Shahdol District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Districts of Madhya Pradesh number 48 grouped into eight divisions Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country With a total area of 5,671 square kilometers and a population of 9,08,148 Shahdol is an important district of Madhya Pradesh. As per globe its is located between north latitude 22º38' to 24º20' and east longitude 30º28' to 82º12'. The town of Shahdol is the district headquarters. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Shahdol is a city and a Municipality in Shahdol district in the Indian state The district is part of Rewa Division. Rewa Division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India. Some of the towns in this district are Dhanpuri and Burhar. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Dhanpuri is a city and a Municipality in Shahdol district in the state of Madhya Pradesh WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Burhar is a city and Nagar panchayat in Shahdol district in the state of Madhya Pradesh The Virateshwar Temple in Sohagpur Vangana is the most important tourist destination of Shahdol and a structural masterpiece. The district extends 110 km. from East to West and 170 km. from North to South.
According to 2001 Census, the total population of the district is 908148, out of which 391027 are Scheduled Tribes and 67528 are Scheduled Castes.
History
The etymology of the name as ascertained from the local residents points to its derivation from the name of the one Shahdolwa Ahir of Sohagpur village. Origin of Ahir The Ahirs today claim descent from Krishna. Their origin however is controversial WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Sohagpur is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Hoshangabad district in the Indian The progenitor of the Ex-Illakadar family of Sohagpur, Jamni Bhan was the second son of Maharaja Virbhan Singh of Bagelkhand. Bagelkhand (or Baghelkhand) is a region in central India, in northeastern Madhya Pradesh state He decided to settle at [Sohagpur] and assured maximum facilities to settler around, and also declared that places settled by clearing forests will be named after the pioneer settlers. Shahdolwa Ahir is believed to have settled the former village of Shahdolwa, about 2. 5 Km. from the headquarters of Sohagpur after this declaration. Later on, the place used to be the camp site for the Maharaja of Rewa and British officers on tour. More villages were grouped into the village of Shahdol as it grew to a town. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Shahdol is a city and a Municipality in Shahdol district in the Indian state The District Headquarters was shifted from Umaria to Shahdol after the merger of princely states took place in 1948. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Umaria is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Shahdol is a city and a Municipality in Shahdol district in the Indian state
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