Sehore

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Sehore
Sehore
State - District(s)	Madhya Pradesh - Sehore
Coordinates	23.2° N 77.08° E
Area - Elevation	- 502 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	90,930 -

Sehore is a city and a municipality in Sehore district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the district headquarters of Sehore District and is located on the Bhopal-Indore highway, 39 km away from Bhopal.

1 The name
2 General Information
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 References

[edit] The name

Some inscriptions on rocks discovered in the vicinity of modern Sehore states its name as Sidhapur and Sidrapur, which degerated into Sehore in day-to-day usage. On the other hands, a section of etymologist believe that Shehore derives its name from Sher, a word in Hindi, which means a lion, and a large number of lions were found in earlier times in the areas. The location of Shehore on the foothills of the Vindhyachal mountains also give credence to this assumption.

[edit] General Information

Sehore is 39 km away from state capital Bhopal towards south and on Bhopal-Indore highway. Its height from the sea level is 1500 ft. to 2000 ft. It is also connected to Western Railway from Bhopal to Ratlam. Sehore is surrounded by six districts i.e. Bhopal, Raisen, Hoshangabad, Dewas, Shajapur and Rajgarh. Sehore District extends between the parallels of Latitude 22'31 to 23'40 North and between the meridians of Longitude 76'22 and 78'08 East.

[edit] Geography

Sehore is located at 23.2° N 77.08° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 502 metres (1646 feet).

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[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Sehore had a population of 90,930. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sehore has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 61%. In Sehore, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.