District Administration Sheopur

Statistics

General
Sno
Headquarters
Sheopur
Total area
6606 Sqkm
01
Forest Area
3916.076 Sqkm
Net Irri. Area
1,03,295 Sqkm
02
Total Population
6,87,952
Total Population (0-6 yrs.)
1,15,577
03
Total Males
3,61,681
Total Females
3,26,267
04
Police Stations
16
Police Chowkis
04
05
Legislative assembly
02
-
-
05
Gram Panchayats
225
Total Villages
587

Legislative Assembly

Sno
Name of the assembly segment
Name/Address
01
01 – Sheopur
Sh.Brijraj Singh Chouhan Richhi House Jai Stambh Sheopur District Sheopur(M.P)
02
02 - Vijaypur
Sh. Ram Niwas Ravat Village Sunwai Tehsil Vijaypur District Sheopur (M.P)

Other: Population, Socio Economic and
Developmental Information

Sno
Population Growth Rate
01
Population Growth Rate
22.96
02
Population density (persons/Sq.km)
-
03
Literacy (persons/Sq.km)
48.27
04
Male Literacy
58.40
05
Female Literacy
37.04
06
Urban Literacy
62.94
07
Rural Literacy
45.56
08
Workers as % of total population
-
09
Forest area as % of reporting Area
59
10
Net Sown Area as % of reporting Area
22
11
Gross irri. area as % of reporting total sown area
70
12
Road length per 100 sq. kms.
-
13
Post offices per Lakh population
20

Industries

Sno
Particulars
In Industrial Development Centre
01
Small Scale Industries (Working)
156

Agriculture and Irrigation

About 50 percent of the geographical area is available for cultivation. About 70.00 percent of the cultivable area in the district is irrigated. Canal is the major source of irrigation, which accounts for 42.94 percent of the total irrigated area respectively. Wheat is the most important food grain grown in the district. Mustard is the most important oil seed grown in the district. Major kharif crop is Bazara.