This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mahoba.
Mahoba district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradeshstate of India and Mahoba city is the district headquarters. Mahoba district is a part of Chitrakoot Division. The district occupies an area of 2884 km². It has a population of 875,958 (2011 census). As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 75).[1] Mahoba District is also known as Alha-Udal Nagari.
The district comprises three tehsils: Mahoba, Charkhari and Kulpahar, comprising four development blocks: Kabrai, Charkhari, Jaitpur and Panwari.
There are five urban local bodies (two Nagar Palika Parishads and three Nagar Panchayats): Mahoba (NPP), Charkhari (NPP), Kabrai (NP), Kulpahar (NP) and Kharela (NP).
There are 10 police stations including woman police station in the district.
The District Magistrate is assisted by one Chief Development Officer, one Additional District Magistrate i.e. ADM (Finance & Revenue), and three Sub Divisional Magistrates. The current DM of Mahoba is Manoj Kumar Chauhan (IAS).
District Police of Mahoba is headed by the Superintendent of Police (SP) who is an IPS officer and is accountable to the District Magistrate for Law and Order enforcement. He is assisted by one Additional Superintendent of Police. The Mahoba district is divided into three police circles, each headed by a Circle Officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.[7] The current SP is Aparna Gupta.[11]
According to the 2011 census Mahoba district has a population of 875,958,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[13] or the US state of Delaware.[14] This gives it a ranking of 469th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 288 inhabitants per square kilometre (750/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.66%.[1] Mahoba has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 66.94%. Scheduled Castes made up 25.22% of the population.[1]
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Mahoba This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mahoba district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mahoba district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and Mahoba city is the district headquarters Mahoba district is a part of Chitrakoot Division The district occupies an area of 2884 km It has a population of 875 958 2011 census As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Uttar Pradesh out of 75 1 Mahoba District is also known as Alha Udal Nagari Mahoba districtDistrict of Uttar PradeshChandela era Yajna Mandapa in KulpaharLocation of Mahoba district in Uttar PradeshCoordinates Mahoba 25 17 24 N 79 52 12 E 25 29000 N 79 87000 E 25 29000 79 87000Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDivisionChitrakoot DivisionHeadquartersMahobaTehsils1 Kulpahar 2 Charkhari 3 MahobaGovernment District Magistrate amp CollectorManoj Kumar Chauhan Vidhan Sabha constituenciesMahoba and CharkhariArea Total3 144 km2 1 214 sq mi Population 2011 Total875 958 Density279 km2 720 sq mi Urban185 381Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST Major highways86Websitemahoba wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 Divisions 1 1 General administration 1 2 Police administration 2 Demographics 3 Politics 4 Notable people 5 Economy 6 References 7 External linksDivisions EditThe district comprises three tehsils Mahoba Charkhari and Kulpahar comprising four development blocks Kabrai Charkhari Jaitpur and Panwari There are five urban local bodies two Nagar Palika Parishads and three Nagar Panchayats Mahoba NPP Charkhari NPP Kabrai NP Kulpahar NP and Kharela NP There are 10 police stations including woman police station in the district There are two Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district Mahoba and Charkhari Both are part of Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency General administration Edit The district is a part of Chitrakoot division headed by the Divisional Commissioner who is an IAS officer of high seniority 2 3 4 5 6 The District Magistrate amp Collector hence reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Chitrakoot Division The current Divisional Commissioner is Dinesh Kumar Singh IAS Mahoba district administration is headed by the District Magistrate amp Collector DM who is an IAS officer The DM is in charge of land revenue law and order and supervises all development activities the district 2 7 8 9 10 The District Magistrate is assisted by one Chief Development Officer one Additional District Magistrate i e ADM Finance amp Revenue and three Sub Divisional Magistrates The current DM of Mahoba is Manoj Kumar Chauhan IAS Police administration Edit Mahoba district comes under Prayagraj police zone and Chitrakoot police range of Uttar Pradesh Police Prayagraj zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police ADG whereas Chitrakoot range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police IG District Police of Mahoba is headed by the Superintendent of Police SP who is an IPS officer and is accountable to the District Magistrate for Law and Order enforcement He is assisted by one Additional Superintendent of Police The Mahoba district is divided into three police circles each headed by a Circle Officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police 7 The current SP is Aparna Gupta 11 Demographics EditReligions in Mahoba district 2011 12 Religion PercentHindus 93 06 Muslims 6 56 Other or not stated 0 38 Distribution of religions According to the 2011 census Mahoba district has a population of 875 958 1 roughly equal to the nation of Fiji 13 or the US state of Delaware 14 This gives it a ranking of 469th in India out of a total of 640 1 The district has a population density of 288 inhabitants per square kilometre 750 sq mi 1 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 23 66 1 Mahoba has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males 1 and a literacy rate of 66 94 Scheduled Castes made up 25 22 of the population 1 Languages of Mahoba district 2011 15 Hindi 65 50 Bundeli 33 63 Others 0 87 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 65 50 of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 33 63 Bundeli as their first language 15 Historical populationYearPop p a 1901228 109 1911232 675 0 20 1921222 882 0 43 1931238 012 0 66 1941270 832 1 30 1951278 070 0 26 1961330 681 1 75 1971411 748 2 22 1981504 866 2 06 1991625 053 2 16 2001758 379 1 95 2011875 958 1 45 source 16 Politics EditIt is a part of the Mahoba Assembly constituency Notable people EditAshok Kumar Singh Chandel MLA BJP Pushpendra Singh Chandel MP BJP Ganga Charan Rajput Ex MPEconomy EditIn 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Mahoba one of the country s 250 most backward districts out of a total of 640 17 It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme BRGF 17 References Edit a b c d e f g District Census Handbook Mahoba PDF censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b CONSTITUTIONAL SETUP Government of Uttar Pradesh Retrieved 30 August 2017 Maheshwari S R 2000 Indian Administration 6th ed New Delhi Orient Blackswan Private Ltd pp 563 572 ISBN 9788125019886 Singh G P 1993 Revenue administration in India A case study of Bihar Delhi Mittal Publications pp 26 129 ISBN 978 8170993810 Laxmikanth M 2014 Governance in India 2nd ed Noida McGraw Hill Education pp 5 1 5 2 ISBN 978 9339204785 Role and Functions of Divisional Commissioner Your Article Library 6 January 2015 Retrieved 20 August 2017 a b Maheshwari S R 2000 Indian Administration 6th ed New Delhi Orient Blackswan Private Ltd pp 573 597 ISBN 9788125019886 Laxmikanth M 2014 Governance in India 2nd ed Noida McGraw Hill Education pp 6 1 6 6 ISBN 978 9339204785 Singh G P 1993 Revenue administration in India A case study of Bihar Delhi Mittal Publications pp 50 124 ISBN 978 8170993810 Powers Of District Magistrate in India Important India Archived from the original on 16 August 2017 Retrieved 20 August 2017 Officers posted at Mahoba Uttar Pradesh Police Retrieved 25 July 2023 Table C 01 Population by Religion Uttar Pradesh censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Fiji 883 125 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 Retrieved 30 September 2011 Delaware 897 934 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Uttar Pradesh www censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj 8 September 2009 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme PDF National Institute of Rural Development Archived from the original PDF on 5 April 2012 Retrieved 27 September 2011 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mahoba district amp oldid 1167048429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
