Jhansi district | |
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 Location of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Jhansi |
| Headquarters | Jhansi |
| Tehsils | 1. Jhansi, 2. Mauranipur, 3. Moth, 4.Tehroli, 5.Garautha |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jhansi |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,024 km2 (1,940 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,998,603 |
| • Density | 397.8/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 833,484 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 75.05% |
| • Sex ratio | 890 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | jhansi |
Jhansi district is one of thedistricts ofUttar Pradeshstate innorthernIndia. The city ofJhansi is the district headquarters. The district is bordered on the north byJalaun District, to the east byHamirpur andMahoba districts, to the south byTikamgarh District ofMadhya Pradesh state, to the southwest byLalitpur District, which is joined to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor, and on the east by theDatia andBhind districts of Madhya Pradesh. Population 19,98,603 (2011 census). Lalitpur District, which extends into the hill country to the south, was added to Jhansi District in 1891, and made a separate district again in 1974.
In 1861 the city of Jhansi and a dependent territory was ceded toGwalior State and the capital of the district was moved toJhansi-Nawabad (Jhansi Re-founded), a village without "cantonment" (military camp). Jhansi (the old city) became the capital of a "subah" (provínce) within the state of Gwalior, but in 1886 was returned to British rule as a district of theUnited Provinces of Agra and Oudh in exchange for theGwalior Fort and the cantonment of Morar nearby.[1] (It had been given to the Maharaja of Gwalior, but came under British rule in 1886 as the result of a territorial swap.) The population of Jhansi in 1901 was about 55,000 while Jhansi district's population had been about 407,000 in 1891.[1]
Under theMughal Empire at the time ofAkbar, the area of today's Jhansi district was part of thesarkar ofErachh inAgra Subah.[2] The area was part of the mahals of Erachh,Bhander, Bijpur, Jhansi, "Pandor" (i.e. Pandwaha), andJhatra.[2] Jhatra consisted of 4 mahals grouped together.[2]
Several railway lines serve the district. South of Jhansi District lies the hill country ofBundelkhand, which slopes down from theVindhya Range. The district consists of the level plain of Bundelkhand, distinguished for its deep black soil, known asmar, and admirably adapted for the cultivation ofcotton. The district is intersected or bounded by three principal rivers, thePahuj,Betwa andDhasan.[3]
The main city in Jhansi district isJhansi. Other towns areMauranipur,Garautha,Moth,Babina,Chirgaon,Samthar,Gursarai,Erich, etc.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 426,875 | — |
| 1911 | 468,327 | +0.93% |
| 1921 | 421,828 | −1.04% |
| 1931 | 477,544 | +1.25% |
| 1941 | 535,878 | +1.16% |
| 1951 | 565,933 | +0.55% |
| 1961 | 714,484 | +2.36% |
| 1971 | 870,138 | +1.99% |
| 1981 | 1,137,031 | +2.71% |
| 1991 | 1,429,698 | +2.32% |
| 2001 | 1,744,931 | +2.01% |
| 2011 | 1,998,603 | +1.37% |
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According to the2011 census Jhansi district has apopulation of 1,998,603,[6] roughly equal to the nation ofSlovenia[7] or the US state ofNew Mexico.[8] This gives it a ranking of 231st in India (out of a total of640).[6] The district has a population density of 398 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,030/sq mi) .[6] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.54%.[6] Jhansi has asex ratio of 890females for every 1000 males,[6] and aliteracy rate of 69.68%. 41.70% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 28.14% and 0.19% of the population respectively.[6]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 95.35% of the population in the district spokeHindi and 3.36%Bundeli as their first language.[9]
There are 5 tehsil in district Jhansi:[10]
There are 8 Development Blocks:[10]
There are 4 constituencies in Jhansi District:[10]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jhansi".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 412–413.Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est.
New Mexico - 2,059,179
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