Sihora is a town and a

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Jabalpur district Jabalpur district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The area of the district is 5,198 km² with population of 2,463,289 (2011 census). As of 20 ...

in the

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. Sihora is located at . The first cooperative society in madhya pradesh state was established in Sihora block of Jabalpur district in 1904. Sihora was a

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and ruled by

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chieftains. the rulers of sihora were direct descendants of Koli chief Bapuji Makwana.

Demographics

According to the 2011 India

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, Sihora had a population of 44048; Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sihora has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 59%. In Sihora, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

* Kashi Prasad Pandey represented Sihora Vidhan Sabha constituency of undivided

Legislative Assembly by winning

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of 1957.

References

{{Jabalpur Division Cities and towns in Jabalpur district