Morena, Madhya Pradesh

This article is about the Morena Municipal Corporation in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Morena District.

Morena
Town
Ekkatarso Mahadeva Temple, Morena
Nickname:  City of Peacocks
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Coordinates: 26°30′N78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°E / 26.5; 78.0
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Morena
Region	Gwalior Chambal
Government
•  MP	Shivmangal Singh Tomar (BJP)
•  Collector	Mr.Ankit Asthana (IAS)
Area
• Total	80 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	200,483
• Rank	154
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi English
• Dialect	Braj Bhasha Bundeli
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	476001
Telephone code	07532
Vehicle registration	MP-06
Website	morena.nic.in

Morena is a town and a district in the Indian state of northern Madhya Pradesh. The place gets its name from mor (meaning peacock) and raina, which means a place where peacocks are found in abundance; Morena is home to the largest number of peacocks in India.^{[ citation needed ]}

Morena is situated on the border of three states: Madhya Pradesh, Rajsthan, and Uttar Pradesh. It is governed by a municipal corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is located 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Dholpur, 39 kilometres (24 mi) from Gwalior, 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Agra and 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Bhind.

Morena is famous for National Chambal Sanctuary which is home to Gharials, which extends upto Etawah. Famous sweet "Gajak" trails its origin to Morena which is made from jaggary.

Geography

Morena is located at 26°30′N78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°E / 26.5; 78.0 . ^[2] It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).It is very famous for its Chambal ravines (locally known as Chambal Bharka).It is formed due to Thousands of years of erosion and change in course of river.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Morena had a population of 288,303. ^[3] 13.2% of the population is under six years old. ^[3] Literacy was 80.28%; male literacy was 89.08% and female literacy was 70.22%. ^[3]

Politics

There are six Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Morena district:

• Sabalgarh,
• Joura,
• Sumawali,
• Morena,
• Dimani, and
• Ambah.

Economy

Morena district has an agrarian economy where majority of people are engaged in the agriculture. There is an industrial area in Banmore where several industrial units are functioning.

Public amenities

Healthcare

Kunwar Jahar singh sharma district hospital is government owned District Hospital in Morena. It is a 350 bed hospital with facilities like in-house doctors, Ultrasound facility, in-house Blood bank, E.C.G and Lens transplantation.

Education

Morena has several government and private owned schools. Schools in the district include:

• Govt. Excellence Higher Secondary School No. 1, Morena ^[4]
• Kerela convent school
• Saint mary high school
• GD School Joura
• Triveni High School ^[5]
• MG Memorial School ^[6]
• Neil World School ^[7]
• J. S. Public School (a day boarding school) ^[8]
• Academic Height Public School
• Krishna Convent School Khandoli
• Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
• T.S.S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
• T.R GANDHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

Government Colleges in Morena

• Government Maharaja College
• Government Polytechnic College
• Government Girls College
• Agriculture College in Morena

Cuisines

• Gajak - Gajak is prepared with sesame seeds and jaggery with a method of preparation which is time consuming. It takes about 10–15 hours to prepare 5–8 kilograms of gajaks. The dough is hammered until all the sesame seeds break down and release their oils into the dough.
• Bedai sabji
• Kheer pua

Tourist places

• Chausath Yogini Mandir
• National Chambal Sanctuary

Notable people

• Ram Prasad Bismil, an Indian revolutionary from the village of Barbai
• Narendra Singh Tomar, Former union minister
• V. D. Sharma, MP and BJP state president
• Adal Singh Kansana, Minister in the Madhya Pradesh government
• Paan Singh Tomar, Athlete
• Manoj Kumar Sharma, IPS officer

Transport

Road

Morena is situated on National Highway 3. The roadway connects all the parts of the state and nearby states such as Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The city is situated at the heart of India and can be reached from anywhere in the country through National Highway No. 3. The city has Mofussil (city-to-city) bus services with connections to nearby towns, villages and cities.

Indian railways

Morena railway station is connected by train services to all parts of the country. Direct connections by train are available to these cities. Express trains such as the Bhopal Express, Taj Express and Bhopal Shatabdi and many more stop at Morena.

See also

• List of cities in Madhya Pradesh
• टीन का टीन का पुरा

References

1. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Morena, India". www.fallingrain.com.
3. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
4. "Govt. Multipurpose Excellence H.S. School, No-1, Morena".
5. "KIDZ A First Step Pre-Primary School".
6. "MG Memorial School".
7. "Neiil World School". neiilworldschool.com.
8. "J.S. PUBLIC SCHOOL – J.S. PUBLIC SCHOOL".