| Voice of Sheopur : Sanjiv
Bansal
Bad frequency of water supply in the district
Quality of the water is also not good.
Electric supply is only for 5 hours.
Absence of higher school education in the rural part of the district
and corruption in the government departments are other problems
in the district.
Sheopur District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 6606.0 Km2
Population in Sheopur (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 687,952
Male : 361,685
Female : 326,267
Under 6 population
Total : 115,577
Male : 61,204
Female : 54,373
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 13552
In seeing : 7828
In speech : 598
In : 706
In mhearingovement : 3547
Mental : 873
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 325
Sex Ratio Rank : 138
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 480 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 539 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Sheopur District
Sheopuris located at northern part of Madhya Pradesh.
The district is well connected by Road & Railways network. Some
of the main locations are Vijaypur, Karahal and Baroda. Major tourist
attraction is Palpur (kuno) wildlife sanctuary. The well-known Kaketa
reservoir is located in this district. The art of woodcarving has
flourished in district Sheopur and the beautifully embellished wooden
ceilings, doors and lintels with finely carved designs are silent
testimonials of its glory. The wood carvers of Sheopur, with great
sensitivity and skill transform different varieties of wood. The
crafts persons of Sheopur make pipes, masks, toys, doors, stands,
windows, wooden memorials, flower vases, bedposts and cradle posts
etc
The important rivers like Chambal, Seep and Kuno
drain the district. The Chambal, which originates in the Indore
district, forms the northwestern boundary of Madhaya Pradesh with
Rajstahan.
Rail and road transport are common means of communication.
Rail or bus routes connect about 15 percent of villages. Roads connect
all the tehsil headquarters. Sheopur lies on main trunk Nero gauge
railway route of central railway joining Gwalior.
The district is divided into divided into 2 Sub-Divisions, 3 Tehsils,
3 Blocks and 4 Nagar Palikas/Nagar Panchayats
Collector
Phone No : 220058 / 220059
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