GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATION |
Longitude |
23o38' to 24o02' North |
| Latitude |
80o28' to 82o12 South |
| Height |
489 Meters. (from Sea-level ) |
BOUNDARIES |
East |
Shahdol |
| West |
Katni |
| North |
Satna & Rewa |
| South |
Dindori |
WEATHER |
Average Rainfall |
1093 m.m. |
| Average Max. Temperature |
46.2 oC |
| Average Min. Temperature |
1.8 oC |
LAND UTILISATION |
Total
Area |
4548 Sq. km. |
| Forest
Area |
2372.35 Hectare |
| Single cropped area |
112053 Hectare |
| Double cropped area |
29779 Hectare |
POPULATION (BASED ON CENSUS 2001) |
Total
|
515963 |
| Male
|
265128 |
| Female
|
250835 |
| Schedule Caste |
35126 |
| Schedule Tribe |
227250 |
MAIN CROPS |
Kharif |
Paddy, Maize,Kodon, Jowar |
| Rabi |
Wheat, Gram, Rape, Mustard |
| Minerals |
Coal and Fire Clay. |
| Forest |
Teak, Tendu, Mahua, Harra |
LITERACY PERCENTAGE |
Total
|
32.63 % |
| Male
|
46.85 % |
| Female
|
17.43 % |
| Urban
|
55.87 % |
| Rural
|
27.88 % |
|
