Hindoria
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Hindoria
Hindorgarh | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 View of Hindoria Town | |
| Nickname: "Raja Kishor Singh Ki Nagri" | |
  Hindoria Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Hindoria Hindoria (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°54′N 79°34′E / 23.9°N 79.57°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Damoh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Parishad |
| Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,001 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 470771 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP 34 |
| Website | hindoria |
Hindoria is a town and a nagar panchayat in Damoh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Hindoria is located at 23°54′N 79°34′E / 23.9°N 79.57°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 385 metres (1,263 feet). The peak of Bhondla is highest in Damoh district.
History
Hindoria Riyasat or jagir was established by Raja Budhh singh Lodhi a companion of Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundela. Hindoria Riyasat kept pace with national interests and under the able leaderships of Raja Kishore Singh Lodhi[2] of Hindoria, Raja Devi Singh of Singrampur, Pancham Singh of Karijog, Gangadhar Rao, Raghunath Rao, Mejban Singh, Govind Rao, and some others fought against the British rule in the rebellion of 1857. Hindoria was the biggest village in Madhya Pradesh till 1980.
Demographics
The Hindoria city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Hindoria Nagar Parishad has population of 16,001 of which 8,304 are males while 7,697 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.[3]
The population of children aged 0-6 is 2,301 which is 14.38% of total population of Hindoria (NP). In Hindoria Nagar Parishad, the female sex ratio is 927 against state average of 931. Moreover the child sex ratio in Hindoria is around 929 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. The literacy rate of Hindoria is 78.88% higher than the state average of 69.32%. male literacy is around 88.09% while the female literacy rate is 68.93%.
Hindoria Nagar Parishad has total administration over 3,287 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
Caste factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.95% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.06% of total population in Hindoria (NP).
Work profile
Out of the total population, 7,135 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 4,576 were males while 2,559 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of the total 7135 working population, 76.31% were engaged in Main Work while 23.69% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.