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Morena district Morena जिला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
 Location of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Chambal |
| Headquarters | Morena |
| Tehsils | 1. Morena, 2. Ambah, 3. Porsa, 4. Joura, 5. Sabalgarh and 6. Kailaras |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Morena (shared with Sheopur district) |
| • Assembly seats | 1. Sabalgarh, 2. Joura, 3. Sumawali, 4. Morena, 5. Dimani and 6. Ambah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,998 km2 (1,930 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,965,137 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.56 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 72.1 |
| • Sex ratio | 839 |
| Major highways | NH3 |
| Website | Official website |
Morena district (Hindi: मुरैना जिला) is one of the 50 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The district is part of Chambal Division. The town of Morena is the district and divisional headquarters. The district has a widely dispersed population of 1,965,137 as of 2011. Morena is fifth district in state in density of population after Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior. The district is mostly farmland, and trains are a popular form of transportation, although they connect only about 15% of the villages within Morena. At present buses are most useful and popular means of transportation. Morena is famous for its mustard and honey production. Paan Singh Tomar and other famous dacoits operated in and around Morena.
Most of the territory of the present-day Morena district formed part of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior. After India's independence in 1947, the princely states acceded to the Government of India, and Morena District acquired its present boundaries with the addition of the princely state of Pahargarh in the south of the district. Morena District became part of the newly formed state of Madhya Bharat, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.
Morena is located at 26°18′N 78°00′E / 26.30°N 78.00°E. Geographically Morena is an interesting place as Madhya Pradesh touches two neighbouring states i.e. Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh here. Morena touches Dholpur (Rajasthan) in North-West and Pinahat (Agra, Uttar Pradesh) in North-East. The neighbouring districts are Bhind, Gwalior, Shivpuri and Sheopur.
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