Vidisha district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Vidisha.

District of Madhya Pradesh in India

Vidisha district

District of Madhya Pradesh

Clockwise from top-left: Udayeshwar Temple in Udaypur, Ancient Sculpture of Varahavtar in Udayagiri, Udayagiri Caves, Maladevi Temple in Gyaraspur, Dashavatar Temple at Badoh-Pathari, Heliodorus pillar in Vidisha

Location of Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh

Country|  India
State| Madhya Pradesh
Division| Bhopal
Headquarters| Vidisha
Tehsils|

1. Vidisha Urban
2. Vidisha Rural
3. Ganj Basoda
4. Lateri
5. Sironj
6. Kurwai
7. Gyaraspur
8. Shamshabad
9. Gulabganj
10. Nateran
11. Tyonda
12. Pathari

Area

• Total

| 7,371 km2 (2,846 sq mi)
Population

• Total

| 1,458,875
• Density| 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website| vidisha.nic.in

Vidisha District (Hindi: विदिशा; Hindi pronunciation: [ʋɪd̪ɪʃaː]) is in Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. The city of Vidisha is the administrative headquarters of the district.

## Geography

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The district is bounded by the districts of Ashoknagar to the northeast, Sagar to the east, Raisen to the south, Bhopal to the southwest, and Guna to the northwest.[1]

Vidisha district lies on the Vindhyachal Plateau off the main Vindhyachal Range. The plateau slopes from south to north and is drained by a number of rivers – the Betwa, the Bina and the Sindh. These rivers flow between spur flanges of the Vindhyachal Range, that spread out on the Malwa Plateau.[2]

The district lies between 230 20’ and 240 22' north latitudes, and 77016’ and 78018’ east longitudes. It covers an area of 7,371 km2.[2]

The district is home to the historic city of Besnagar and the Buddhist stupa at Sanchi.[1]

## History

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Vidisha was the second capital of the Shunga Empire during the later years. The district was created as "Bhilsa District" in 1904 by joining the tehsils of Vidisha (also known as Bhilsa) and Basoda, but not Basoda State, which were then part of Gwalior state. After India's independence in 1947, the former princely state of Gwalior became part of Madhya Bharat state, which was formed in 1948. The Bhilsa District was enlarged in 1949 by the addition of the small princely state of Kurwai State. The district took its present form in 1956, when Madhya Bharat state, Bhopal State, and the tehsil of Sironj, then part of Rajasthan state and previously part of the princely state of Tonk, were both merged into Madhya Pradesh state. Sironj tehsil and the small pargana of Piklone from Bhopal state were merged into Vidisha District.[2]

## Tehsil

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* List of Tehsil of District Vidisha;[3]

1. Vidisha Urban
2. Vidisha Rural
3. Ganj Basoda
4. Gyaraspur
5. Kurwai
6. Lateri
7. Nateran
8. Sironj
9. Gulabganj
10. Pathari
11. Shamshabad
12. Tyonda

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1901| 227,998| —
1911| 296,966| +2.68%
1921| 348,047| +1.60%
1931| 345,818| −0.06%
1941| 383,347| +1.04%
1951| 386,075| +0.07%
1961| 489,213| +2.40%
1971| 658,427| +3.02%
1981| 783,098| +1.75%
1991| 970,388| +2.17%
2001| 1,214,857| +2.27%
2011| 1,458,875| +1.85%
source:[4]

Religions in Vidisha district (2011)[5]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 88.25%
Islam |

| 10.25%
Jainism |

| 1.27%
Other or not stated |

| 0.23%

According to the 2011 census Vidisha District has a population of 1,458,875,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[7] or the US state of Hawaii.[8] This gives it a ranking of 341st in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 198 inhabitants per square kilometre (510/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.03%.[6] Vidisha has a sex ratio of 897 females for every 1,000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 72.08%. 23.28% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.03% and 4.63% of the population respectively.[6]

Languages of Vidisha district (2011)[9]

1. Hindi (94.96%)
2. Urdu (4.57%)
3. Others (0.47%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 94.96% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 4.57% Urdu as their first language.[9]

## Tourist places

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* Neelkantheshwar or Udayeshwar Temple, Udaypur
* Maladevi Temple, Gyaraspur
* Udayagiri Caves, Udayagiri
* Heliodorus pillar, Vidisha
* Vidisha District Museum
* Lohangi Pir, Vidisha
* Hindola Torana, Gyaraspur

## References

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1. ^ a b "Vidisha". mponline. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
2. ^ a b c "Vidisha". District administration. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
3. ^ "Tehsil | District Vidisha, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India".
4. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Vidisha" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. "Swaziland 1,370,424"
8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. "Hawaii 1,360,301"
9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vidisha district.

* Official website

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Places adjacent to Vidisha district

| Guna district | Ashoknagar district |

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Vidisha district

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Bhopal district | Raisen district |

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State of Madhya Pradesh

Capital: Bhopal

State symbols|

* Animal: Barasingha
* Bird: Dudhraj
* Fish: Mahseer
* Flower: Lily
* River: Narmada
* Tree: Banyan
* Highest point: Dhupgarh

Topics|

* Tourism
* Culture
* Protected areas
* Sports

Governance|

* Governors
* Chief Ministers
* Legislative Assembly
* High Court
* Police

Divisions|

* Bhopal
* Chambal
* Gwalior
* Indore
* Jabalpur
* Narmadapuram
* Rewa
* Sagar
* Shahdol
* Ujjain

Districts|

* Agar Malwa
* Alirajpur
* Anuppur
* Ashoknagar
* Balaghat
* Barwani
* Betul
* Bhind
* Bhopal
* Burhanpur
* Chhatarpur
* Chhindwara
* Chambal
* Damoh
* Datia
* Dewas
* Dhar
* Dindori
* Guna
* Gwalior
* Harda
* Hoshangabad
* Indore
* Jabalpur
* Jhabua
* Katni
* Khandwa
* Khargone
* Maihar
* Mandla
* Mandsaur
* Mauganj
* Narsinghpur
* Neemuch
* Niwari
* Panna
* Raisen
* Rajgarh
* Ratlam
* Rewa
* Sagar
* Satna
* Sehore
* Seoni
* Shahdol
* Sidhi
* Singrauli
* Shajapur
* Sheopur
* Shivpuri
* Tikamgarh
* Ujjain
* Umaria
* Vidisha

Major cities|

* Bhopal
* Dewas
* Gwalior
* Indore
* Jabalpur
* Rewa
* Sagar
* Satna
* Ujjain

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Cities and towns in Bhopal division

Bhopal district|

* Berasia
* Bhopal

Raisen district|

* Badi
* Baraily
* Begamganj
* Bhojpur
* Gairatganj
* Mandideep
* Obedullaganj
* Raisen
* Sultanpur
* Udaipura

Rajgarh district|

* Biaora
* Boda
* Jirapur
* Khilchipur
* Khujner
* Machalpur
* Narsinghgarh
* Pachore
* Rajgarh
* Sarangpur
* Suthaliya
* Talen

Sehore district|

* Ashta
* Budhni
* Ichhawar
* Jawar
* Nasrullaganj
* Rehti
* Sehore

Vidisha district|

* Basoda
* Kurwai
* Lateri
* Sironj
* Vidisha

Related topics|

* Bhopal State
* Sanchi
* Bhimbetka rock shelters
* Udayagiri Caves

Cities and towns
in other divisions|

* Chambal
* Gwalior
* Indore
* Jabalpur
* Narmadapuram
* Rewa
* Sagar
* Shahdol
* Ujjain

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