Panna district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left: Ajaygarh Temple, Mritangeshwara Temple inNandchand, Parnami Temple,Ken River inPanna National Park, Pawai Chandi Waterfalls | |
 Location of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Panna, India):24°43′N80°10′E / 24.717°N 80.167°E /24.717; 80.167 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Sagar |
| Headquarters | Panna |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly of Panna, Pawai and Gunour |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Shri Suresh Kumar(IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Khajuraho |
| • member of parliament | V.D.Sharma(BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,135 km2 (2,755 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,016,520 |
| • Density | 142.5/km2 (369.0/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 66.08% |
| • Sex ratio | 907 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MP-35 |
| Major highways | NH 39State highway 49 |
| Website | panna |
Panna district (Hindi pronunciation:[pənːaː]) is adistrict of theSagar Division, within theMadhya Pradesh state in central India. The town ofPanna is the district headquarters.
Panna district was created in 1950, shortly afterIndian independence, from the territory of several formerprincely states ofBritish India, including the states ofPanna,Jaso, most ofAjaigarh, and a portion ofPaldeo. Panna District was part of the new Indian state ofVindhya Pradesh, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.
Panna district lies between23°27′N79°27′E / 23.45°N 79.45°E /23.45; 79.45 and25°06′N80°24′E / 25.10°N 80.40°E /25.10; 80.40.[1] It has an area of 7,135 km2.[2]
TheKen River flows through the district. ThePandav Falls, TheBrihaspati Kund, and theGatha Falls are located in the district.Panna National Park is a major tourist attraction in the district.[3]
Panna,Ajaygarh,Amanganj andPawai is major town's of the District
In 2006 theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Panna one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[4] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from theBackward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4] It is among the five poorest districts in the state in terms of income. It ranks 41st out of 45 districts in human development index (HDI) in Madhya Pradesh.[5]
This district has large reserves of diamonds and limestone, some cement factories are operated here. A unit of J.K. Cement is operating here.[6] Udyogiri Puraina is an industrial area in Panna. It is located near Katni, some industrial units are functioning here.[7][8][9]
This intermediate subdivisions are also calledblock,[10]intermediate panchayat,[11]tehsil[12] or tahsil.[12] Inside Panna district, there are the following nine subdivisions:
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 165,440 | — |
| 1911 | 207,021 | +2.27% |
| 1921 | 202,725 | −0.21% |
| 1931 | 215,137 | +0.60% |
| 1941 | 249,226 | +1.48% |
| 1951 | 259,659 | +0.41% |
| 1961 | 331,257 | +2.47% |
| 1971 | 429,077 | +2.62% |
| 1981 | 539,978 | +2.33% |
| 1991 | 687,945 | +2.45% |
| 2001 | 856,558 | +2.22% |
| 2011 | 1,016,520 | +1.73% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 95.89% | |||
| Islam | 3.46% | |||
| Jainism | 0.47% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.18% | |||
According to the2011 census Panna District has apopulation of 1,016,520,[15] roughly equal to the nation ofCyprus[16] or the US state ofMontana.[17] This gives it a ranking of 442nd in India (out of a total of640).[15] The district has a population density of 142 inhabitants per square kilometre (370/sq mi) .[15] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 18.62%.[15] Panna has asex ratio of 907females for every 1000 males,[15] and aliteracy rate of 66.08%. 12.33% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 20.46% and 16.81% of the population respectively.[15]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 69.08% of the population in the district spokeHindi and 29.73%Bundeli as their first language.[18]
Among Panna's languages isBundeli, which has alexical similarity of 72–91% withHindi and is spoken by about 3 million people inBagelkhand.[19]
Panna district is famous for its diamond mines located in a belt of about 80 km across the Panna town.[2] In olden days the most productive mines were located in the village of Sukariuh.[20] Nowadays, Majhagaon is the only active diamond mine in Asia.[21]
Cyprus 11,20,489 July 2011 est.
Montana 989,415
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