New map of 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh along with list
22-411: Sheopur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India . The district is located in the north of the state and forms part of Chambal division . It is situated on the periphery of Rajasthan, which shows in the influence of Rajasthani culture in this district. The town of Sheopur is the district headquarters. Other towns include Bijeypur , Karahal and Badoda . The district has
44-648: A district), in Palpur village in Palpur-Kuno forest, and in Agra, Ameth Parond and other villages of Morena, M.P. (includes an interview of surrendered dacoit, Ramesh Singh Sikarwar) . Anthropological Survey of India.Kolkatta Also see: Srivastava, Vinay Kumar 2016 'Speaking of Caste: Merit of the Principle of Segmentation', Sociological Bulletin. Joshi, Vibha 1987 'A Primitive Tribe of Madhya Pradesh: Social Organization and Religion of
66-626: A governing council which is headed by a patel . A patel's appointment is based on heredity criteria but found to be unfit or unsuitable is basis for removal. The council decides disputes by a consensus. It imposes fines and ostracism on guilty offenders committing rape, elopement or adultery. An inter-village dispute is referred to as a Chokla Panchayat . Since they may be surrounded by speakers of other languages and dialects they may speak various Hindi dialects. The Sahariyas are expert woodsmen and forest product gatherers. They are particularly skilled in making catechu from Khair trees . The main business
88-453: A jagir. Filose managed to starve out the Gaurs remaining in the fort, who left in 1809. Under Daulat Rao, the town was a mint. While Filose was raiding adjoining territory of Jai Singh of Raghogarh , Singh captured the fort and his family. After 1818, Filose retired to Sheopur as his jagir . Sheopur continued as a part of Gwalior state until 1947 when it became part of independent India. In 1956, it
110-473: A population of 687,861 (2011 census) and covers an area of 6,606 km². It is the third least populous district of Madhya Pradesh (out of 50 ), after Harda and Umaria . It is one out of 21 tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh. Sheopur district is located in the north of Madhya Pradesh in the Chambal division. It is bordered by Morena district to the north, Gwalior district to the east, Shivpuri district to
132-556: Is carrying out active clinical and genetic research in order to identify the genetic and non-genetic underlying causes for their ailments. Joshi, Vibha 1987 'A Primitive Tribe of Madhya Pradesh: Social Organization and Religion of the Sahariya'. M.Phil Dissertation. Department of Anthropology, Delhi University. V.J.Patel(Vibha Joshi) 1993. 35 minute ethnographic film 'The Sahariya of Madhya Pradesh' filmed in 1992-3 in Sheopur kala division (now
154-454: Is demand of districts from various regions like: Saharia The Saharia , Sehariya , or Sahariya are an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh , India . The Saharias are mainly found in the districts of Morena , Sheopur , Bhind , Gwalior , Datia , Shivpuri , Vidisha and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh and Baran district of Rajasthan . They are classified as Particularly vulnerable tribal group . The history of
176-417: Is gathering & selling of forest wood, gum, tendu leaf, honey, mahua and medicinal herbs . Their traditional occupations also include making baskets, mining and quarrying, and breaking stones. They also hunt and fish. Some Sahariyas are settled cultivators. Wheat, pearl millet and maize are the main cereal crops. Gram and arhar are the main pulses. Agriculture is largely rain-dependent with merely 2% of
198-586: The Gaur Rajputs , feudatories of Jaipur , in 1537. The first historical mention of the region occurs thanks to Nimat Ullah, who recorded an expedition of SIkander Lodhi in support of Raj Dungar who later converted to Islam. Sheopur surrendered to Akbar when he was advancing towards Chittor. Later it was made headquarters of a mahal in Ranthambore Sarkar. In 1808, it was conquered by Daulat Rao Scindia of Gwalior who gave it to his general Jean Baptiste Filose as
220-559: The Saharia tribe is spotty and in many places completely lost. The older generations of the Saharia tribes people fail to give any account of their history, and written records of ancestry are virtually nonexistent. Traditionally, they trace their beginnings to the days of the Ramayana and beyond. They trace their origin from Shabari of the Ramayan . Another theory suggests that Brahma , the creator
242-563: The Sahariya'. M.Phil Thesis. Department of Anthropology, Delhi University.supervision by Vinay Kumar Srivastava. V.J.Patel (name used then by Vibha Joshi) 1993. 35 minute ethnographic film 'The Sahariya of Madhya Pradesh' filmed in 1992-3 in Sheopur kala division (now a district), in Palpur village in Palpur-Kuno forest, and in Agra, Ameth and other villages of Morena, M.P. (includes an interview of surrendered dacoit, Ramesh Singh Sikarwar) . Anthropological Survey of India.Kolkatta Also see: Srivastava, Vinay Kumar 2016 'Speaking of Caste: Merit of
