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Ujjain district

January 01, 1970

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Ujjain.

Ujjain district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic city of Ujjain is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 6,091 km2, and a population of 19,86,864 (2011 census), a 16.12% increase from its 2001 population of 17,10,982.

Ujjain district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Mahakal Temple, temple near Nagda, fields near Ujjain, Ram Ghat, Jantar Mantar
Location of Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionUjjain
HeadquartersUjjain
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesUjjain
Area
 • Total6,091 km2 (2,352 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,986,864
 • Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy73.55 per cent
 • Sex ratio954
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websiteujjain.nic.in

Geography edit

The district is bounded by the districts of Agar malwa to the north, Shajapur to the east, Dewas to the southeast, Indore to the south, Dhar to the southwest, and Ratlam to the west and northwest. The district is part of Ujjain Division.

Rivers and lakes edit

The main river is the Shipra river, a tributary of the Chambal river in the east. Other small rivers include the Gambhir river and Kahn river, two tributaries of the Shipra.

Cities and towns edit

  • Ujjain – The city is the administrative centre and chief city of the district and an ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River, Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history.
  • Nagda – Prior to being an industrial town, Nagda was a small village. The location near river Chambal and availability of acres of land attracted Ghanshyam Das Birla to set up a major facility. Today Nagda is one of the largest viscose staple fiber manufacturers in Asia.
  • Badnagar – The city is the birthplace of great national poet Kavi Pradeep. Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee spent some of his childhood time in Badnagar.
  • Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj – The city is famous for its railway junction on the Ratlam-Indore meter gauge line with a link line going to Ujjain Junction.
  • Khachrod – It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district
  • Mahidpur – It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district. The Battle of Mahidpur between the Marathas and the British was fought in this town.
  • Tarana – It is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ujjain district.
  • Unhel – It is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ujjain district.
  • Ghatiya -It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district. Located in the north of Ujjain city.

Villages edit

  • Jagoti – It is a Gram panchayat in Mahidpur tehsil. It is located at the border of Mahidpur and Ghattiya Tehsil.
  • Karaudia

Divisions edit

  • Tehsils of Ujjain District[1]
  1. Ujjain Urban
  2. Ujjain Rural
  3. Ujjain Kothi Mahal
  4. Ghatiya
  5. Tarana
  6. Makdone
  7. Mehidpur
  8. Jharda
  9. Badnagar
  10. Khachrod
  11. Nagda
  • Blocks of District Ujjain
  1. Badnagar
  2. Ghatiya
  3. Nagda-Khachrod
  4. Mahidpur
  5. Tarana
  6. Ujjain

Government edit

At present, after the delimitation of parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, there are eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Nagada-Khachrod, Mahidpur, Tarana, Ghatiya, Ujjain Dakshin, Ujjain Uttar, Badnagar including a lot from Ratlam District.[2] It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 1966. The current member of the Lok Sabha from Ujjain constituency is Anil firoziya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901295,312—    
1911340,132+1.42%
1921337,554−0.08%
1931396,894+1.63%
1941454,370+1.36%
1951543,325+1.80%
1961661,720+1.99%
1971862,516+2.69%
19811,117,002+2.62%
19911,383,086+2.16%
20011,710,982+2.15%
20111,986,864+1.51%
source:[3]
Religions in Ujjain district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 86.48%
Islam
 
 11.73%
Jainism
 
 1.24%
Other or not stated
 
 0.55%

According to the 2011 census Ujjain District has a population of 1,986,864,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia[6] or the US state of New Mexico.[7] This gives it a ranking of 233rd in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 326 inhabitants per square kilometre (840/sq mi).[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.11%.[5] Ujjain has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 73.55%. 39.22% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 26.36% and 2.45% of the population respectively.[5]

Languages of Ujjain district (2011)[8]

  Malvi (47.58%)
  Hindi (47.30%)
  Urdu (2.83%)
  Others (2.29%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 47.58% of the population in the district spoke Malvi, 47.30% Hindi, 2.83% Urdu, 0.58% Gujarati, 0.56% Marathi and 0.40% Sindhi as their first language.[8]

Educational Institutes in Ujjain edit

Ujjain District is home to Vikram University located on Dewas Road and Maharshi Panini Sanskrit University.

