panchayats under Panna district


This intermediate subdivisions are also called block,[7] intermediate panchayat,[8] tehsil[9] or tahsil.[9] Inside Panna district, there are the following nine subdivisions:


Demographics


According to the 2011 census Panna District has a population of 1,016,520,[10] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[11] or the US state of Montana.[12] This gives it a ranking of 442nd in India (out of a total of 640).[10] The district has a population density of 142 inhabitants per square kilometre (370/sq mi) .[10] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 18.62%.[10] Panna has a sex ratio of 907 females for every 1000 males,[10] and a literacy rate of 66.08%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 20.46% and 16.81% of the population respectively.[10]

Religions in Panna district (2011)[13]
Religion Percent
Hindus
95.89%
Muslims
3.46%
Other or not stated
0.65%

Languages


Languages of Panna district (2011)

  Hindi (69.08%)
  Bundeli (29.73%)
  Others (1.19%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 69.08% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 29.73% Bundeli as their first language.[14]

Among Panna's languages is Bundeli, which has a lexical similarity of 72–91% with Hindi[15] (compared to 60% for German and English)[16] and is spoken by about 7,800,000 people in Bagelkhand;[15] and Bharia, a Dravidian language spoken by at least 200,000 members of the Bharia tribe and written in the Devanagari script.[17]


Mining


Panna district is famous for its diamond mines located in a belt of about 80 km across the Panna town.[3] In olden days the most productive mines were located in the village of Sukariuh.[18] Nowadays, Majhagaon is the only active diamond mine in Asia.[19]


Villages



References


  1. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  2. "Panna district map". Maps of India. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. "Panna District". india9. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. "Panna – a city of diamonds". Panna district administration. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  5. 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.
  6. "Mining Map: Hotspots – Madhya Pradesh". cseindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. National Habitation Survey 2003: LIST OF QUALITY AFFECTED HABITATIONS Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Village Panchayat Names of AJAIGARH Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  9. State elections 2008 candidates
  10. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  11. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Cyprus 11,20,489 July 2011 est.
  12. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Montana 989,415
  13. "C-16 Population By Religion – Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in.
  14. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  15. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bagheli: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  16. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "English". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  17. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bharia: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  18. Streeter, Edwin W. "Precious stones and Gems". The Indian Diamond. George Bell & Sons (1898). Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  19. "Panna Diamond Mines". Subh Yatra. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.


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[de] Panna (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Panna (Hindi पन्ना जिल्हा) ist ein Distrikt des indischen Bundesstaats Madhya Pradesh. Verwaltungszentrum ist die etwa 60.000 Einwohner zählende Stadt Panna.
- [en] Panna district

[ru] Панна (округ)

Панна (хинди पन्ना जिला; англ. Panna) — округ в индийском штате Мадхья-Прадеш. Образован в 1950 году. Административный центр — город Панна. Площадь округа — 7135 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 856 558 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 61,4 %, что немного выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 12,6 %.



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