Morena | |
Official Name: | मोरेना |
Native Name Lang: | मुरैना |
Settlement Type: | Metropolis |
Nickname: | Mayurvan |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh |
Coordinates: | 26.5°N 78°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Morena |
Leader Title: | MP |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 80 |
Elevation M: | 177 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 200483 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Rank: | 154 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Dialect |
Demographics1 Info2: | Brajbhasha |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 476001 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 07532 |
Registration Plate: | MP-06 |
Leader Title1: | Collector |
Leader Name1: | Mr.Ankit Asthana (IAS) |
Morena is the headquarter of Morena district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It shares borders with Bhind, Gwalior, Sheopur and Dholpur It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Morena is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).
As of the 2011 Census of India, Morena had a population of .[3] 13.2% of the population is under six years old. Literacy was 80.28%; male literacy was 89.08% and female literacy was 70.22%.
Schools in the district include:
Morena is situated on National Highway 3. The roadway connects all the parts of the state and nearby states such as Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The city is situated at the heart of India and can be reached from anywhere in the country through National Highway No. 3. The city has Mofussil (city-to-city) bus services with connections to nearby towns, villages and cities.
Morena railway station is connected by train services to all parts of the country. Direct connections by train are available to these cities. Express trains such as the Bhopal Express, Taj Express and Bhopal Shatabdi and many more stop at Morena.