*** Welcome to piglix ***

Gwalior district

Gwalior district
ग्वालियर जिला
District of Madhya Pradesh
Location of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh
Location of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
Administrative division Gwalior
Headquarters Gwalior
Tehsils 1. Gwalior, 2. Bhitarwar, 3. Dabra
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Gwalior (shared with Shivpuri district)
 • Assembly seats 1. Gwalior Rural, 2. Gwalior, 3. Gwalior East, 4. Gwalior South, 5. Bhitarwar and 6. Dabra
Area
 • Total 5,214 km2 (2,013 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,030,543
 • Density 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy 77.93 per cent
 • Sex ratio 862
Website Official website

Gwalior district (Hindi: ग्वालियर जिला) is one of the 51 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic city of Gwalior is its administrative headquarters. Gwalior Metropolitan Region is one of the major metropolitan areas in India. Other cities and towns in this district are Antari, Bhitarwar, Bilaua, Dabra, Morar, Lashkar, Morar Cantonment, Pichhore, and Tekanpur.

The district has an area of 5,214 km², and a population 1,629,881 (2001 census), a 26% increase from 2001 census.

The district is at the center of the Gird region, and is mostly a relatively level plain. This plain, though broken in its southern portion by low hills, has generally an elevation of only a few hundred feet above sea-level. In the summer season the climate is very hot, the shade temperature rising frequently to around 44°C (112°F), but in the winter months (from November to February inclusive) it is usually temperate and for short periods extremely cold.

The district comprises 3 tehsils: Gwalior (formerly, Gird), Bhitarwar and Dabra (formerly, Pichore). There are six Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district. These are Gwalior Rural, Gwalior, Gwalior East, Gwalior South, Bhitarwar and 6. Dabra. All of these are part of Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency


...
Wikipedia

...