66:
50:
135:
73:
459:, Parwati, Dudhi, Newaj, Kolar, Papnas, Kulans, Seewan, Lotia and other rivers tell a sad tale of lost splendor in the form of scattered idols found in them. Idols of Lord Vishnu, Ganesha, Shiva, Parvati, Nandi, Garuda, Lord Mahavira, Gautam Buddha, Apsaras and fairies have been found in different forms and postures.
727:, Sehore had a population of 90,930. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Sehore had an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75% and female literacy was 61%. In Sehore, 14% of the population was under six years of age.
501:. But the estate of Bhopal did not merge with the India state till 1949 and even that after a fierce struggle. Sehore has honorable mention in the fields of academics and literature. Lanciet Likinson, the political agent, got written the first English translation of
510:
The High School of Sehore founded in 1835 by political agent
Likinson, had to its credit, students like Hidayatullah (former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Vice President of India) and Banchu (Ex-chief justice) Mirza Faim Begh (chief engineer).
410:
to different places in and around Sehore. Sehore has many temples, Mutts, Shrines, Mosques and
Churches of historical antiquity and religious significance. Sehore, thus, boasts of a glorious tradition of communal harmony and culture.
742:
1302:
904:
934:
842:
65:
448:
chiefs, Rani
Kamlapati and the Nawabs of the Bhopal dynasty. Sehore remained the headquarters of the political agent and resident of the
97:
1307:
610:. It has an average elevation of 502 metres (1646 feet). The only river passing through the Sehore district is the Siven.
619:
324:
147:
843:"Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001"
1256:
927:
790:
383:
priests made Sehore a significant seat of meditation/ worship. Sehore was a part of the Bhopal estate. After formation of
532:
498:
49:
1251:
285:
159:
1271:
1241:
1236:
1091:
1023:
483:
1276:
1246:
920:
463:
171:
531:
highway. Its height from mean sea level is between 1500 ft. and 2000 ft. Sehore is situated on the
1266:
1213:
1086:
998:
1261:
738:
1119:
1076:
868:
582:
467:
417:
is the old name of Sehore. According to a rock-edict found in the Seevan river, it got its name from
796:
494:, refused to join the rebellion, which played a major role in assisting its suppression in the region.
474:
which restored
Company control over the town from the rebels, which included mutinying sepoys from the
425:
or Lion as pronounced by the
British, since lions or "Sher"s were in abundance in the nearby jungles.
398:
sect, also spent some time here in prayer, penance and worship. Folklore also points to the visits of
257:
846:
265:
16:
This article is about the municipality in Madhya
Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see
730:
According to the 2011 census, Sehore municipality with outgrowth had a population of 109,118.
503:
475:
1159:
1038:
869:"Sehore (District, Madhya Pradesh, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"
568:
487:
1297:
1218:
1111:
975:
952:
944:
429:
336:
320:
164:
17:
421:. According to an old document, Sehore got its name from the Anglo-Indian corruption of
1101:
491:
428:
Sehore has been an integral part of Awanti. Later on, it was under the tutelage of the
384:
328:
241:
152:
912:
898:
1291:
1051:
817:
456:
433:
352:
1203:
1139:
1013:
983:
316:
387:, it was bifurcated, in 1972 and a new district - Bhopal - was carved out of it.
1167:
556:
471:
449:
1061:
1003:
597:
584:
112:
99:
1096:
1071:
1008:
993:
758:
441:
399:
391:
253:
248:
331:. It is the district headquarters of Sehore District and is located on the
1129:
1028:
711:
564:
376:
372:
1187:
1081:
1066:
1056:
988:
960:
754:
750:
674:
659:
479:
1208:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1124:
1046:
1018:
965:
770:
766:
762:
724:
644:
548:
544:
540:
536:
528:
524:
520:
445:
437:
403:
364:
360:
340:
332:
1144:
1134:
774:
746:
560:
552:
356:
176:
140:
571:. Sehore district extends between the parallels of Latitude 22'31
478:. Hundreds of rebels were captured, put on trial and executed by
778:
707:
407:
395:
380:
368:
916:
897:
781:
and other major cities. The nearest airport is in Bhopal.
455:
Rivers big and small abound in the landscape of Sehore.
470:; in response, Robert Hamilton led a detachment of the
299:
1227:
1196:
1158:
1110:
1037:
974:
951:
499:
India became independent from
British colonial rule
294:
284:
276:
264:
247:
237:
232:
224:
219:
211:
203:
195:
187:
182:
170:
158:
146:
128:
30:
745:- Bhopal branch line. There are regular trains to
575:North and between the meridians of Longitude 76'22
818:"Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sehore, India"
928:
519:Sehore is 37 km from the state capital,
8:
845:. Census Commission of India. Archived from
935:
921:
913:
27:
359:region. It has a long and glorious past.
809:
293:
263:
246:
231:
218:
210:
181:
127:
92:
58:
46:
351:Sehore stands at the foothills of the
908:. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911.
