Morena District, Madhya Pradesh

Morena is an administrative district in Madhya Pradesh, India. The district is located about 430 km from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Morena. Hindi and Bundeli are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 4,989 km², including 4,920.25 km² of rural area and 68.75 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Morena District

Morena District is divided into 8 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 876 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Ambah81536.59
2Bamor95
3Joura2581,579.45
4Kailaras106506.83
5Morena781,070.63
6Morena Nagar13
7Porsa99525.03
8Sabalgarh146770.47

Population of Morena District

According to the 2011 Census, Morena District had a population of 19,65,970 people living in 3,62,646 households. The population comprised 10,68,417 males and 8,97,553 females, with an average population density of 394 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population19,65,97014,95,5084,70,462
Male Population10,68,4178,15,2182,53,199
Female Population8,97,5536,80,2902,17,263
Total Households3,62,6462,84,54178,105
Population Density394 / km²304 / km²6,843 / km²

Morena District had 11,79,685 literate people and 3,05,156 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 4,21,519 and 17,030 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)3,05,1562,39,30965,847
Literate Population11,79,6858,65,6863,13,999
Illiterate Population7,86,2856,29,8221,56,463
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population4,21,5193,21,53099,989
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population17,03014,3622,668

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.