| Voice of Raisen : Mr.
Azhar Qureshi
Following are the social and developmental challenges of the district:
· Unemployment is one of the main concerns of the district.
· Lack of skill training and income generating activities
for women in the district.
· Literacy percentage is also very low.
· Water scarcity, bad condition of the roads and lack of
a train route are other few issues of the district.
Raisen District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 8466.0 Km2
Population in Raisen (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1,331,699
Male : 701,114
Female : 630,585
Under 6 population
Total : 203,777
Male : 105,772
Female : 98,005
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 31655
In seeing : 15067
In speech : 1643
In hearing : 2303
In movement : 10353
Mental : 2289
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 195
Sex Ratio Rank : 107
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 290 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 165 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Raisen District
Location and Boundaries :
Raisen District lies in the central part of Madhya Pradesh.
The District is situated between the latitude 22 47' and 23 33'
north and the longitude 77 21' and 78 49' east. It is bounded in
the west by Sehore district, in the north by Vidisha district, in
the ease and south-east by Sagar district, in the south-east by
Narsimhapur district, and in the south by Hoshangabad and Sehore
district. The total area of the District is 8,395 Sq. Km., which
contains the 1.93 % of the State's area.
Origin of the Name :
Raisen District takes its name from massive Fort. This fort is build
on a sandstone hill, at the foot of which settles the town. The
name is probably a corruption of Rajavasini or Rajasayan, the royal
residence.
History :
Raisen with a strong fort was an important centre of administration
from the period of its foundation from Hindu times. In the fifteenth
this fort was ruled by the Sultans of Mandu, from whom it passed
to the Rajputs. In 1543 Shershah Suri captublack from Puranmal.
In Akbar's time Raisen was the headquarter of a Sarkar in the Subah
of Ujjain in Malwa. Fiaz Mohammad Khan, the third Nawab of Bhopal
State occupied it in about 1760, later got himself recognized as
Faujder of Raisen by Emperor Alamgir II. During the Mugal period
Khamkhera was the headquarter of the area noe falls in Gairatganj
Tehsil. It receives its present name during the same Mugal rule.
Shahpur was the headquarter of the Pargana. Later on it was shifted
to Sagoni, which falls in Begamganj Tehsil. After Bhopal State became
a part 'C' State of the Union of India, the present district came
into existence on 5th May, 1950, with headquarter at Raisen. It
was decided to retain only seven Tehsils in the district.
During the Mugal period Khamkhera was the headquarter
of the area noe falls in Gairatganj Tehsil. It receives its present
name during the same Mugal rule. Shahpur was the headquarter of
the Pargana. Later on it was shifted to Sagoni, which falls in Begamganj
Tehsil.
After Bhopal State became a part 'C' State of the
Union of India, the present district came into existence on 5th
May, 1950, with headquarter at Raisen. It was decided to retain
only seven Tehsils in the district.
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