Sidhi is a city and a municipality in

Sidhi district Sidhi district () is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The town of Sidhi is the district headquarters. The district is part of Rewa Division. History Rulers of Sidhi In the 1800s, there were three separate rulers of Sidhi ...

in the

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. It is the headquarters of the

. Sidhi is also known as the birth place of

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. An advisor of the

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Emperor

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and

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. Sidhi is home to a vast number of nature reserves and parks; Sanjay Dubri National Park, (Tiger reserve) Son Ghariyal Sanctuary and the Son-Banas Sangam(River Junction). Situated near

Chandreh Chandreh, also spelled Chandrehi or Chandrehe, is a village in Rampur Naikin block of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. Located near the confluence of the Sone River, Son and Banas River (Madhya Pradesh), Banas rivers, it is known for its 10th-cen ...

, Sidhi is a starting point for pilgrims visiting Chandreh's Shiva Temple. The population of Sidhi District is 1,500,000 and the population of Sidhi City is 1,000,000. Sidhi is connected to National Highway No.39; Madhya Pradesh State Highway No.52; and Madhya Pradesh State Highway No.09.

Geography

Sidhi is located at . It has an average elevation of 272 metres (892 feet) and covers a geographical area of It is a state of Chandela Rajputs who came from Khajuraho. They mainly live in Bardi State and then again divide into a few areas in Sidhi.

Climate

Transportation

Closest Airport to Sidhi is in Rewa domestic airport which is 85 kilometers away and has connecting flights to major destinations such as Delhi, Bangaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata etc. Closest railway station is Madwas and Joba which is respectively 50 and 60 km away from the city.And New Railway station is under construction in Sidhi city. Sidhi district is connected to National Highway No.39,state highway 09, Rewa-Sidhi major Roots and Sidhi-Beohari State highways.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India

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, Sidhi had a population of 45,664 with males constituting 54% of the population, females 46%. Sidhi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sidhi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

, Born in Ghoghra Sidhi, his career started in Sidhi before moving to Mughal Emperor

's court. * Arjun Singh, former CM of Madhya Pradesh * Govind Mishra, Former Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Constituency No. 11 Sidhi * Ajay Singh, former cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh Govt., Leader of opposition; Member of Legislative Assembly, Assembly Constituency No. 11 *

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, Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Constituency No. 11 Sidhi *

Riti Pathak Riti Pathak (born 1 July 1977; ) is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Sidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She ...

, Member Of Legislative Assembly, Assembly Constituency No. 77 *

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, Member Of Legislative Assembly, Assembly Constituency No. 78 *

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, Former Member of Parliament,

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Kunwar Singh Tekam Kunwar Singh Tekam (born 1963) is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He became a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the fourth time from Dhauhani Assembly constituency in Sidhi district representing the Bharatiya Jana ...

, Former Chairman Of National Commission For Scheduled Tribes; Member Of Legislative Assembly Constituency No. 82 Dhauhani Madhya Pradesh *

Satish Agnihotri Satish K. Agnihotri (born 1 July 1956) is the former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court. Earlier he has served as a judge of the Madras High Court at Chennai, Tamil Nadu and previously as the judge of Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur Chhattis ...

, Chief Justice of Sikkim, born in Rampur Naikin, and studied at Govt H S School Rampur Naikin.

References

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