Narmadapuram district, formerly Hoshangabad district, is one of the

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Narmadapuram Hoshangabad, officially known as Narmadapuram is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district and Narmadapuram division. It is located in central India, on the sou ...

city is the district headquarters.

Geography

The district has an area of 5408.23 km². Hoshangabad district is bounded by the districts of

Raisen Raisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District. Raisen takes its name from the massive fort at the top of a hill. The town is located at th ...

to the north, Narsinghpur to the east,

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to the southeast, Betul to the south,

Harda Harda is a town and a municipality in Harda district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Harda is the administrative headquarters of Harda. History Mughal period During the Mughal period, Harda was a mahal in the Handia sarkar. In ...

to the west, and Sehore to the northwest. In 1998, the western portion of Hoshangabad District was split off to become Harda District. The district lies in the Narmada River valley, and the Narmada forms the northern boundary of the district, Hoshangabad District is part of Narmadapuram Division. The

Tawa River The Tawa River is a tributary of the Narmada River of Central India. Course The Tawa is the Narmada's largest tributary, at 172 km. It rises in the Satpura Range The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises i ...

is the longest tributary of the Narmada, rising in the Satpura Range to the south and flowing north to meet the Narmada at the village of Bandra Bhan. The Tawa Reservoir lies in the south-central region of the district. Hoshangabad district is also home to

Pachmarhi Pachmarhi is a hill station in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It has been the location of a cantonment (Pachmarhi Cantonment) since British Raj. It is widely known as ''Satpura ki Rani'' ("Queen of Satpura" ...

, a

hill station A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The term was used mostly in colonial Asia (particularly in India), but also in Africa (albeit rarely), for towns founded by European colonialists as refuges ...

and popular tourist spot in the Satpura Range in the southern part of the district. Pachmarhi was the summer capital of the

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. The

Pachmarhi Sanctuary Pachmarhi is a hill station in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It has been the location of a cantonment (Pachmarhi Cantonment) since British Raj. It is widely known as ''Satpura ki Rani'' ("Queen of Satpura" ...

(461.37 km²) is part of the larger

Pachmarhi Biosphere Preserve The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a non-use conservation area and biosphere reserve in the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The conservation area was created in 1999 by the Indian government. It also contains animals ...

, which extends into Betul and

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districts. The

Rajat Prapat The Rajat Prapat is a waterfall in Narmadapuram district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the 30th highest waterfall in India. The falls It is a horsetail type waterfall with a single drop of . Etymology When sunlight falls o ...

is located at Pachmarhi in Hoshangabad district. Bee Falls, Duchess Falls and Dupgrah, the highest peak of the Satpuras, are situated in Pachmarhi.

History

Hoshangabad district was part of the Nerbudda (Narmada) Division of the

, which became the state of Madhya Bharat (later

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second ...

) after India's independence in 1947. Hoshangabad is also called Narmadapuram since it was previously named after the Narmada river, before being renamed after Sultan Hoshang Shah of Malwa.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Hoshangabad District has a

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of 1,241,350, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 387th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.45%. Hoshangabad has a

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species dev ...

of 912 females for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 76.52%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.51% and 15.89% of the population respectively.

Languages

At the time of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Informatio ...

, 96.03% of the population in the district spoke

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as their first language. Gondi and Korku are spoken by 12,001 and 11,893 in the district.

Economy

Hoshangabad is one of the fastest developing districts of

Agriculture

Agriculture growth is very high of the region. The land is quite fertile and farmers have good canal irrigation facilities from the Tawa Dam throughout the year. The farmers employ rotation of crops and their major income depends on Wheat, Soya Bean, Mung Bean, Sugarcane, Gram, Paddy cultivation etc. Hoshangabad is the largest wheat producer and one of the largest soya bean producer district in India.

Industries

There are lot of large and small scale industries(Oil mill, Sugar mill, Wooden, Engineering etc.). Itarsi is the largest economic center and logistic hub in the district. Security Paper Mill

Hoshangabad Hoshangabad, officially known as Narmadapuram is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district and Narmadapuram division. It is located in central India, on the sou ...

and

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Itarsi are most valuable industrial unit of

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Tourism

is known for its natural environment, and lies at an altitude of 3,555 feet. It is surrounded by the

Satpura The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and ...

hills.

Satpura National Park Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) also known as Satpura National Park is located in the Hoshangabad District (newly named Narmadapuram ) of Madhya Pradesh in India. Its name is derived from the Satpura range. It covers an area of . Satpura National Pa ...

and Madai Tiger Reserve are wildlife.

Transportation

Road

* National Highway NH69 * State Highways SH15, SH19, SH19A, SH22

Rail

Itarsi Junction is one of the largest and busiest Railway Stations in India. Approximately 250 trains for all over

pass through this station. Other Railway Stations are

, Pipariya, Banapura

Sohagpur Sohagpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hoshangabad district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the subdivisions and development blocks in Hoshangabad district. Sohagpur is also one of the legislative constituencies of Mad ...

Bankhedi Bankhedi is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was ...

Air

The nearest airport is

Raja Bhoj Airport Raja Bhoj Airport is the primary airport serving Bhopal, capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Named after the 10th century Paramara king Raja Bhoj, it is the second busiest airport in Madhya Pradesh after Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Air ...

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

Education

Out of 11 colleges, seven are Post Graduate Colleges. Post Graduate courses in Science/Arts/Commerce are available at the following Colleges: * Home Science College, Hoshangabad * Kusum Mahavidyalaya, Seonimalwa * Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication * Narmada Maha Vidyalaya, Hoshangabad * Mahatma Gandhi Smiriti Maha Vidyalaya, Itarsi * Shaskiya Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Pipariya * Shaskiya Snatkottar Mahavidyalaya, Pipariya * Swami Dayanand Adarsh Mahavidyalaya, Seoni Malwa Total Literacy of the District : 54.11% Male Literacy of the District : 67.19% Female Literacy of the District : 39.29%

Media

Newspapers: Hoshangabad has a few print publications newspapers such as,

Dainik Bhaskar ''Dainik Bhaskar ''is India's largest Hindi-language daily newspaper owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations, it is ranked 3rd in the world by circulation and is the largest newspaper in India by circu ...

. Television: Doordarshan Broadcasting Center in Itarsi Pipariya and

References

External links

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