Betul (District)

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Betul District
( Hindi बैतूल ज़िला )
District map
State Madhya Pradesh
Division : Narmadapuram
Administrative headquarters : Betul
Area : 10043 km²
Residents : 1,575,362 (2011)
Population density : 157 inhabitants / km²

The Betul District ( Hindi बैतूल ज़िला ) is a district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . The administrative and economic center is the town of Betul, with a population of around 115,000 .

geography

The Betul District borders in the southwest on the Khandwa District , in the northwest on the Harda District ; in the north the district is bounded by the district of Hoshangabad ; in the east the district of Chhindwara borders and in the south to the state of Maharashtra the district of Amravati .

The Betul district is divided into eight administrative districts ( Tehsils or Subdivisions ): Amla, Athner, Betul, Bhainsdehi, Chicholi, Ghoda Dongri, Multai and Shahpur with a total of around 1350 villages and - besides the city of Betul - only five medium-sized or smaller cities: Amla ( approx.32,000 ), Athner ( approx.15,000 ), Bhainsdehi ( approx.15,000 ), Multai ( approx.35,000 ) and Sarni ( approx.90,000 ).

The entire district lies at heights of 600 to 750 m in the Satpura Mountains , which reach a maximum height of approx. 850 m within the district boundaries. Here is the source of the Tapti , which flows in a westerly direction and flows into the Arabian Sea in the state of Gujarat after about 720 km . The average annual precipitation amounts to approx. 950 mm / year, of which approx. 90% are accounted for by the summer monsoon months .

population

As a result of the sustained population growth in large parts of northern India and due to immigration, the population of the district has increased enormously in recent decades:

year 1991 2001 2011
Residents 1,181,501 1,395,175 1,575,362

Hindus dominate the rural villages (about 98%); about 10 to 15% of the urban population are Muslims . In the decade between 2001 and 2011, the population grew by almost 14% to around 1.58 million, with the male population clearly exceeding the female population. Almost 80% of the population lives in rural villages; more than a third of people (mostly women) are illiterate. One speaks Hindi and various Bhil dialects.

economy

Temple on the Tapti River near Multai
Balaji Temple near Betul (2001)

According to statistics, the Betul district is one of the 250 most backward of India's 640 districts. It is characterized by agriculture to a very high degree, with migrant workers also playing a not unimportant role to this day. Only in the few cities are there a few larger shops and craft businesses as well as banks, hospitals and secondary schools. Most of the villages are connected to the regional transport network by bus routes; a national railway line runs through Betul .

history

The region, hardly touched by the great events in Indian history, belonged to the kingdoms of the Gonds in the Middle Ages and came under the rule of the Sultanate of Malwa with the capital Mandu in the 15th century . In 1531 the region was conquered by the Sultanate of Gujarat , but 30 years later it fell to the Mughal Empire ; in 1740 it came to the Marathas Empire and was ruled by the Holkar dynasty. The area had been under British control since 1818 . After India's independence (1947) and the territorial reform of 1956, the area came to the then newly created state of Madhya Pradesh .

Attractions

The region around Betul was one of the numerous tribal regions of India in which Hinduism was only able to establish itself very late; as a result, there are no medieval stone temples and sculptures. Only near the Tapti source near the city of Multai is there a larger temple district with buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries . Century. A complex of 52 modern Jain temples is located in the wooded extreme south-west of the district (Digamber Muktagiri Jain Temples) .

Web links

Commons : Betul district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Betul district - map etc.
  2. ↑ Betul District - Cities
  3. ↑ Betul District - Villages
  4. ↑ Betul District - Map with elevation information
  5. ↑ Multai / Betul - climate tables
  6. ↑ Betul District - Population 1991–2011
  7. ↑ Betul District - Population
  8. ↑ Betul District - Population
  9. ↑ Betul District - History

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