| Voice of Gwalior : Parvat
Singh Khushwah
Irregular supply of electricity in the district.
Agriculture activities in the villages get disturbed by the uneven
availability of electricity.
Gwalior District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 4560.0 Km2
Population in Gwalior (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2,030,543
Male : 1,090,647
Female : 939,896
Under 6 population
Total : 254,009
Male : 138,681
Female : 115,328
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 39059
In seeing : 17917
In speech : 1852
In hearing : 1361
In movement : 14734
Mental : 3195
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 306
Sex Ratio Rank : 36
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 232 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 207 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Gwalior District
Gwalior is an historical place of Madhya Pradesh
. It is surrounded by District Morena in the North, District Shivpuri
in the south, District Bhind in the East and District Datia in the
west. The District is having two sub-divisions , namely, Gwalior
& Dabra. There are three tehsils, namely, Gwalior, Dabra & Bhitarwar
and four Development Blocks namely, Ghatigaon (Barai), Morar, Dabra
& Bhitarwar. It is well connected with all the major cities of India
by Road, Train and also with Air.The Gwalior is blessed with Classical
Music Maestro Miya Tansen. In memory of him, three days Tansen Samaroh
program take place every year and the Classical music stars participate
in this programme and entertain the people of Gwalior with their
outstanding performance. Also the Gwalior Trade Fair take place
every year in the month of December-January.
Introduction
Gwalior City is a District in Madhya Pradesh State near Âgra.
The new section of the city called Lashkar. Lashkar is few miles
South from the old city. It is the site of factories producing cotton,
yarn, paint, ceramics, chemicals, and leather products. The nucleus
of Gwalior is a citadel crowning an isolated rock about 91 m (300
ft) high, 3.2 km (2 mi) long, and 823 m (2700 ft) wide. The rock
is said to have been a strong hold for more than Ten Centuries and
Old city is located in the Eastern base of the rock. The old city
is covered with white sandstone Mosque, Palaces, rock temples and
statues of archaeological and architectural interest. The Jiwaji
University was built in Gwalior in the year 1964. Gwalior City was
the Capital of the princely State of Gwalior until 1948 and the
summer Capital of Madhya Bharat State from 1948 to 1956. When Madhya
Bharat became part of Madhya Pradesh, it become separate District.
According to Census 1991, population of the District was 692,982.
Gwalior's history is traced back to a legend in 8th century AD when
a chief tain known as Suraj Sen was struck by a deadly disease and
cured by a hermit-saint Gwalipa. As a gratitude for that incidence,
he founded this city by his name. The new city of Gwalior became
existance over the centuries. The cradle of great dynasties ruled
the city Gwalior. With different Dynasty, the city gained a new
dimension from the warrior kings, poets, musicians, and saints who
contributed to making it renowned throughout the country. The city
is also the setting for the memorials of freedom fighters such as
Tatya Tope and the indomitable Rani of Jhansi. Today the old settings
stand side by side with the trappings of modernity
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