{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Sehore}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Sehore district | settlement_type = [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] | total_type = Total | native_name = | image_skyline = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 280 | image_style = | perrow = 1/2 |image1 = Vindhyavasini Vijayasana Mata Temple, Salkanpur.jpg |caption1 = Salkanpur Temple |image2 = 012092021 3rd century BCE Saru Maru Panguraria Buddhist site, Madhya Pradesh 020.jpg |image3 = Natural beauty of salkanpur.jpg }} | image_caption = From left to right, top to bottom: Salkanpur Temple, [[stupa]]s, aerial view of Salkanpur | image_map = MP Sehore district map.svg | map_caption = Location of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh | coordinates = {{Coord|23|12|N|77|05|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = Sehore | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]] | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = [[Bhopal division|Bhopal]] | established_title = Established | established_date = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [[Sehore]] | parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]] | parts_style = para | p1 = 8:<br /> #[[Sehore]] #[[Ashta, Madhya Pradesh|Ashta]] #[[Budhni]] #[[Bhairunda]] #[[Rehti]], #[[Ichhawar]] #[[Shyampur, Sehore|Shyampur]] #[[Jawar, Sehore|Jawar]] | area_total_km2 = 6578 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_total = 1,311,332 | population_footnotes = | population_urban = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Demographics | demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] | demographics1_info1 = 70.06% | demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio | demographics1_info2 = 918 | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]] | leader_name1 = [[Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhopal]] | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +05:30 | registration_plate = | blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]] | blank_info_sec1 = Bhopal-Indore Highway | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | website = {{URL|https://sehore.nic.in}} | official_name = }}
'''Sehore district''' ({{IPA|hi|siːɦoːɾ}}) is a [[Districts of Madhya Pradesh|district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in central India. The town of [[Sehore]] is the district headquarters. The district is part of [[Bhopal Division]].
==Geography == Sehore is 37 km from the state capital,Sehore is situated on the [[Western Railway Zone (India)|Western Railway]] line from [[Bhopal]] to [[Ratlam]]. It is surrounded by 7 districts: [[Bhopal]], [[Raisen]], [[Harda]], [[Hoshangabad]], [[Dewas]], [[Shajapur]] and [[Rajgarh district|Rajgarh]].The Major rivers passing through the Sehore district is the [[Seevan River]] [[Kolar River (Madhya Pradesh)|Kolar River]] and [[Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh)|Parvati River]].
== Demographics ==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,34,308|13=1911|14=2,54,693|15=1921|16=2,42,362|17=1931|18=2,62,560|19=1941|20=2,78,270|21=1951|22=2,83,968|23=1961|24=3,81,286|25=1971|26=5,10,894|27=1981|28=6,57,381|29=1991|30=8,41,358|31=2001|32=10,78,912|33=2011|34=13,11,332|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43356/download/47048/23%20A-2%20Madhya%20Pradesh.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|align=center}}
{{bar box |title=Religions in Sehore district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11381/download/14494/DDW23C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> |titlebar=#FCD116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|88.73}} {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|10.52}} {{bar percent|[[Jainism in India|Jainism]]|brown|0.48}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.27}} }}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Sehore District has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,311,332.<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Sehore |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/748/download/2630/DH_2011_2328_PART_A_DCHB_SEHORE.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =New Hampshire 1,316,470}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 373 in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 199 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.51%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Sehore has a [[sex ratio]] of 918 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 71.11%. 18.95% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.69% and 11.10% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{Pie chart |thumb = left |caption = Languages of Sehore district (2011)<ref name="language"/> |label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 95.38 |color1 = orange |label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 2.31 |color2 = green |label3 = [[Malvi language|Malvi]] |value3 = 1.46 |color3 = deeppink |label4 = Others |value4 = 0.85 |color4 = grey }}
