Guna, Madhya Pradesh
{{short description|City in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{About|the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Guna District||Guna (disambiguation)}}
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{{original research|date=September 2017}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Guna
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Gwalior United National Army
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| border = infobox
| total_width = 270
| image_style =
| perrow = 1/1
| image3 = Guna Junction mp.png
| caption3 = Guna Junction Railway Station
| image1 = Tekri Sarkar Guna.png
| caption1 = Tekri Sarkar Hanuman Mandir
}}
| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.65|N|77.32|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India|}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Guna
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Gwalior Chambal
| subdivision_type4 = Division
| subdivision_name4 = Gwalior
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder = Scindia Dynasty
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = Collector
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 84
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 474
| population_total = 180935
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 2155
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi,{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs | access-date=6 June 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}} Bundeli
| postal_code_type = Pin code
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code = 473001
| timezone1 = IST
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 07542
| registration_plate = MP-08
| website = {{URL|https://guna.nic.in}}
| iso_code = IN-MP
| footnotes =
}}
Guna (Gwalior United National Army){{cite web |last1=Katoch |first1=Kunal |title=𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑮𝑼𝑵𝑨 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 : |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kunal-katoch |website=LinkedIn |access-date=2025-02-04 |language=en}} is a city and a municipality in Guna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Guna District under Gwalior Division and is located on the banks of Parbati river.
Guna was founded and rose to prominence in the mid-19th century when it became a military station for the Gwalior Cavalry. In Hinduism the presiding deity of Guna is Hanuman, whose temples are located to the east and west of the city. There are also Jain temples in and around Guna.{{Cite web |last=Cities & Towns |first=Guna |date=October 20, 2024 |title=Guna, Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Guna-India |access-date=October 20, 2024 |website=Britannica}}
Geography
Guna is located at {{Coord|24.65|N|77.32|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Guna.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Guna] It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 ft).
Climate
{{Weather box
| location = Guna (1991–2020, extremes 1932–2020)
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 33.5
| Feb record high C = 37.8
| Mar record high C = 42.0
| Apr record high C = 45.8
| May record high C = 47.8
| Jun record high C = 46.8
| Jul record high C = 43.0
| Aug record high C = 39.2
| Sep record high C = 39.5
| Oct record high C = 39.3
| Nov record high C = 37.0
| Dec record high C = 32.9
| year record high C = 47.8
| Jan high C = 24.4
| Feb high C = 27.9
| Mar high C = 33.7
| Apr high C = 39.0
| May high C = 42.0
| Jun high C = 39.0
| Jul high C = 32.3
| Aug high C = 30.2
| Sep high C = 32.3
| Oct high C = 33.6
| Nov high C = 30.3
| Dec high C = 26.9
| year high C = 32.6
|Jan mean C = 16.5
|Feb mean C = 20.1
|Mar mean C = 25.4
|Apr mean C = 30.7
|May mean C = 34.3
|Jun mean C = 32.2
|Jul mean C = 27.9
|Aug mean C = 26.5
|Sep mean C = 27.5
|Oct mean C = 26.2
|Nov mean C = 22.0
|Dec mean C = 18.1
| Jan low C = 9.0
| Feb low C = 11.9
| Mar low C = 16.8
| Apr low C = 22.0
| May low C = 26.3
| Jun low C = 26.5
| Jul low C = 24.3
| Aug low C = 23.3
| Sep low C = 22.5
| Oct low C = 18.8
| Nov low C = 14.2
| Dec low C = 10.0
| year low C = 18.6
| Jan record low C = -2.2
| Feb record low C = -1.1
| Mar record low C = 4.7
| Apr record low C = 10.5
| May record low C = 16.7
| Jun record low C = 18.2
| Jul record low C = 19.1
| Aug record low C = 19.4
| Sep record low C = 13.1
| Oct record low C = 8.3
| Nov record low C = 2.8
| Dec record low C = -1.7
| year record low C = -2.2
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 6.6
| Feb rain mm = 12.2
| Mar rain mm = 8.1
| Apr rain mm = 4.7
| May rain mm = 10.8
| Jun rain mm = 99.8
| Jul rain mm = 360.4
| Aug rain mm = 327.1
| Sep rain mm = 146.8
| Oct rain mm = 19.3
| Nov rain mm = 9.3
| Dec rain mm = 3.6
| year rain mm = 1008.5
| Jan rain days = 0.7
| Feb rain days = 0.9
| Mar rain days = 0.8
| Apr rain days = 0.6
| May rain days = 1.1
| Jun rain days = 5.6
| Jul rain days = 13.9
| Aug rain days = 13.6
| Sep rain days = 6.9
| Oct rain days = 1.3
| Nov rain days = 0.6
| Dec rain days = 0.5
| year rain days = 46.4
| time day = 17:30 IST
| Jan humidity = 42
| Feb humidity = 34
| Mar humidity = 25
| Apr humidity = 19
| May humidity = 21
| Jun humidity = 43
| Jul humidity = 72
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 65
| Oct humidity = 42
| Nov humidity = 42
| Dec humidity = 44
| year humidity = 44
| source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Guna Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 303–304
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M118
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}
|source 2 = Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)
{{cite web
| url = https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=42559
| title = Normals Data: Guna – India Latitude: 24.65°N Longitude: 77.32°E Height: 480 (m)
| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency
| access-date = 1 December 2022}}
}}
Demographics
{{See also|List of cities in Madhya Pradesh}}
As of 2011 Indian Census, Guna had a total population of 180,935, of which 94,464 were males and 86,471 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 24,447. The total number of literates in Guna was 125,295, which constituted 69.2% of the population with male literacy of 75.3% and female literacy of 62.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Guna was 80.1%, of which male literacy rate was 87.2% and female literacy rate was 72.3%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 27,631 and 3,623 respectively. Guna had 34383 households in 2011.{{cite web |title=Census of India: Guna |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=559591 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=22 January 2020}}
{{As of|2001}} India census, Guna has a population of 137,132. Males constitute 52.8% of the population and females 47.2%. Total number of literates was 91,322, giving a crude literacy rate 66.6% and an effective literacy rate of 78.4%. In Guna, a population of 20,648 (15%) was in the age range of 0–6 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}
Notable sites
References
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External links
- [http://guna.nic.in/ Official Website of Guna District]
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