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#1732872952753264-561: The US state of North Dakota . This gives it a ranking of 505th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 104 inhabitants per square kilometre (270/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.96%. Sheopur has a sex ratio of 902 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 58.02%. 15.61% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.76% and 23.47% of
286-421: The lone tehsil of Karahal. There are two nagar palikas in this district: Sheopur and Baroda and a nagar panchayat , Vijaypur. There are two Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district, namely, Sheopur and Vijaypur . Both of these are part of Morena Lok Sabha constituency . According to the 2011 census Sheopur District has a population of 687,861, roughly equal to the nation of Equatorial Guinea or
308-416: The marriage ceremony, totems are drawn on paper and the floor that they hold in reverence. Child marriage is not favored, although there are some arranged marriages, and any marriage is performed after attaining the age of 15 years. Widow marriage called not is permitted but only to a fellow widower or a divorcee. Polygamy is reserved only for males. The Sahariya community considers every adult member part of
330-489: The number of districts in the state is 55. These districts are grouped into 10 administrative divisions. Districts are subdivided into tehsils , of which there are 428 in Madhya Pradesh . There are 55 districts in Madhya Pradesh, categorized into ten divisions. A bill giving in-principle approval to the creation of three districts was passed on 19 March 2020. The following districts would be created: There
352-582: The population respectively. The Saharia are the main tribe in the area. Languages of Sheopur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 94.27% of the population in the district spoke Hindi , 2.02% Urdu , 1.73% Handuri and 0.91% Punjabi as their first language. Districts of Madhya Pradesh The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh came into existence on 1 November 1956. Madhya Pradesh has various geographic regions which have no official administrative governmental status; some correspond to historic countries, states or provinces. Currently,
374-538: The responsibilities of the parents and unmarried brothers-sisters. The tribe members believe in Animism Folk Hinduism's gods and goddess that they worship and celebrate in major festivals: Veer Teja , thakar Baba, Durga , Hanuman , Lalbai, Bejasan, Savni Amavasya, Janmashtami , Raksha Bandhan , Deepavali , Holi and Teja Dashmi. They consider everyone in an endogamous group to be brother and sister; marriages have to be arranged from other clans. During
396-465: The southeast, and Rajasthan to the south and northwest. The region is chiefly marked by the presence of the Chambal ravines - the Chambal river marks the border with Rajasthan. Southeast of the Chambal is a plateau region which leads to a range of forested hills in the east of the district where lies Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary . The town of Sheopur and its fort was said to have been founded by Indra Singh of
418-427: The total land area being irrigated. The main sources of irrigation are wells and rivulets, which are seasonal. Others are landless labourers who were earlier bonded labourers. The general health conditions of the tribe are very poor. There is prevalence of malnutrition and pulmonary tuberculosis. RNTCP-DOTS programme is working effectively to change this condition. The Centre for Genomics at Jiwaji University , Gwalior
440-437: The way places. They inhabit clusters of houses in areas called saharana outside the main villages. The housing is generally characterized by prehistoric standards made of stone boulders and roofing of stone slabs that locally are called patore. In some villages mud structures are also constructed. Brick and concrete are very rare. They live in small joint families. The elder sons live separately after marriage and younger son bear
462-481: Was busy casting the Universe. He made out a place to seat all persons. In the centre of that place he put a Sahariya who was a simpleton. Others came to join him sitting but they pushed him further from the square centre to an extreme corner or khoont. The story goes that an annoyed Brahma chided the Sahariya for his inability to cope with the pressure and decreed that he would henceforth live in forests and such other out of
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#1732872952753484-755: Was merged with the remainder of Madhya Pradesh. Sheopur district was carved out of Morena District in 1998. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sheopur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). The district comprises three sub-divisions: Sheopur , Vijaypur and Karahal . Sheopur sub-division consists two tehsils : Sheopur and Baroda. Vijaypur sub-division also comprises two tehsils: Vijaypur and Veerpur. Karahal sub-division comprises
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