INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF BACKWARD DISTRICT CHHATARPUR OF MADHYA PRADESH Submitted by BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 1 1. DISTRICT PROFILE 1.1 Introduction and Historical Background The District Chhatarpur is named after Maharaja Chhatrasal the great warrior of the region. Earlier this District was under Vindhya Pradesh. with the formation of the Madhya Pradesh on 1st November 1956, it was included in the state. The district occupies a central position in Bundelkhand region of the state. Chhatarpur was founded by great Bundela King Maharaja Chhatrasal Singh Joo Deo in the year 1707. Before Bundelas it flourished under the rule of Chandel rulers who built the world famous Khajuraho Temples where beauty and love are aesthetically carved in the stone. These lofty temples stand as the perfect example of Nagar Style of architecture. Chaturbhuj temple belonging to the chain of these temples probably is the only of its kind in India where Mukhdawar faces west and not east which is against the Conventional Hindu temple architecture. Bhimkund and Jatashankar are places of great religious significance whose antiquity is traced back to Puranas and are shrouded by natural mysteries. 1.2 Location The district is situated at north-east border of Madhya Pradesh and is spread over an area of 8,687 square kms with longitudes and latitudes of 24.06 & 25.20 on north 78.59 & 80.26 on east respectively. The district stretches to a maximum of 185 km in length and 121 km in width. It is surrounded by Panna distt. (MP) in the last Mohoba district (UP) in the north, Tikamgarh (MP) in the west and Sagar (MP) in south-west and Damoh (MP) in the south. Small portion of the district boundary touches Jhansi district (UP) in the North West. Chhatarpur District occupies a central position in the plateau of Bundelkhand. The rivers Ken and Dhasan form the physical boundaries on east and the west respectively. The rivers Ken and Dhasan separate the district respectively from Panna district in the East and Tikamgarh in the West. BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 2 1.3 Topography The district as a whole lies in the upper part of Bundelkhand plateau. The most prominent parts of the district are those which are transverse by the Panna Hill Range through the Southern parts. The range stands about 100 m from the surrounding and 300 m (approx) from the mean sea level. From here the plateau lowers down and covers into the alluvial plains in the north, particularly along the Ken and Dhasan. Thus there are three physical divisons of the district namely: The Panna Range, the Central Plateau and the Northern Plains. (i) The Panna Range The Panna Range is a branch of Vindhyan Mountains. It transvers Sagar, Chhatarpur and Panna Districts from south - west to north - east , The highest peak in the district lies at 24027` north by 79045` east. (ii) The Central Plateau The Central Plateau runs to the north as an offshoot of the Panna Range. It lies mainly on the Bundelkhand granites and forms the central sub-water divide. (iii) The Northern Plains : - The Northern Plains lies between 152-300 m above mean sea level and cover nearly the whole Laundi district. It is covered by varying thickness of aluminium but it is actually a cut of ravines. BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 3 1.4 Administrative Units For administrative convenience, Chhatarpur District has been divided into 7 tehsils, 8 Development Blocks and 558 Gram Panchayats. There are 1189 villages in the district, of which 116 villages are deserted. 5 Assembly constituencies and 2 Lok Sabha constituency fall in the district. (Table No. 1.4.1) Administrative details of the District S No Particulars Numbers 1 Area (in Sq Km) 8,687 2 Revenue Villages 1,081 3 Total Habitations 1,594 4 Forest Villages Nil 5 Towns (Class I to IV) 14 6 Tehsils 7 7 Development Blocks 8 8 Gram Panchayat 558 9 Gram Sabha 1,046 10 Janpad Panchayat 8 11 Nagar Panchayat 13 12 Nagar Palika 2 13 Agro-climatic Zone Bundelkhand (Source: - Distt. Statistical Book, Chhatarpur -2006) BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 4 (Table No. 1.4.2) Blocks, Tehsils & Gram Panchayats in the district S No Block Tehsil No of GPs 1 Chhatarpur Chhatarpur 81 2 Nowgaon Nowgaon 75 3 Laundi Laundi 65 4 Barigarh Gaurihar 73 5 Rajnagar Rajnagar 86 6 Bijawar Bijawar 60 7 Buxwaha Bijawar 39 8 Badamalehra Badamalehra 79 Total 7 558 (Source: - Distt. Statistical Book, Chhatarpur -2006) BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 5 1.5 Demographic Profile As per the 2001 census, the total population of the district is 14,74,723 of which 3,24,295 are categorized as urban while 11,50,428 are categorized as rural