Morena, is a town and a district in the Indian state of northern Madhya Pradesh. The place gets its name from “mor” (peacock) and “raina”- which means a place where peacocks are found in abundance and is home to the largest number of peacocks in India.
Morena | |
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[Municipal corporation] | |
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| Nickname: City of Peacocks | |
  Morena Location in Madhya Pradesh  Morena Morena (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′N 78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Morena |
| Region | Gwalior Chambal |
| Government | |
| • MP | Shivmangal Singh Tomar (BJP) |
| • Collector | Mr.Ankit Asthana (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 200,483 |
| • Rank | 154 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi English |
| • Dialect | Bundeli |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 476001 |
| Telephone code | 07532 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-06 |
| Website | morena |
It 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 39 kilometres (24 mi) from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and 82 km from Agra, Uttar pradesh.
Morena is famous for National Chambal Sanctuary which is home to Gharials. Famous sweet "Gajak" trails its origin to Morena which is made from jaggary.
Geography
editMorena is located at 26°30′N 78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).
Demographics
editThis section needs to be updated. (February 2023) |
As of the 2011 Census of India, Morena had a population of 288,303.[3] 13.2% of the population is under six years old.[3] Literacy was 80.28%; male literacy was 89.08% and female literacy was 70.22%.[3]
Politics
editBharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party are the major parties active in the Morena district.
There are six vidhansabha constituencies in the Morena district which are Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani, and Ambah.
Economy
editMorena district has an agrarian economy where majority of people are engaged in the agriculture. There is an industrial area in Banmore where several units are functioning.
Public amenities
editHealthcare
editKunwar 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
editMorena has several government and private owned schools. Schools in the district include:
Cuisines
edit- 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
edit- Chausath Yogini Mandir
- Sanichara dham[9]
- Ataar ghat, Sabalgarh
- Alopi shankar temple, Kailaras
- Ishwara mahadev mandir, Pahargarh
- National Chambal Sanctuary
Notable people
edit- 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
Transport
editRoad
editMorena 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 (city-to-city) bus services with connections to nearby towns, villages and cities.
Indian railways
editMorena 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Morena, India". www.fallingrain.com.
- ^ a b c "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Govt. Multipurpose Excellence H.S. School, No-1, Morena".
- ^ "KIDZ A First Step Pre-Primary School".
- ^ "MG Memorial School".
- ^ "Neiil World School". neiilworldschool.com.
- ^ "J.S. PUBLIC SCHOOL – J.S. PUBLIC SCHOOL".
- ^ "पर्यटक स्थल | ज़िला मुरैना, म.प्र. शासन | भारत".