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], 95.38% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 2.31% [[Urdu]] and 1.46% [[Malvi language|Malvi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10211/download/13323/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2300.XLSX |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
==Administration== There are 4 Assembly of Sehore districts that are governed by MLAs:<ref>[https://sehore.nic.in/en/constituencies/ Sehore District official website: constituencies]</ref> * 156 Budhni * 157 Ashta * 158 Ichhawar * 159 Sehore
There are 9 tehsils in Sehore district: Sehore Urban, Sehore Rural, [[Shyampur, Sehore|Shyampur]], [[Ashta, Madhya Pradesh|Ashta]], [[Jawar, Sehore|Jawar]], [[Ichhawar tehsil|Ichhawar]], [[Bhairunda]] (otherwise [[Nasrullaganj]]), [[Budhni|Budni]] and [[Rehti tehsil|Rehti]].<ref>[https://sehore.nic.in/en/revenue-administration/#taluk Sehore District official website: list of tehsils]</ref>
==Economy Of Sehore== Sehore is one of the fastest developing districts of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. ===Agriculture=== Sehore district is primarily an agricultural district occupying the Chambal and Narmada basin valley, having predominantly an agricultural economy. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in the district. Wheat, Rice, Jawar, Maize and Soyabean are the major crops sown in the district.<ref>Sehore-District-Export-Plan-Focused-on-ODOP.pdf</ref>
===Industries=== Sehore has two industrial areas, Badiyakhedi and Budhni. Sehore's industrial landscape is thriving, particularly in sectors such as agro-processing, textiles, and manufacturing, contributing significantly to economic growth and employment generation. Big scale industries like [[ITC Limited]], [[Vardhman Group of Companies|Vardhman Fabric]] and Trident group operated in Sehore District.<ref>_2018,_Vardhman_Fabrics (1).pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Executive summary | url=https://www.mppcb.mp.gov.in/pdf/Public_Hearing-sum/486-Trident/486-English.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519124611/https://www.mppcb.mp.gov.in/pdf/Public_Hearing-sum/486-Trident/486-English.pdf | archive-date=2025-05-19}}</ref>
==Tourist places== * [[Kolar Dam (Bhopal) | Kolar dam]]:- Kolar Dam Located in Sehore district, is known for a tourist attraction as well as boating * [[Saru Maru|Saru-Maru Caves]]:- Ancient Buddhist caves with stupas, offering a glimpse into the region's history.<ref>[http://www.asibhopal.nic.in/monument/sehore_panguraria_sarcomprisedarea.html ASI Saru Maru page]</ref> *Kubereshwar Dham:- Famous for lord [[Shiva]]'s temple Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this temple is of religious significance for the devotees. The architecture of the temple reflects traditional Indian temple design, with intricate carvings and sculptures adorning its structure.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Kubereshwar Dham Sehore कुबेरेश्वर धाम सीहोर | url=https://pravaah.in/kubereshwar-dham-sehore/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625224204/https://pravaah.in/kubereshwar-dham-sehore/ | access-date=2025-08-11 | archive-date=2024-06-25}}</ref> *Shree Chintaman Ganesh Temple, Sehore *Digambar waterfall *Amargarh Waterfalls *Aanwli Ghat === [[Bijasan Mata Temple, Salkanpur]] === This sacred Siddhpeeth of Vindhyavasni Bijasan Devi is a very ancient temple of Goddess “Durga” situated on an 800 feet high hill in Salkanpur village of Rehti tehsil. To reach the temple, devotees have to climb 1400 stairs.<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 June 2023 |title= 'Shila Puja' for Devi Lok at Salkanpur |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/shila-puja-for-devi-lok-at-salkanpur/articleshow/100664435.cms|newspaper= The Times of India}}</ref>
==Transportation== Sehore is located on [[Ujjain–Bhopal section]] it own [[Sehore railway station|Railway Station]] which connects its major city of Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/1520#st | title=49 Departures from Sehore WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry }}</ref>
It's 37 km away from state capital [[Bhopal]] and well connected with roads,
Nearby airport is [[Bhopal Airport]].
==Notable people == <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their OWN article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> * [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]], Indian Politician and Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. * [[Umrao Singh (politician)|Umrao Singh]], Indian Politician * [[Shailendra Patel]], Indian Politician * [[William Townshend (cricketer)|William Townshend]] (1849–1923), English cricketer
==See also== * [[Shahganj, Madhya Pradesh|Shahganj]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://sehore.nic.in Sehore District web site] * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/275971063617]
{{Geographic location |Centre = Sehore district |North = [[Rajgarh district]] |Northeast = [[Bhopal district]] |East = |Southeast = [[Hoshangabad district]] |South = [[Harda district]] |Southwest = [[Dewas district]] |West = |Northwest = [[Shajapur district]] }}
{{Districts of Madhya Pradesh}} {{Bhopal Division}} {{Narmada basin}} {{Authority control}}
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