Morena, Madhya Pradesh

Morena is a town and a district in the Indian state of northern Madhya Pradesh. The place gets its name from mor and raina, which means a place where peacocks are found in abundance; Morena is home to the largest number of peacocks in India.
Morena is situated on the border of three states: Madhya Pradesh, Rajsthan, and Uttar Pradesh. It is governed by a municipal corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is located from Dholpur, from Gwalior, from Agra and from Bhind.
Morena is famous for National Chambal Sanctuary which is home to Gharials, which extends upto Etawah. Famous sweet "Gajak" trails its origin to Morena which is made from jaggary.

Geography

Morena is located at. It has an average elevation of 177 metres.It is very famous for its Chambal ravines.It is formed due to Thousands of years of erosion and change in course of river.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Morena had a population of. 13.2% of the population is under six years old. Literacy was 80.28%; male literacy was 89.08% and female literacy was 70.22%.

Politics

There are six Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Morena district:

Sabalgarh,
Joura,
Sumawali,
Morena,
Dimani, and
Ambah.

Economy

Morena district has an agrarian economy where majority of people are engaged in the agriculture. There is an industrial area in Banmore where several industrial units are functioning.

Public amenities

Healthcare

Kunwar Jahar singh sharma district hospital is government owned District Hospital in Morena. It is a 350 bed hospital with facilities like in-house doctors, Ultrasound facility, in-house Blood bank, E.C.G and Lens transplantation.

Education

Morena has several government and private owned schools. Schools in the district include:

Govt. Excellence Higher Secondary School No. 1, Morena
Kerela convent school
Saint mary high school
GD School Joura
Triveni High School
MG Memorial School
Neil World School
J. S. Public School
Academic Height Public School
Krishna Convent School Khandoli
Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
T.S.S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
T.R GANDHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

Government Colleges in Morena

Government Maharaja College
Government Polytechnic College
Government Girls College
Agriculture College in Morena

Cuisines

Gajak - Gajak is prepared with sesame seeds and jaggery with a method of preparation which is time consuming. It takes about 10–15 hours to prepare 5–8 kilograms of gajaks. The dough is hammered until all the sesame seeds break down and release their oils into the dough.
Bedai sabji
Kheer pua

Tourist places

Notable people

Ram Prasad Bismil, an Indian revolutionary from the village of Barbai
Narendra Singh Tomar, Former union minister
V. D. Sharma, MP and BJP state president
Adal Singh Kansana, Minister in the Madhya Pradesh government
Paan Singh Tomar, Athlete
Manoj Kumar Sharma, IPS officer
Ram Bilas Pachori, Indian Academician

Transport

Road

Morena is situated on National Highway 3. The roadway connects all the parts of the state and nearby states such as Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The city is situated at the heart of India and can be reached from anywhere in the country through National Highway No. 3. The city has Mofussil bus services with connections to nearby towns, villages and cities.

Indian railways

Morena railway station is connected by train services to all parts of the country. Direct connections by train are available to these cities. Express trains such as the Bhopal Express, Taj Express and Bhopal Shatabdi and many more stop at Morena.