Guna District () is one of the 52

districts of Madhya Pradesh The States and union territories of India, Indian state of Madhya Pradesh came into existence on 1 November 1956. Madhya Pradesh has various geographic regions which have no official administrative governmental status; some correspond to histori ...

in central

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. Its administrative headquarters is

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. The district has a population of 1,241,519 (2011 census). It has an area of 6390 km², and is bounded on the northeast by

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, on the east by

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, on the southeast by

Vidisha District Vidisha District (Hindi: विदिशा; ) is in Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. The city of Vidisha is the administrative headquarters of the district. Geography The district is bounded by the districts of Ashoknagar to the northea ...

, on the southwest by

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, on the west and northwest by Jhalawar and

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districts of

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state. The

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flows northward along the eastern edge of the district, forming part of the boundary with Ashoknagar District, and the Parvati River flows northwestward through the southern portion of the district, forming part of the boundary with

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before flowing into Rajasthan. On 15 August 2003 Guna District was split in two, with the eastern portion becoming

. Guna was part of the ancient Avanti Kingdom founded by Chand Pradyota Mahesena. Later Shishusangh added the kingdom of Avant, which included Guna to the growing empire of Magadha. In the early 18th century, Guna was conquered by the Maratha leader Ramoji Rao Scindia, and remained part of the Kingdom of Gwalior until shortly after Indian independence. Guna was administered as part of the kingdom's Isagarh District. In 1897 the Indian Midland Railway constructed a rail route passing through Guna. After India gained independence, Guna became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat on 28 May 1948 as one of its 16 districts. On 1 November 1956, Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh state.

Geography

Guna is located at 24.65°N 77.32°E. It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 ft). Guna district of Madhya Pradesh is the gateway of

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and Chambal. It is located on the north-eastern part of Malwa Plateau. Western boundary of the District is well defined by Parbati river. Parvati is the main river flowing along the western boundary touching Rajgarh District of Madhya Pradesh, and Jhalawarh and Kota Districts of Rajasthan. Towns Shivpuri and Kota are located in north and the cities Vidisha, Bhopal, and Rajgarh lie to the South. The eastern boundary of district define by Sindh river.

Sub-divisions

*Guna district divided into 7 Tehsil – #

# Raghogarh # Aron # Chachaura # Bamori # Maksoodangarh # Kumbhraj

Blocks

# Raghogarh # Aron #

Chachoura Chachoura is a town in Chachaura tehsil of Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It's the administrative and revenue headquarter of Chachaura tehsil and subdivision. Geography Chachoura is situated at coordinate , It has an average elevation ...

# Bamori

Assembly constituencies

There are 4

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constituencies located in this district. Two of them, Bamori and

are part of

Guna Lok Sabha constituency Guna is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This constituency covers the entire Ashok Nagar district and parts of Shivpuri and Guna districts. Vidhan Sabha segments Presently, Guna Lok Sabha constitue ...

and the other two,

and Raghogarh are part of

Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This constituency covers the entire Rajgarh district and parts of Guna and Agar Malwa districts. Assembly segments Rajgarh Lok Sa ...

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Guna District has a

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of 1,241,519, 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 388th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.91%. Guna has a

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of 910

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 65.1%. 25.18% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 15.55% and 15.37% of the population respectively.

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is the predominant language, spoken by 99.39% of the population. As of 2011 India census, Guna City has a population of 180,978. Males constitute 52.29% of the population and females 47.71%. Guna has an average literacy rate of 81.7%, In Guna, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hanumaan Tekri is a famous temple in Guna. This temple place is on a hill. The famous Fort of Maharaja Jai Singh is located in Bajrangarh (8 km from Guna). The village also has a famous Jain Temple called Jain Atishay Kshetra. NH3 also passes via Guna. Guna is the constituency for

Jyotiraditya Scindia Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January 1971; ) is an Indian politician who is the 43rd Minister of Communications (India), Union Minister of Communications and the 10th Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of Devel ...

Tourist places

*Tekri Sarkar *Shri Baag Bageshwar Dhaam Chachaura * Chachaura Fort (Champavati Fort) *Gopi Krishan Sagar Dam * Bajrangarh Fort *Beesbhuja Devi Temple

Village

* Bajranggarh * Miyana

References

External links

Guna District website

Waterparks in Guna
*http://Instagram.com/gunadistrict {{Authority control Guna district, Districts of Madhya Pradesh