# Morena district

Morena District (Hindi pronunciation:) is one of the 53 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in the Chambal division.

## Geography

Location : Morena is located at 26.5°N 78.0°E.
Elevation : It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).
Major Rivers: Chambal, Kunwari, Asan, Sank.

## Divisions

Morena district comprises four sub-divisions: Morena, Ambah, Joura and Sabalgarh. Morena sub-division comprises a lone tehsil and a lone block: Morena.
Ambah sub-division comprises two tehsils and blocks: Ambah and Porsa. Joura sub-division comprises Joura tehsil, which is further divided into two blocks: Joura and Pahargarh. Sabalgarh sub-division has two tehsils and blocks: Sabalgarh and Kailaras.

## Government

The district has six Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Sabalgarh, Joura, Sumawali, Morena, Dimani and Ambah. All of these are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency. All Assemblies are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency.
Shivmangal Singh Tomar was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Morena, Madhya Pradesh in the 2024 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

## Administration

According to Census 2011, the total number of villages in the district are 815. Out of which 775 villages are inhabited and 40 villages are uninhabited. Tahsilwise number of villages are, Ambah(75), Porsa(75), Morena(179), Joura(247), Kailaras(105) and Sabalgarh(134). Number of Gram Panchayats are 489. There are 295 Patwari halka, Revenue village 245 under revenue administration.
There are 24 police-stations and 8 police out-post in the district.

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Morena District has a population of 1,965,970, roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 236th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 394 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,020/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.38%.
Morena has a sex ratio of 839 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.07%. 23.93% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.44% and 0.87% of the population respectively.
Hindi is the predominant language, spoken by 99.81% of the population. The dialect of the region is Braj.

## Economy

Morena has agrarian and industrial economy. Banmore has a well developed Industrial area where many factories are functioning. From tyres to oil & spices to plastics, these industries are significant contributor to the economy of Morena.
Villages of Morena district has good availability of water. Canals, tubewells and borewells are irrigation sources. Major crops cultivated in Morena are wheat and Mustard.

## Transport
### Road

Morena is connected by National Highway 3 (India) which connects Agra to Mumbai.

### Rail

Morena (MRA) railway station of North Central Railway zone lies on the main train line connecting Delhi and Mumbai. Several trains running from North to south have their stoppage in Morena.
Along with this Kailaras, Joura, Sumaoli, Sabalgarh have railway stations.

## Religion

Religions in Morena district (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 95.40% | 95.40% |
| Islam | Islam | 3.87% | 3.87% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.73% | 0.73% |
Hinduism is the majority religion in the district, followed by more than 95% of the total population and the district has many significant Hindu temples. Islam is the second most followed religion, with 3.9% of the population with Jainism and Buddhism making up small minorities. There is also a small minority of Christians and Sikhs in the region.

## Tourist Place

* Kanakmath, Sihonia
* Bateshwar Mahadev Mandir
* Chausath Yogini Mandir, Mitawali
* National Chambal Sanctuary
* Sabalgarh Fort

## Notable residents

* Ram Prasad Bismil: Indian revolutionary
* Paan Singh Tomar, first an athlete in Bhidosa (Morena), seven times national champion in steeplechase, who represented India in Asian Games held in Japan, who later turned into an outlaw/ dacoit.
* Narendra Singh Tomar: Former union minister
* Shivmangal Singh Tomar, An Indian politician MP from morena lok sabha
* V. D. Sharma, An Indian politician and Member of Parliament
* Vikas Bhadauria: Journalist
* Nandini Agrawal: Chartered Accountant, who created a history by achieving AIR 1 in the CA Finals at the age of 19.