Vikram Uddhyog Puri edit

The Government of Madhya Pradesh has allotted 1,200 acres for the development of Knowledge City near Ujjain which will be known as Vikram Uddhyog Puri. The city will be mainly used for the education sector and is a part of the ambitious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project. The city will come up near Narwar village on Dewas-Ujjain Road.[9][10]

Tourist places edit

  • Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple
  • Harsiddhi Temple
  • Kal Bhairava
  • Gopal Mandir
  • Observatory
  • Navagraha Mandir (Triveni)
  • Chaubis Khamba
  • Rama-Janardana Mandir
  • ISKON Temple
  • Kaliyadeh Palace
  • Bharat Mata Mandi
  • Mahakal Lok

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tehsil (11) | District Ujjain, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India".
  2. ^ "Parliamentary & Assembly Constituency-Wise Report of Electors in the Final Roll-2009" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Ujjain" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. . Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est.
  7. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  8. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ^ "Ujjain's 'Knowledge City' renamed 'Vikram Udyog Puri".
  10. ^ "Madhya Pradesh seeks DMIC approval for two infra projects".

External links edit

 
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January 01, 1970
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Ujjain Ujjain district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India The historic city of Ujjain is the district headquarters The district has an area of 6 091 km2 and a population of 19 86 864 2011 census a 16 12 increase from its 2001 population of 17 10 982 Ujjain districtDistrict of Madhya PradeshClockwise from top left Mahakal Temple temple near Nagda fields near Ujjain Ram Ghat Jantar MantarLocation of Ujjain district in Madhya PradeshCountry IndiaStateMadhya PradeshDivisionUjjainHeadquartersUjjainGovernment Lok Sabha constituenciesUjjainArea Total6 091 km2 2 352 sq mi Population 2011 Total1 986 864 Density330 km2 840 sq mi Demographics Literacy73 55 per cent Sex ratio954Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST Websiteujjain wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Rivers and lakes 1 2 Cities and towns 1 3 Villages 2 Divisions 3 Government 4 Demographics 5 Educational Institutes in Ujjain 5 1 Vikram Uddhyog Puri 6 Tourist places 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography editThe district is bounded by the districts of Agar malwa to the north Shajapur to the east Dewas to the southeast Indore to the south Dhar to the southwest and Ratlam to the west and northwest The district is part of Ujjain Division Rivers and lakes edit The main river is the Shipra river a tributary of the Chambal river in the east Other small rivers include the Gambhir river and Kahn river two tributaries of the Shipra Cities and towns edit Ujjain The city is the administrative centre and chief city of the district and an ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history Nagda Prior to being an industrial town Nagda was a small village The location near river Chambal and availability of acres of land attracted Ghanshyam Das Birla to set up a major facility Today Nagda is one of the largest viscose staple fiber manufacturers in Asia Badnagar The city is the birthplace of great national poet Kavi Pradeep Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee spent some of his childhood time in Badnagar Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj The city is famous for its railway junction on the Ratlam Indore meter gauge line with a link line going to Ujjain Junction Khachrod It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district Mahidpur It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district The Battle of Mahidpur between the Marathas and the British was fought in this town Tarana It is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ujjain district Unhel It is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ujjain district Ghatiya It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district Located in the north of Ujjain city Villages edit Jagoti It is a Gram panchayat in Mahidpur tehsil It is located at the border of Mahidpur and Ghattiya Tehsil KaraudiaDivisions editTehsils of Ujjain District 1 Ujjain Urban Ujjain Rural Ujjain Kothi Mahal Ghatiya Tarana Makdone Mehidpur Jharda Badnagar Khachrod Nagda Blocks of District Ujjain Badnagar Ghatiya