Headquarters Guna, India Area 6,390 km² Tehsil 1. | Website Official website Literacy 65.1% Average annual precipitation 65 | |
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Guna district (Hindi: गुना जिला) is one of the 51 districts of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Its administrative headquarters is Guna. The district has a population of 1,240,938 (2011 census). It has an area of 6390 km², and is bounded on the northeast by Shivpuri District, on the east by Ashoknagar District, on the southeast by Vidisha District, on the southwest by Rajgarh District, on the west and northwest by Jhalawar and Baran districts of Rajasthan state. The Sindh River flows northward along the eastern edge of the district, forming part of the boundary with Ashoknagar District, and the Parbati River flows northwestward through the southern portion of the district, forming part of the boundary with Baran District before flowing into Rajasthan.
Contents
- Map of Guna Madhya Pradesh
- Sub Divisions
- Blocks
- Religious Places
- Assembly Constituencies
- Demographics
- Awan region
- Schools in Awan
- Local colleges
- How to reach Awan
- References
Map of Guna, Madhya Pradesh
On 15 August 2003 Guna District was split in two, with the eastern portion becoming Ashoknagar District.
Sub-Divisions
Blocks
- Guna
- Raghogarh
- Aron
- Chachoda
- Bamori
Religious Places
- Bajrangarh Jain temple
- Panchmukhi Hanuman Ashram
- Kedarnath
- Hanuman Tekri
- Bees Bhuja Devi
- Hanuman Mandir Cant
- bajrangarh
- Christ The King Church
- Hanuman Mandir AB Road
Assembly Constituencies
There are 4 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district. Two of them, Bamori and Guna are part of Guna Lok Sabha constituency and the other two, Chachoura and Raghogarh are part of Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Guna District has a population of 1,240,938, roughly equal to the nation of Trinidad and Tobago or the US state of New Hampshire. This gives it a ranking of 388th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 194 inhabitants per square kilometre (500/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.91%. Guna has a sex ratio of 910 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 65.1%.
Awan (region)
Awan is a town in the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, India, located 37 kilometers south from Guna headquarters, 9 kilometers from Raghogarh-Vijaypur, and 152 kilometers from the state capital Bhopal. This town has a nagar panchayat and a Raghogarh Tehsil, currently under Gwalior division. The PIN code is 473226 and nearest head post office is in Raghogarh. Nearby villages are: Achkalpur, Parkana, Gulwada, Raghogarh, and Gawari. Local tehsils are Chanchoda to the south, Aron to the east, Guna to the north, and Manoharthana westward.
The closest cities are Raghogarh-Vijaypur, Ashok Nagar, Guna, and Sironj.
Schools in Awan
Local colleges
How to reach Awan
By rail: Raghogarh railway station, Kumbhraj railway station are the very nearby railway stations to Awan. However Bina Jn railway station is major railway station 123 km near to Awan.