Ashoknagar District
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Ashoknagar district अशोकनगर जिला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Gwalior division |
| Headquarters | Ashoknagar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Guna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,673.94 km2 (1,804.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 844,979 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 67.90 |
| • Sex ratio | 900 |
| Website | Official website |
Ashoknagar District (Hindi: अशोकनगर जिला) is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Ashoknagar is the administrative headquarters of the district. Ashoknagar district was formed in 2003.
The district has an area of 4673.94 km². It is bounded on the east by the Betwa River, which separates it from Lalitpur District of Uttar Pradesh and Sagar District of Madhya Pradesh. Vidisha District lies to the south. The Sindh River forms the western border of the district, which separates it from Guna District. Shivpuri District lies to the north.
The district has a population of 688,920 (2001 census). It is divided into five tehsils: Ashoknagar, Chanderi, Issagarh, Mungaoli and Shadora. The district was created on August 15, 2003 when it was split from Guna District. Shahdora a town 15 km from Ashoknagar had been given tehsil status in September 2008. Ashoknagar also has a great historical importance. The details of the Block wise population and area is shown in the table below:
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The region was ruled as a part of Isagarh District of the Indian princely state of Gwalior. It is believed that King Ashoka on his return from Ujjain victory did a night halt on pachhar land, hence the name Ashoknagar.
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