chhatarpur district
{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Chhatarpur}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chhatarpur district
| settlement_type = District
| total_type = Total
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|photo1b = Magnificent Mastani Mahal.jpg
|photo2a = 0121921 Group of Temples, Vyas Badora, Madhya Pradesh 327.jpg
|photo2b = Dathla Hills, Near Khajuraho.jpg
|photo3a = Raneh falls, Madhya Pradesh 55.jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Jagdamba Temple at Khajuraho, Mastani Mahal in Dhubela, Dathla Hills, Raneh Falls, Temples in Vyas Badora
| image_map = MP Chhatarpur district map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|24.915709|N|79.582214|E|region:IN_type:city|display=title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Chhatarpur
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Sagar
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Chhatarpur
| parts_type = Tehsils
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| area_total_km2 = 8,687
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,762,375
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = Literacy
| demographics1_info1 = 64.9 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 884
| leader_title = District Magistrate
| leader_name = Mr. Sandeep G.R IAS
| leader_title1 = Lok Sabha constituencies
| leader_name1 = Khajuraho
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| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = MP 16
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Chhatarpur District ({{IPA|hi|t͡ʃʰət̪əɾpʊɾ}}) is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. district of Chhatarpur is the district headquarters.
Geography
Chhatarpur district located at 24.06° & 25.20°N 78.59° & 80.26° E respectively. The district has an area of 8,687 km². Chhatarpur District is bounded by Uttar Pradesh state to the north, and the Madhya Pradesh districts of Panna to the east, Damoh to the south, Sagar to the southwest, and Tikamgarh to the west. Chhatarpur District is part of Sagar Division.{{cite web| url =http://chhatarpur.nic.in/ | title =Chhatarpur | publisher =Chhatarpur district administration |access-date = 2010-08-18 }}
Economy
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 }}
Demographics
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,41,124|13=1911|14=4,76,507|15=1921|16=4,37,318|17=1931|18=4,34,014|19=1941|20=4,64,041|21=1951|22=4,81,140|23=1961|24=5,87,373|25=1971|26=7,12,385|27=1981|28=8,86,660|29=1991|30=11,58,076|31=2001|32=14,74,723|33=2011|34=17,62,375|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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|title=Religions in Chhatarpur district (2011){{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}}
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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|95.15}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|3.99}}
{{bar percent|Jainism|brown|0.59}}
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According to the 2011 census Chhatarpur District has a population of 1,762,375,{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Chhatarpur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/690/download/2408/DH_2011_2308_PART_A_DCHB_CHHATARPUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia{{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 = Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.}} or the US state of Nebraska.{{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=Nebraska 1,826,341
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}} This gives it a ranking of 271st in India (out of a total of 707). The district has a population density of {{convert| 203 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.54%. Chhattarpur has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 64.9%. 22.64% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 23.00% and 4.18% of the population respectively.
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|caption = Languages of Chhatarpur district (2011)
|label1 = Bundeli |value1 = 74.45 |color1 = tomato
|label2 = Hindi |value2 = 24.69 |color2 = orange
|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.86 |color3 = grey
}}
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 74.45%% of the population in the district spoke Bundeli and 24.69% Hindi 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}}
Administrative Divisions
Education
People from Chhatarpur district
- Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, Hindu priest
- Satyavrat Chaturvedi - Former MP for Khajuraho
- Asgari Bai - Dhrupad singer and recipient of Padma Shri
- Babu Gulabrai - Hindi writer
- Jeetendra Singh Bundela
Tourist places
Villages
Geographical indication
Mahoba Desawari Pan was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 14 September 2021 which is valid upto 4 February 2023.{{cite news |title=महोबा के पान किसानों को मिली डबल खुशी, GI टैग के बाद बीमा के दायरे में पान फसल |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/others/paan-farmers-of-mahoba-got-double-happiness-betel-crop-under-insurance-after-gi-tag/articleshow/86957434.cms |access-date=26 January 2025 |work=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}{{cite web |title=Mahoba Desawari Pan |url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/401 |website=Intellectual Property India |access-date=26 January 2025}}
Chaurasiya Samaj Sewa Samiti from Mahoba, proposed the GI registration of 'Mahoba Desawari Pan'. After filing the application in February 2013, the Betel leaf was granted the GI tag in 2021 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Mahoba Desawari Pan" exclusive to the Betel leaf cultivated in the region.{{cite news |title=जीआई टैग के बाद फसल बीमा के दायरे में लाए गए महोबा के देशावरी पान, योगी सरकार ने की घोषणा
|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/mahoba-after-gi-tag-mahoba-deshavari-paan-has-been-linked-to-pm-fasal-bima-yojana-nodelsp-3788854.html |access-date=26 January 2025 |work=News18 हिंदी |date=9 October 2021 |language=hi}} It thus became the second Betel leaf variety from India after Mysore Betel Leaf and the 36th type of goods from Uttar Pradesh along with being the 12th type of goods from Madhya Pradesh to earn the GI tag.
The prestigious GI tag, awarded by the GI registry, certifies that a product possesses distinct qualities, adheres to traditional production methods, and has earned a reputation rooted in its geographical origin.
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Chhatarpur district
|North = Mahoba district, Uttar Pradesh
|Northeast = Banda district, Uttar Pradesh
|East = Panna district
|Southeast =
|South = Damoh district
|Southwest = Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh
Sagar district
|West = Tikamgarh district
|Northwest = Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh
}}
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{{Sagar Division}}
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