Panna district explained

Panna district
Settlement Type:District of Madhya Pradesh
Total Type:Total
Coordinates:24.7167°N 90°W
Coor Pinpoint:Panna, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Sagar
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Panna, India
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
P1:
  1. Panna,
  2. Ajaygarh,
  3. Pawai,
  4. Amanganj,
  5. Gunour,
  6. Shahnagar,
  7. Raipura,
  8. Devendranagar
  9. Simariya
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Info1:66.08%
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics1 Info2:907
Leader Title:Collector & District Magistrate
Leader Name:Shri Harjinder Singh(IAS)
Leader Title1:Lok Sabha constituencies
Leader Name1:Khajuraho
Leader Title2:member of parliament
Leader Name2:V.D.Sharma(BJP)
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:MP-35
Blank Name Sec1:Major highways
Blank Info Sec1:NH 39State highway 49
Governing Body:Legislative Assembly of Panna, pawai and Gunour

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.

History

See main article: Panna State. 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 and .[1] It has an area of 7,135 km2.[2]

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.[3]

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). It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4] 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.[5]

Divisions

Gram panchayats under Panna district

This intermediate subdivisions are also called block,[6] intermediate panchayat,[7] tehsil[8] or tahsil.[8] Inside Panna district, there are the following nine subdivisions:

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Panna District has a population of 1,016,520,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[10] or the US state of Montana.[11] This gives it a ranking of 442nd in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 142PD/sqkm .[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 18.62%.[9] Panna has a sex ratio of 907 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 66.08%. 12.33% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 20.46% and 16.81% of the population respectively.[9]

Languages

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.[12]

Among Panna's languages is Bundeli, which has a lexical similarity of 72–91% with Hindi and is spoken by about 3 million people in Bagelkhand.

Mining

Panna district is famous for its diamond mines located in a belt of about 80 km across the Panna town.[2] In olden days the most productive mines were located in the village of Sukariuh.[13] Nowadays, Majhagaon is the only active diamond mine in Asia.[14]

Tourist places

Villages

External links

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Famous personalities

Nidhi khare – Author

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panna district map . Maps of India . 18 August 2010 .
  2. Web site: Panna District . india9 . 2010-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110312090223/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm . 2011-03-12 . dead .
  3. Web site: Panna – a city of diamonds. Panna district administration. 18 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100820223122/http://www.panna.nic.in/. 2010-08-20. dead.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Panchayati Raj. 8 September 2009. A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. National Institute of Rural Development. 27 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. 5 April 2012.
  5. Web site: Mining Map: Hotspots – Madhya Pradesh . cseindia.org . 22 May 2017 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521220754/https://www.cseindia.org/mining/1district_madhyapradesh.htm . 2017-05-21.
  6. http://ddws.gov.in/habquery/rep_hab_para.asp?qs=pcarwsp&stcode=17 National Habitation Survey 2003: LIST OF QUALITY AFFECTED HABITATIONS
  7. http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=3930&parenttype=B&ptype=V&button1=Submit Village Panchayat Names of AJAIGARH
  8. http://eci.nic.in/archive/Oct2008/pollupd/ac/states/s12/Acnstcand58.htm State elections 2008 candidates
  9. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Panna . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. Web site: US Directorate of Intelligence . Country Comparison:Population . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . dead . 13 June 2007 . 1 October 2011 . Cyprus 11,20,489 July 2011 est..
  11. Web site: 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. 2011-09-30. Montana 989,415.
  12. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  13. Web site: Precious stones and Gems . Streeter . Edwin W. . The Indian Diamond . George Bell & Sons (1898) . 18 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080609/http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 . 2011-05-22 . dead .
  14. Web site: Panna Diamond Mines . Subh Yatra . 18 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100708202805/http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html . 2010-07-08 . dead .

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