Morena district


Morena district is one of the 52 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Divisions

Morena district comprises four sub-divisions: Morena, Ambah, Joura and Sabalgarh. Morena sub-division comprises a lone tehsil and a lone block: Morena. Ambah sub-division comprises two tehsils and blocks: Ambah and Porsa. Joura sub-division comprises Joura tehsil, which is further divided into two blocks: Joura and Pahargarh. Sabalgarh sub-division has two tehsils and blocks: Sabalgarh and Kailaras. Significant towns of this district are: Morena, Bamor, Ambah, Porsa, Joura, Sabalgarh, Kailaras and Jhundpura.
The district has six Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah. All of these are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency. The nearest public airport is Gwalior Airport.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Morena District has a population of 1,965,970, roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 236th in India. The district has a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.38%. Morena has a sex ratio of 839 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.07%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 99.87% of the population in the district spoke Hindi as their first language.

Notable residents