Nagda Khachrod Mahidpur Tarana UjjainGovernment editAt present after the delimitation of parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008 there are eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district Nagada Khachrod Mahidpur Tarana Ghatiya Ujjain Dakshin Ujjain Uttar Badnagar including a lot from Ratlam District 2 It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 1966 The current member of the Lok Sabha from Ujjain constituency is Anil firoziya of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901295 312 1911340 132 1 42 1921337 554 0 08 1931396 894 1 63 1941454 370 1 36 1951543 325 1 80 1961661 720 1 99 1971862 516 2 69 19811 117 002 2 62 19911 383 086 2 16 20011 710 982 2 15 20111 986 864 1 51 source 3 Religions in Ujjain district 2011 4 Religion Percent Hinduism 86 48 Islam 11 73 Jainism 1 24 Other or not stated 0 55 According to the 2011 census Ujjain District has a population of 1 986 864 5 roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia 6 or the US state of New Mexico 7 This gives it a ranking of 233rd in India out of a total of 640 5 The district has a population density of 326 inhabitants per square kilometre 840 sq mi 5 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 16 11 5 Ujjain has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males 5 and a literacy rate of 73 55 39 22 of the population lives in urban areas Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 26 36 and 2 45 of the population respectively 5 Languages of Ujjain district 2011 8 Malvi 47 58 Hindi 47 30 Urdu 2 83 Others 2 29 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 47 58 of the population in the district spoke Malvi 47 30 Hindi 2 83 Urdu 0 58 Gujarati 0 56 Marathi and 0 40 Sindhi as their first language 8 Educational Institutes in Ujjain editUjjain District is home to Vikram University located on Dewas Road and Maharshi Panini Sanskrit University Pt Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Business Management Ujjain Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical College Ujjain Mahakal Institute of Technology Ujjain Govt Madhav Science PG College Dewas Road Ujjain Govt Madhav Arts and Commerce College Dewas Gate Ujjain Ujjain Engineering College Ujjain used to be Government Engineering College Edited by Ravi Soni Avantika College Mahraja College Ujjain Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ujjain Institute of Computer Science Ujjain Lokmany Tilak Education College Ujjain Government Kalidas Girls College Ujjain Govt Girls PG College Ujjain Lokmanya Tilak Science And Commerce College Ujjain Sandipani Law College Ujjain Ujjain Polytechnic College Ujjain Alpine Institute of Technology Ujjain Vikram Uddhyog Puri edit The Government of Madhya Pradesh has allotted 1 200 acres for the development of Knowledge City near Ujjain which will be known as Vikram Uddhyog Puri The city will be mainly used for the education sector and is a part of the ambitious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project The city will come up near Narwar village on Dewas Ujjain Road 9 10 Tourist places editShri Mahakaleshwar Temple Harsiddhi Temple Kal Bhairava Gopal Mandir Observatory Navagraha Mandir Triveni Chaubis Khamba Rama Janardana Mandir ISKON Temple Kaliyadeh Palace Bharat Mata Mandi Mahakal LokSee also editNagda districtReferences edit Tehsil 11 District Ujjain Government of Madhya Pradesh India Parliamentary amp Assembly Constituency Wise Report of Electors in the Final Roll 2009 PDF Table A 02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901 Madhya Pradesh PDF census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Table C 01 Population By Religion Madhya Pradesh census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India a b c d e f District Census Handbook Ujjain PDF Census of India 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 Slovenia 2 000 092 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Retrieved 30 September 2011 New Mexico 2 059 179 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Madhya Pradesh censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Ujjain s Knowledge City renamed Vikram Udyog Puri Madhya Pradesh seeks DMIC approval for two infra projects External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ujjain district Ujjain District web site 23 25 N 75 30 E 23 417 N 75 500 E 23 417 75 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ujjain district amp oldid 1219063757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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