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Guna district

Guna district
गुना जिला
District of Madhya Pradesh
Location of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh
Location of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
Administrative division Gwalior
Headquarters Guna, India
Tehsils 1. Guna, 2. Raghogarh-Vijaypur, 3. Aron, 4. Kumbhraj , 5. Chanchoda , 6.Bamori ,7. Maksudangarh
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies 1. Guna (shared with Shivpuri and Ashoknagar districts), 2. Rajgarh (shared with Rajgarh district)
 • Assembly seats 1. Bamori, 2. Guna, 3. Chachoura and 4. Raghogarh
Area
 • Total 6,390 km2 (2,470 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,240,938
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
 • Urban 24.46 %
Demographics
 • Literacy 65.1 %
 • Sex ratio 910/1000
Average annual precipitation 65 mm
Website Official website
Guna district
आवन
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
PIN 473226
ISD code 07544
ISO 3166 code IN-MP
Township Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India
Tehsil Raghogarh

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.

On 15 August 2003 Guna District was split in two, with the eastern portion becoming Ashoknagar District.

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.


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