486:for their role in the rebellion. The
283:
275:
236:
223:
202:
194:
186:
169:
157:
145:
7:
523:, towards the south-west and on the
1303:Cities and towns in Sehore district
543:. It is surrounded by 7 districts:
452:till Indian independence in 1947.
14:
343:highway, 38 km from Bhopal.
85:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
620:List of cities in Madhya Pradesh
133:
71:
64:
48:
394:, the illustrious founder of a
793:(1849–1923), English cricketer
72:
1:
25:City in Madhya Pradesh, India
579:East. Sehore is located at
1324:
617:
466:, Sehore revolted against
215:502 m (1,647 ft)
15:
702:Distribution of religions
701:
696:
688:
683:
673:
668:
658:
653:
643:
638:
633:
628:
390:Ancient lore states that
93:
59:
47:
40:
1308:Cities in Madhya Pradesh
464:Indian Rebellion of 1857
199:Sehore Municipal Council
1214:Bhimbetka rock shelters
905:Encyclopædia Britannica
739:Sehore railway station
54:Aerial photo of Sehore
873:www.citypopulation.de
741:lies on the Ujjain -
355:in the middle of the
238: • Official
943:Cities and towns in
286:Vehicle registration
629:Religions in sehore
594: /
504:Abhijñānaśākuntalam
497:On 15 August 1947,
109: /
1230:in other divisions
432:, Chandragupta I,
392:Maharshi Patanjali
225: • Total
1285:
1284:
797:Shankar Lal Saboo
791:William Townshend
723:As of 2001 India
719:
718:
715:
476:Presidency armies
310:
309:
207:Sudesh Rai, (BJP)
196: • Body
188: • Type
1315:
1228:Cities and towns
1160:Vidisha district
1039:Rajgarh district
937:
930:
923:
914:
909:
901:
884:
883:
881:
879:
865:
859:
858:
856:
854:
839:
833:
832:
830:
828:
814:
705:
626:
625:
609:
608:
606:
605:
604:
599:
595:
592:
591:
590:
587:
315:is a city and a
306:
303:
301:
204: • MLA
139:
137:
136:
124:
123:
121:
120:
119:
114:
110:
107:
106:
105:
102:
75:
74:
68:
52:
28:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1313:
1312:
1288:
1287:
1286:
1281:
1229:
1223:
1219:Udayagiri Caves
1192:
1154:
1112:Sehore district
1106:
1033:
976:Raisen district
970:
953:Bhopal district
947:
945:Bhopal division
941:
896:
893:
888:
887:
877:
875:
867:
866:
862:
852:
850:
849:on 16 June 2004
841:
840:
836:
826:
824:
816:
815:
811:
806:
787:
736:
721:
720:
703:
694:
681:
666:
651:
622:
616:
602:
600:
596:
593:
588:
585:
583:
581:
580:
533:Western Railway
517:
488:Nawab of Bhopal
349:
321:Sehore district
298:
272:
134:
132:
117:
115:
111:
108:
103:
100:
98:
96:
95:
89:
88:
87:
86:
83:
82:
81:
80:
76:
55:
43:
36:
33:
26:
21:
18:Sehore District
12:
11:
5:
1321:
1319:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1290:
1289:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1233:
1231:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1200:
1198:
1197:Related topics
1194:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1164:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1116:
1114:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1043:
1041:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
980:
978:
972:
971:
969:
968:
963:
957:
955:
949:
948:
942:
940:
939:
932:
925:
917:
911:
910:
899:"Sehore"
892:
891:External links
889:
886:
885:
860:
834:
808:
807:
805:
802:
801:
800:
794:
786:
785:Notable people
783:
735:
732:
717:
716:
699:
698:
695:
692:
690:
686:
685:
682:
679:
677:
671:
670:
667:
664:
662:
656:
655:
652:
649:
647:
641:
640:
637:
635:
631:
630:
624:
623:
615:
612:
598:23.2°N 77.08°E
516:
513:
492:Sikandar Begum
430:Magadh dynasty
385:Madhya Pradesh
348:
345:
329:Madhya Pradesh
323:in the Indian
308:
307:
296:
292:
291:
288:
282:
281:
278:
277:Telephone code
274:
273:
270:
268:
262:
261:
251:
245:
244:
239:
235:
234:
230:
229:
226:
222:
221:
217:
216:
213:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
180:
179:
174:
168:
167:
162:
156:
155:
153:Madhya Pradesh
150:
144:
143:
130:
126:
125:
113:23.2°N 77.08°E
91:
90:
84:
78:
77:
70:
69:
63:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
41:
38:
37:
34:
31:
24:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1320:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1226:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1195:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1157:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
981:
979:
977:
973:
967:
964:
962:
959:
958:
956:
954:
950:
946:
938:
933:
931:
926:
924:
919:
918:
915:
907:
906:
900:
895:
894:
890:
874:
870:
864:
861:
848:
844:
838:
835:
823:
819:
813:
810:
803:
798:
795:
792:
789:
788:
784:
782:
780:
776:
772:
768:
764:
760:
756:
752:
748:
744:
740:
733:
731:
728:
726:
713:
709:
700:
691:
687:
678:
676:
672:
663:
661:
657:
648:
646:
642:
636:
632:
627:
621:
613:
611:
607:
578:
574:
570:
566:
562:
558:
554:
550:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
526:
522:
514:
512:
508:
506:
505:
500:
495:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
469:
465:
460:
458:
453:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
434:Harshavardhan
431:
426:
424:
420:
416:
412:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
388:
386:
382:
378:
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
353:Vindhya Range
346:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
305:
297:
289:
287:
279:
269:
267:
259:
255:
252:
250:
243:
240:
227:
214:
206:
198:
191:Mayor-Council
190:
178:
175:
173:
166:
163:
161:
154:
151:
149:
142:
131:
122:
94:Coordinates:
67:
51:
39:
29:
23:
19:
1257:Narmadapuram
1204:Bhopal State
1149:
1140:Nasrullaganj
1077:Narsinghgarh
1014:Obedullaganj
903:
876:. Retrieved
872:
863:
851:. Retrieved
847:the original
837:
825:. Retrieved
822:Falling Rain
821:
812:
799:- Former MLA
737:
729:
722:
614:Demographics
576:
572:
518:
509:
507:in 1835–40.
