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Neemuch district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Nava Toran Temple in Khor, Neemuch British fort, hills near Sukhanand Dham, Welspun Solar Power Plant, Shiva Temple in Manasa
Location of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Ujjain
Headquarters	Neemuch
Tehsils	Neemuch Jiran Jawad Manasa Singoli
Government
• Collector	Mr. Mayank Agrawal IAS
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Mandsaur (shared with Mandsaur district)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	1. Manasa, 2. Neemuch and 3. Jawad
Area
• Total	3,875 km (1,496 sq mi)
Population
• Total	826,067
• Density	210/km (550/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	71.81 per cent
• Sex ratio	959
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 79
Website	neemuch.nic.in

Neemuch district (Hindi pronunciation: [n̪iːmət͡ʃ]) is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Neemuch is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Asia's largest solar power plant, inaugurated by Narendra Modi, as BJP's prime ministerial candidate Welspun Solar MP project operating since February, 2014 at Neemuch. It is a 151 megawatt) photovoltaic power station constructed at a cost of 1100 crore rupees (about $182,000,000) on 305 hectares (750 acres) of land.

Neemuch district is part of Ujjain Division and had 726,070 inhabitants as of 2001, rising to 826,067 as of 2011. Neemuch district is bordered by Rajasthan state on the west and north, and by Mandsaur district to the east and south.

History

This district was created on 30 June 1998 by separating Neemuch, Manasa and Jawad tehsils of the erstwhile Mandsaur district. During the British rule, the district headquarters Neemuch was a cantonment town, known as the North India Mounted Artillery and Cavalry Headquarters (NIMACH). It was later converted into the headquarters of the Crown's Representative Police Force in 1939.

Economy

Neemuch economy is driven by agriculture produce trading, service sector like CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force), Cement plants like Vikram Cements of Aditya Birla Group and remittance from thousands of migrants all over the country. In fact this small town is native to many senior corporate professionals including CEO of companies like Wipro, Key management professionals at Reliance Industries, Grasim and many IITians and doctors.

It is also home town of once famous Agarwal Classes, Mumbai for IITs. The owner GD Agarwal has established an eye hospital Gomabai Darbarilal Agarwal, The hospital is considered as best place in region for eyes and has also established Neemuch with highest eye donation in region.

It is one of the largest producers of opium in the world. Other agriculture products are wheat, garlic, oilseeds, herbs like Ashwagandha and have very active agriculture market.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Neemuch District has a population of 826,067, roughly equal to the US state of South Dakota. This gives it a ranking of 477th in India (out of a total of 640).

The district has a population density of 194 inhabitants per square kilometre (500/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.76%. Neemuch has a sex ratio of 959 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 71.81%. 29.69% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.46% and 8.65% of the population respectively.

Languages of Neemuch district (2011)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 86.29% of the population in the district spoke Mewari, 1.62% Hindi, 3.61% Malvi, 2.98% Banjari, 1.61% Rajasthani, 1.15% Urdu and 0.67% Gujarati as their first language.

Tourist places

• Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary
• Aantari Mata Mandir
• Bhadwa Mata, Mandir
• Nava Toran Temple
• Sukhanand Sagar Dam
• Sukhanand Dham

See also

• Bhadbhadiya
• Dudarsi
• Indore
• Ujjain division

References

1. "Neemuch - District of Madhya Pradesh - Government of Madhya Pradesh - Profile". Archived from the original on 2006-11-07. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
2. "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
3. "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
4. ^ "District Census Handbook: Neemuch" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. South Dakota 814,180
6. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

External links

• Neemuch District web site
• Neemuch Mandi Bhav Today

v t e Places adjacent to Neemuch district
Chittaurgarh district, Rajasthan (Western) Bhilwara district, Rajasthan Bundi district, Rajasthan (Eastern) Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan Neemuch district Mandsaur district Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan Mandsaur district Mandsaur district

v t e 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

24°28′12″N 74°52′12″E / 24.47000°N 74.87000°E / 24.47000; 74.87000

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