population. Schedules Caste population in the district consist of 3,42,990, while there are only 51,593 as Scheduled Tribe people. There are 7,88,933 male and 6,85,790 female in the district. (Table No.1.5.1) Decadal Growth and Growth Rate Population Population Decadal Growth Decadal S No Sex (1991) (2001) (Absolute Nos) Growth (%) 1 Male 623,878 788,933 165,055 26.46 % 2 Female 534,198 685,790 151,592 28.38 % Total 1158,076 1474,723 316,647 27.34 % (Source: - Distt. Statistical Book, Chhatarpur -2006) (Table No.1.5.2) Gram Panchayat wise Demographic details Name of No. of 0 ~ 500 ~ 1000 ~ 2000 3000 ~ 4000 ~ 5000 ~ Janpad Gram 499 999 1999 ~2999 3999 4999 Above Panchayat Panchayat Chhatarpur 81 0 1 37 27 14 1 1 Bijawar 60 0 0 43 10 4 0 3 Nawgaon 75 0 2 44 18 4 2 5 Laundi 65 0 0 34 22 7 1 1 Barigarh 73 0 0 44 22 3 3 1 Badamalehra 79 0 0 57 16 5 1 0 Rajnagar 86 0 2 41 31 8 3 1 Buxwaha 39 0 1 30 5 2 1 0 Total 558 0 6 330 151 47 12 12 (Refer Annexure No.7) (Source: - Distt. Statistical Book, Chhatarpur -2006) BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 6 (Table No. 1.5.3) Block wise Demographic details Population S No Block Male Female Total Sex Ratio 1 Barigarh 80858 68784 149642 872 2 Badamalhara 77910 67766 145676 851 3 Bijawar 62804 54506 117310 869 4 Chhatarpur 96107 84473 180580 874 5 Laundi 74955 64157 139112 855 6 Nowgaon 89812 78633 168445 873 7 Rajnagar 98358 86130 184488 880 8 Baxwaha 35038 30137 65175 860 Total 7,88,933 6,85,790 14,74,723 869 (Source: - Distt. Statistical Book, Chhatarpur -2006) BLOCK WISE SEX RATIO 120000 100000 8 7 35 10 98 2 80000 96 0 81 3 13 89 3 47 86 858 0 5 84 863 80 91 95 Male 7 60000 4 6 77 74 7 78 76 4 15 68 67 80 Female 6 64 62 40000 450 5 8 7 03 13 20000 35 30 0 r r i n r rh ra a u d a a a a p n o g h g h w r u a a a ri l ja a a g n w a a i t L w j x m B a o a a B a h N R B d h a C B BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 7 (Table No. 1.5.4) Demographic details vis-à-vis Rural and Urban Areas Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes S. Total Area Sex Sex No. Population Population % Population % Ratio Ratio 1 Rural 1150,428 285,905 24.9 % 866 48,555 4.2 % 972 2 Urban 324,295 57,085 17.6 % 873 3,038 0.9 % 873 Total 14,74,723 3,42,990 23.3 % 867 51,593 3.5 % 919 (Source: - Distt. Statistical Book, Chhatarpur -2006) BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 8 1.6 Status of Poverty and Human Development Index Geographically and physically, Chhatarpur is an important district of sagar division of Bundelkhand region, in which major population is of unskilled agricultural labours. Agriculture is the prime earning activity for the people in the district, which is not very remunerative. The main work for majority of the population in Chhatarpur town is bidi making, furniture making, bamboo craft, leather products and incense stick rolling. Pucca houses, sanitation complexes, proper drainage systems and safe drinking water are dream for this section of society. Due to unhygienic surrounding and open sewage, Chhatarpur district has become a high prone area for various diseases like filarial, elephantitis and Malaria. Sub component wise, it has a little higher Education index but the situation of health and income has been evaluated to be quite bad. This status of the education, health and income would be further discussed in coming sub-chapters, which would clearly expose the poorer status of the district againts these important indicators of development. (Table No. 1.6) Blockwise BPL Householding No. of BPL Name of the Block Total Families Percentage Households Badamalahara 31927 11796 36.94 Barigarh 28727 11777 40.99 Bijawar 25863 12519 48.48 Buxwaha 15048 5786 38.45 Chhatarpur 44678 13225 29.6 Laundi 28056 12426 44.29 Nowgaon 31814 7909 24.86 Rajnagar 39317 13818 35.14 Total 245430 89256 36.37 (Source: - Distt. Statistical Book, Chhatarpur -2006) BRGF Action Plan, Chhatarpur 9 1.7 Socio-economic Indicators The major Socio-Economic key Indicators of the district are shown in the following table. Table No.1.7 Socio-economic Indicators S. Particulars Unit India M.P. Chhatarpur No. A Population Per 1 Population Density 324 196 170 Sq.Km. 2 Decade Growth rate % 21.34 24.34 27.34 3 Sex ratio(Per 1000) 933 920 869 4 SC population % 16.48 14.54 23.3 5 ST population % 8.08 23.27 3.5 6 Rural Population % 73 74.7 78 B Health 1 Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 67.6 86.1 108 2 Maternity Mortality Rate/ 1000 5.4 6 8.72 C Literacy 1 Total % 65.38 64.11 53.44 2 Male % 75.85 76.8 65.5 3 Female % 54.16 50.28 39.38 4 Rural % 59.4 58.1 47.5 5 Urban % 80.3 79.67 73.6 D Agriculture 1 Double cropped area to NSA % 32.2 28 26.88 2 Net irrigated area to NSA % 40 31.6 42 3 Fertilizer consumption per Ha.