Sidhi

Sidhi सीधी
city
Sidhi Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 24°25′N 81°53′E / 24.42°N 81.88°E / 24.42; 81.88Coordinates: 24°25′N 81°53′E / 24.42°N 81.88°E / 24.42; 81.88
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sidhi
Elevation	272 m (892 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	45,664
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	www.sidhi.nic.in

Sidhi is a city and a municipality in Sidhi district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Sidhi district.

Geography

Sidhi is located at 24°25′N 81°53′E / 24.42°N 81.88°E / 24.42; 81.88.^[1] It has an average elevation of 272 metres (892 feet). It is a state of Chandela Rajput who came from Delhi. They mainly live in Bardi State and then again divide into a few areas in Sidhi.

1. Population
2. a.Tribal Population 910983 (2001)
3. 351660 (2001)
4. Geographical Area 10536 km².
5. Sex Ratio 932(2001)
6. Sub-Division 03
7. Legislative Parliament Area 01 (Sidhi)
8. Legislative Assembly Area 04 (Churhat, Sidhi, Sihawal and Dhauhani)
9. Block/ Janpad Panchayat 05
10. Tribal Block 01
11. Tehsil 06 (Gopad Banas, Churhat, Rampur Naikin, Majhauli, Kusmi and Sihawal)
12. Revenue Circle 12
13. Patwari Halka 186
14. Village Panchayat 402
15. Total Village 1024
16. Forest Village 1
17. Rehabilitated Village 992
18. Viran Village 32
19. Municipality 01
20. Nagar Panchayat 02
21. College 7
22. Middle School 257
23. Higher Secondary and High School 100
24. Primary School 1350
25. Density 130
26. Schedule Caste Percentage 11.9
27. Rainfall in the district for last 12 years Average Rainfall 1248.3mm

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[2] Sidhi had a population of 45,664 with males constituting 54% of the population, females 46%. Sidhi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sidhi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

• Tansen started his musical career from here before moving to Mughal Emperor Akbar's court.
• Arjun Singh former CM of Madhya Pradesh
• Govind Mishra, Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Constituency No. 11 Sidhi
• Ajay Singh,former cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh Govt., Leader of opposition; Member of Legislative Assembly, Assembly Constituency No. 76 Churhat
• Arunoday Singh(Actor),2009–present
• {Riti pathak ) member of parliament parliamentary constituency no. 11 sidhi
• Vinod Singh Chauhan (Harbaro) Project Manager
• Shivendra kumar tiwari {social workar }
• Avinash Singh Baghel (Web Developer)
• Krishna Pratap Singh,Patpara
• Pranav Mishra
• dilip soni
• Manish Kumar Pandey

References

1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sidhi
2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.