Panna district

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Panna district was created in 1950, shortly after Indian independence, from the territory of several former princely states of British India, including the states of Panna, Jaso, most of Ajaigarh, and a portion of Paldeo. Panna District was part of the new Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.

Panna district lies between {{Coord|23.45|N|79.45|E}} and {{Coord|25.10|N|80.40|E}}.{{cite web| url =http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/madhyapradesh/districts/panna.htm | title =Panna district map | publisher = Maps of India |access-date = 18 August 2010 }} It has an area of 7,135 km².{{cite web | url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm | title =Panna District | publisher =india9 | access-date =2010-08-18 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110312090223/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Panna-District-13757.htm | archive-date =2011-03-12 | url-status =dead }}

The Ken River flows through the district. The Pandav Falls and the Gatha Falls are located in the district. Panna National Park is a major tourist attraction in the district.{{cite web| url = http://www.panna.nic.in/| title = Panna – a city of diamonds| publisher = Panna district administration| access-date = 18 August 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100820223122/http://www.panna.nic.in/| archive-date = 2010-08-20| url-status = dead}}

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Panna one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cseindia.org/mining/1district_madhyapradesh.htm |title=Mining Map: Hotspots – Madhya Pradesh |website=cseindia.org |access-date= 22 May 2017 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521220754/https://www.cseindia.org/mining/1district_madhyapradesh.htm |archive-date=2017-05-21}}

This intermediate subdivisions are also called block,[http://ddws.gov.in/habquery/rep_hab_para.asp?qs=pcarwsp&stcode=17 National Habitation Survey 2003: LIST OF QUALITY AFFECTED HABITATIONS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165957/http://ddws.gov.in/habquery/rep_hab_para.asp?qs=pcarwsp&stcode=17 |date=21 July 2011 }} intermediate panchayat,[http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=3930&parenttype=B&ptype=V&button1=Submit Village Panchayat Names of AJAIGARH] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310160654/http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansumsql.asp?button1=submit&parenttype=b&ptype=v&selstate=3930 |date=10 March 2016 }} tehsil[http://eci.nic.in/archive/Oct2008/pollupd/ac/states/s12/Acnstcand58.htm State elections 2008 candidates] or tahsil. Inside Panna district, there are the following nine subdivisions:

• Ajaigarh
• Amanganj
• Gunour (or Gunnor, or Gunor as panchayat and habitation name or Gunaur as village name)
• Panna
• Pawai
• Shahnagar
• Raipura
• Simariya
• Devendranagar

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,65,440|13=1911|14=2,07,021|15=1921|16=2,02,725|17=1931|18=2,15,137|19=1941|20=2,49,226|21=1951|22=2,59,659|23=1961|24=3,31,257|25=1971|26=4,29,077|27=1981|28=5,39,978|29=1991|30=6,87,945|31=2001|32=8,56,558|33=2011|34=10,16,520|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{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}}|align=center}}

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According to the 2011 census Panna District has a population of 1,016,520,{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Panna |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/734/download/2584/DH_2011_2309_PART_A_DCHB_PANNA.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus{{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 = 1 October 2011 | quote = Cyprus 11,20,489 July 2011 est.}} or the US state of Montana.{{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 =Montana 989,415}} This gives it a ranking of 442nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert| 142 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 18.62%. Panna has a sex ratio of 907 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy 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.

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 69.08% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 29.73% Bundeli as their first 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}}

Among Panna's languages is Bundeli, which has a lexical similarity of 72–91% with Hindi and is spoken by about 3 million people in Bagelkhand.{{e25|bfy|Bagheli}}

Panna district is famous for its diamond mines located in a belt of about 80 km across the Panna town. In olden days the most productive mines were located in the village of Sukariuh.{{cite web | url = http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 | title = Precious stones and Gems | last = Streeter | first = Edwin W. | work = The Indian Diamond | publisher = George Bell & Sons (1898) | access-date = 18 August 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080609/http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/streeter-precious-stones/page_146 | archive-date = 2011-05-22 | url-status = dead }} Nowadays, Majhagaon is the only active diamond mine in Asia.{{cite web | url = http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html | title = Panna Diamond Mines | publisher = Subh Yatra | access-date = 18 August 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100708202805/http://www.shubhyatra.com/madhya-pradesh/panna-diamond-mines.html | archive-date = 2010-07-08 | url-status = dead }}

• Ajaygarh Fort, This fort was very important during the half period of Chandela rule. This fort is situated on the top of the Vindhya hills. The fort has two entrances. There is a gate in the north of the fort and Tarhauni gate in the south-east. To reach the doors one has to climb a steep rocky slope of 45 minutes. There is a lake named Ajay Palaka Talav in the middle of the fort.
• Panna National Park, Panna is the twenty-second tiger reserve of India and the fifth of Madhya Pradesh. The reserve is located in the Vindhyan Range and extends across Panna and Chhatarpur districts in the north of the state. Panna National Park was created in 1981. It was declared a Project Tiger Reserve by the Government of India in 1994.
• Raneh Falls, a waterfall on Ken River. The Ken River forms a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, and 30 metres (98 ft) deep canyon made of pure crystalline granite in varying shades of colours ranging from pink and red to grey. There is a series of waterfalls in the canyon. The larger and smaller falls run all through the year. Other seasonal falls appear during monsoons.
• Jugal Kishor Mandir, The idol kept in the sanctum sanctorum of this temple has been brought from Brindavan via Orchha. Swami's jewellery and attire reflect the Bundelkhandi style. The temple has all the architectural features of Bundela temples, including a nata mantapa, bhog mantapa and pradakshna passage.
• Prannath Mandir, Mahamati Prannathji Temple is an important pilgrimage site for Pranamis and attracts large number of devotees during Sharad Purnima. It is believed that Mahamati Prannathji lived at that place for 11 years after which he took Samadhi inside one of the domes of this temple. The temple was built in 1692 and has Muslim and Hindu architectural styles in its domes and lotus structures.
• Nachna Kuthara Mandir, The Nachna temples are of various types dating back to the Gupta Empire era of the 5th or 6th century. Chaturmukh temple dates back to the 9th century. These temples reflect the North Indian style of Hindu temple architecture.

• Jaruapur
• Muhandra

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• [https://panna.nic.in/ Official website]

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|North = Banda district, Uttar Pradesh

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|East = Satna district

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|South = Katni district

|Southwest = Damoh district

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|Northwest = Chhatarpur district

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