502:
496:
484:firing squad
468:Company rule
461:
454:
427:
422:
418:
414:
413:
389:
350:
317:municipality
312:
311:
22:
878:7 September
714:(<0.2%).
603:23.2; 77.08
601: /
557:Hoshangabad
472:Bombay Army
462:During the
450:British Raj
118:23.2; 77.08
116: /
1292:Categories
1062:Khilchipur
1004:Gairatganj
853:1 November
827:1 February
804:References
618:See also:
535:line from
220:Population
183:Government
1097:Suthaliya
1092:Sarangpur
1072:Machalpur
1024:Sultanpur
1009:Mandideep
994:Begamganj
759:Ahmedabad
734:Transport
712:Buddhists
706:Includes
577:and 78'08
515:Geography
442:Raja Bhoj
415:Sidhhapur
400:Lord Rama
377:Buddhists
249:Time zone
233:Languages
212:Elevation
35:Siddhapur
1252:Jabalpur
1130:Ichhawar
1029:Udaipura
710:(0.2%),
634:Religion
573:to 23'40
565:Shajapur
419:Sidrapur
373:Vaishnav
254:UTC+5:30
160:District
1272:Shahdol
1242:Gwalior
1237:Chambal
1188:Vidisha
1087:Rajgarh
1082:Pachore
1067:Khujner
1057:Jirapur
999:Bhojpur
989:Baraily
961:Berasia
755:Chennai
751:Kolkata
693:
689:Others†
680:
665:
660:Muslims
650:
639:Percent
589:77°05′E
586:23°12′N
569:Rajgarh
480:hanging
457:Narmada
347:History
295:Website
228:109,118
129:Country
104:77°05′E
101:23°12′N
1298:Sehore
1277:Ujjain
1247:Indore
1209:Sanchi
1183:Sironj
1178:Lateri
1173:Kurwai
1168:Basoda
1150:Sehore
1125:Budhni
1047:Biaora
1019:Raisen
966:Bhopal
771:Nagpur
767:Kanpur
763:Jaipur
743:Sehore
725:census
645:Hindus
549:Raisen
545:Bhopal
541:Ratlam
537:Bhopal
529:Indore
525:Bhopal
521:Bhopal
446:Peshwa
438:Ashoka
404:Laxman
365:Shakta
361:Shaiva
341:Indore
337:Sehore
333:Bhopal
313:Sehore
300:sehore
271:466001
172:Region
165:Sehore
138:
79:Sehore
32:Sehore
1267:Sagar
1145:Rehti
1135:Jawar
1120:Ashta
1102:Talen
775:Jammu
747:Delhi
708:Sikhs
675:Jains
561:Dewas
553:Harda
357:Malwa
325:state
290:MP-37
280:07562
242:Hindi
177:Malwa
148:State
141:India
1262:Rewa
1052:Boda
984:Badi
880:2020
855:2008
829:2021
779:Puri
697:1.3%
684:3.7%
567:and
423:Sher
408:Sita
406:and
396:Yoga
381:Nath
379:and
369:Jain
302:.nic
42:City
669:22%
654:73%
539:to
482:or
327:of
319:in
304:.in
266:PIN
258:IST
1294::
902:.
871:.
820:.
777:,
773:,
769:,
765:,
761:,
757:,
753:,
749:,
563:,
559:,
555:,
551:,
547:,
527:-
490:,
444:,
440:,
436:,
402:,
375:,
371:,
367:,
363:,
936:e
929:t
922:v
882:.
857:.
831:.
704:†
339:-
335:-
260:)
256:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
