Hoshangabad (District)

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Hoshangabad District
( Hindi होशंगाबाद जिला )
District map
State Madhya Pradesh
Division : Narmadapuram
Administrative headquarters : Hoshangabad
Area : 5408 km²
Residents : 1,241,350 (2011)
Population density : 230 inhabitants / km²

The district of Hoshangabad ( Hindi होशंगाबाद जिला ) is a district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . The administrative and economic center is the city of Hoshangabad , which has around 130,000 inhabitants ; However, the fast-growing city of Itarsi is also of great importance .

geography

The district of Hoshangabad lies south of the Narmada River; it borders in the southwest on the Harda district , which was separated off in 1998 , and in the northwest on the Sehore district ; in the north the district is bounded by the district Raisen ; it is bordered by the Narsinghpur district in the northeast, the Chhindwara district in the southeast and the Betul district in the south .

The district of Hoshangabad is divided into eight administrative districts ( Tehsils or Subdivisions ): Babai, Bankhedi, Dolariya, Hoshangabad, Itarsi, Pipariya, Seoni Malwa and Sohagpur with a total of around 950 villages and - besides the city of Hoshangabad - only five medium-sized or smaller cities: Babai (approx. 20,000), Itarsi (approx. 105,000), Pipariya (approx. 55,000), Seoni Malwa (approx. 35,000) and Sohagpur (approx. 30,000).

The northern border of the district, which is mostly between 300 and 350 m high, is formed by the holy river Narmada , whose tributary, the Tawa , flows into the Narmada east of Hoshangabad. In the south of the district rises the Satpura Mountains , which within the district boundaries reach a maximum height of approx. 1,350 m; here is the Satpura National Park, founded in 1981 . The average annual rainfall is around 1200 mm / year, of which, however, around 90% is attributable to 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 886.449 1,084,265 1,241,350

Hindus dominate the rural villages (about 98%); about 15 to 20% of the urban population are Muslims . In the decade between 2001 and 2011, the population grew by a good 20% to around 1.87 million, with the male population exceeding the female population by around 10%. Almost 70% 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

Satpura Mountains
Adamgarh Hills - rock art

The district of Hoshangabad is characterized to a very high degree by agriculture, with migrant workers - especially in the numerous cotton fields - playing a not unimportant role up to the present 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; two national railway lines cross in Itarsi .

history

The region, hardly touched by the great events in the history of India, 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 the independence of India (1947) or after the territorial reform of 1956, the area came to the newly created state of Madhya Pradesh . In 1998 the Harda district was separated.

Attractions

In the area of ​​the Hoshangabad district, which is otherwise hardly developed for tourism, is the wooded Satpura National Park, where numerous wild animals still live, including tigers . Only about 2 km south of Hoshangabad are the Adamgarh Hills , where prehistoric rock art was discovered.

Web links

Commons : Hoshangabad district  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hoshangabad District - Map etc.
  2. ^ Hoshangabad District - Cities
  3. ^ Hoshangabad District - Villages
  4. ↑ Hoshangabad District - Map with elevation information
  5. ↑ Hoshangabad - climate tables
  6. ^ Hoshangabad District - Population 1991–2011
  7. ^ Hoshangabad District - Population
  8. ^ Hoshangabad District - Population

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