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Jhansi district
झांसी जिला
—  District of Uttar Pradesh  —
Uttar Pradesh district location map Jhansi
Location of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division Jhansi
Established
Headquarters Jhansi
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Jhansi
Area
 • Total 5,024 km2 (1,940 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 1,744,931
 • Density 350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Website Official website

Jhansi District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Jhansi is the district headquarters.

The district is bordered on the north by Jalaun District, to the east by Hamirpur and Mahoba districts, to the south by Tikamgarh District of Madhya Pradesh state, to the southwest by Lalitpur District, which is joined to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor, and on the east by the Datia and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh. Population 1,746,715 (2001 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. Several railway lines serve the district. South of Jhansi District lies the hill country of Bundelkhand, which slopes down from the Vindhya Range. The district consists of the level plain of Bundelkhand, distinguished for its deep black soil, known as mar, and admirably adapted for the cultivation of cotton. The district is intersected or bounded by three principal rivers, the Pahuj, Betwa and Dhasan. The main city in Jhansi district is Jhansi. Other towns are Mauranipur, Garautha, Moth, Babina, Chirgaon, Samthar Gursarai, etc.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Jhansi district has a population of 2,000,755,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia[2] or the US state of New Mexico.[3] This gives it a ranking of 231st in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 398 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,030 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.66 %.[1] Jhansi has a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 76.37 %.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  2. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est." 
  3. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Mexico - 2,059,179" 

External links[]

Template:Jhansi district

Template:Jhansi division topics

Coordinates: 25°30′N 78°30′E / 25.5, 78.5



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