| Morena District | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Madhya Pradesh |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coordinates: | 26.5°N 78°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Morena |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chambal |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Morena |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 1. Morena 2. Ambah 3. Porsa 4. Joura 7. Banmore |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,989 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1,965,970 |
| Population Urban: | 22.56 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 72.1 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 839 |
| Demographics Type2: | Language |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Hindi |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Dialect |
| Demographics2 Info2: | Brajbhasha, Bundeli |
| Leader Title: | Collector |
| Leader Name: | Mr.Ankit AsthanaIAS |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | Morena (shared with Sheopur district) |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 1. Sabalgarh, 2. Joura, 3. Sumawali, 4. Morena, 5. Dimani and 6. Ambah |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Registration Plate: | MP-06 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NH3 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | National Highway |
| Blank Info Sec2: | NH552 |
| Official Name: | जिला मुरैना |
Morena district is one of the 53 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in the Chambal division.
Location : Morena is located at 26.5°N 78.0°E.
Elevation : It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).
Major Rivers: Chambal, Kunwari, Asan, Sank.
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.[1]
The district has six Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah. All of these are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency. All Assemblies are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency.
Shivmangal Singh Tomar was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Morena, Madhya Pradesh in the 2024 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] [3]
According to Census 2011, the total number of villages in the district are 815. Out of which 775 villages are inhabited and 40 villages are uninhabited. Tahsilwise number of villages are, Ambah(75), Porsa(75), Morena(179), Joura(247), Kailaras(105) and Sabalgarh(134). Number of Gram Panchayats are 489. There are 295 Patwari halka, Revenue village 245 under revenue administration.
There are 24 police-stations and 8 police out-post in the district.
According to the 2011 census, Morena District has a population of 1,965,970,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho[5] or the US state of New Mexico.[6] This gives it a ranking of 236th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 394PD/sqkm.[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.38%.[4]
Morena has a sex ratio of 839 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.07%. 23.93% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.44% and 0.87% of the population respectively.
Hindi is the predominant language, spoken by 99.81% of the population.[7] The dialect of the region is Bundeli.
Morena has agrarian and industrial economy. Banmore has a well developed Industrial area where many factories are functioning. From tyres to oil & spices to plastics, these industries are significant contributor to the economy of Morena. [8]
Villages of Morena district has good availability of water. Canals, tubewells and borewells are irrigation sources. Major crops cultivated in Morena are wheat and Mustard.[9]
Morena is connected by National Highway 3 (India) which connects Agra to Mumbai.
Morena (MRA) railway station of North Central Railway zone lies on the main train line connecting Delhi and Mumbai. Several trains running from North to south have their stoppage in Morena.
Along with this Kailaras, Joura, Sumaoli, Sabalgarh have railway stations.
Hinduism is the majority religion in the district, followed by more than 95% of the total population and the district has many significant Hindu temples. Islam is the second most followed religion, with 3.9% of the population with Jainism and Buddhism making up small minorities. There is also a small minority of Christians and Sikhs in the region.[10]