Morena district


Morena district is one of the 53 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in the Chambal division.Morena District is located in the Chambal division of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Geography

Morena is located at 26.5°N 78.0°E. It has an average elevation of 177 metres. Its major rivers include the Chambal, Kwari, Asan, and Sank.

Divisions

Morena district comprises four sub-divisions: Morena, Ambah, Joura and Sabalgarh. Morena sub-division comprises a lone tehsil and a lone block: Morena.
Ambah sub-division comprises two tehsils and blocks: Ambah and Porsa. Joura sub-division comprises Joura tehsil, which is further divided into two blocks: Joura and Pahargarh. Sabalgarh sub-division has two tehsils and blocks: Sabalgarh and Kailaras.

Government

The district has six Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah. All of these are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency. All Assemblies are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency.
Shivmangal Singh Tomar was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Morena, Madhya Pradesh in the 2024 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Morena District has a population of 1,965,970, roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 236th in India. The district has a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.38%.
Morena has a sex ratio of 839 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.07%. 23.93% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.44% and 0.87% of the population respectively.
Hindi is the predominant language, spoken by 99.81% of the population. The dialect of the region is Braj.

Economy

Morena has agrarian and industrial economy. Banmore has a well developed Industrial area where many factories are functioning. From tyres to oil & spices to plastics, these industries are significant contributor to the economy of Morena.
Villages of Morena district has good availability of water. Canals, tubewells and borewells are irrigation sources. Major crops cultivated in Morena are wheat and Mustard.
In Banmore Industrial area many important manufacturing unit are operated like, JK Tyre.

Transport

Road

Morena is connected by National Highway 3 which connects Agra to Mumbai.

Rail

of North Central Railway zone lies on the main train line connecting Delhi and Mumbai. Several trains running from North to south have their stoppage in Morena.
Along with this Kailaras, Joura, Sumaoli, Sabalgarh have railway stations.

Religion

is the majority religion in the district, followed by more than 95% of the total population and the district has many significant Hindu temples. Islam is the second most followed religion, with 3.9% of the population with Jainism and Buddhism making up small minorities. There is also a small minority of Christians and Sikhs in the region.

Notable landmarks