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 |
|
Male(%) |
Female(%) |
Total(%) |
| Rural |
70.80 |
41.50 |
56.50 |
| Urban |
83.30 |
60.20 |
72.30 |
| Total |
72.90 |
44.50 |
59.10 |
|
