Sihora

Sihora
city
Sihora Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23°00′N 80°07′E / 23.00°N 80.12°E / 23.00; 80.12Coordinates: 23°00′N 80°07′E / 23.00°N 80.12°E / 23.00; 80.12
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Jabalpur
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	37,887
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Sihora is a town and a municipality in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Sihora is located at 23°29′N 80°07′E / 23.48°N 80.12°E / 23.48; 80.12.^[1] It has an average elevation of 386 metres (1266 feet). It was the biggest tehsil of the state. The people of Sihora are demanding district status from their state government. A village, Karondi, about 40 km from Sihora is considered to be centre point of post-partition India (pre-partition centre point is at Nagpur).

Sihora municipal corporation is one of the oldest corporations of Madhya Pradesh. It was established in 1867.

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census,^[2] Sihora had a population of 37,887. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sihora has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 59%. In Sihora, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Schools:

• Pandit Vishnu Datt Higher Secondary School (Model School)
• Salem higher secondary school
• Marthoma Gram Jyoti Senior Secondary CBSE School
• Saraswati Higher secondary School
• Chanda De Narayan Prasad Higher Secondary School

Colleges:

• Government Shyam Sunder Agarwal College
• BHAWANI PRASAD SHUKLA MAHAVIDYALAYA

A power project has been approved in the Hargarh industrial area, where some companies like Eurobond have initiated their efforts.

References

Education Govt.lalchand higher secondary school