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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jalaun district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Jalaun.svg
| map_caption = Location of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Orai
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhansi division|Jhansi]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Orai]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 5
| area_total_km2 = 4565
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,689,974
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Mrs. Priyanka Niranjan [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jalaun (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 4
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 1
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://jalaun.nic.in/
}}

[[File:Map of Jalaun.png|thumb|right|Map of Jalaun]]
'''Jalaun district''' is a district of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The district is named after the town of [[Jalaun]], which was the former headquarters of a [[Maratha]] governor, but the administrative headquarters of the district is at [[Orai]]. Other major towns in the district are [[Konch]], [[Kalpi]], and [[Madhogarh]].

==Geography==
Jalaun District is a part of the [[Jhansi Division]]. The district has an area of 4,565 km², and a population of 1,689,974 (2011 census), and a population density of 370 persons per km².

The district lies entirely within the level plains of [[Bundelkhand]], north of the hill country, and is almost surrounded by the [[Yamuna River]], which forms the northern boundary of the district, and its tributaries the [[Betwa River|Betwa]], which forms the southern boundary of the district, and the [[Pahuj River|Pahuj]], which forms the western boundary. The central region thus enclosed is a dead level of cultivated land, almost destitute of trees, and dotted with villages. The southern portion presents an almost unbroken sheet of cultivation. The [[Non River]] flows through the centre of the district, which it drains by numerous small ravines.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Jalaun |display=Jalaun s.v. District of Jalaun |volume=15 |page=131}}</ref>

The districts of [[Etawah District|Etawah]] and [[Kanpur Dehat district|Kanpur]] lie to the north across the Yamuna, while [[Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur District]] lies to the east and southeast, [[Jhansi District]] lies to the southeast, and [[Bhind District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] lies to the west cross the Pahuj.

The district has been under severe drought for the last four years with the average rainfall being about 399 mm which is way behind the average of about 800 mm.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named the district of Jalaun as one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Matar Mahotsav==
District Jalaun for the first time celebrated Matar Mahotsav (Pea Festival) from 4/1/2022 to 6/1/2022. The Mahotsav was held at Medical College Orai.
Matar or Pea is the District’s entry under District’s ODOP (One District One Product) scheme. Also the District boasts of 31.26% of its arable land being utilized for Matar production. The District also houses 5 cold storages dedicated to Matar. This festival was hence organized to celebrate Farmers who have made immense contribution to District’s Agriculture and economy. The event had stalls of various agro friendly products viz organic fertilizers, soil enriching organic products and also display of various varieties of Pea produced in the District. There were stalls which showcased delicacies with matar as major ingredient were organinzed to give the uninitiated a taste of Orai’s matar cuisine. Moreover scientists across the state held a one to one session with farmers as well as traders educating them on various aspects ranging from reaping til sowing of the crop, soil health, pest and disease control. The farmers as well as traders were made aware of agricultural practices that could boost their earnings and trade. The farmers queries were answered via a two hour long QnA session as well. The farmers and traders were presented memetos, souvenirs for their unparalleled role in Agriculture economy of the state. Hence the festival stood true to its 3A objective of Agriculture, Awareness and Appreciation.

==Demographics==
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|89.33}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|10.15}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Jalaun district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,689,974,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=Idaho 1,567,582 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 296th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert|366|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.87%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jalaun has a [[sex ratio]] of 865 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 75.16%.<ref name=districtcensus/> The largest city in the district is [[Orai]], followed by [[Konch]] as per report released by Census, 2011.

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.66% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.30% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,24,017|13=1911|14=4,31,158|15=1921|16=4,31,164|17=1931|18=4,52,074|19=1941|20=5,15,476|21=1951|22=5,53,572|23=1961|24=6,63,168|25=1971|26=8,13,490|27=1981|28=9,86,238|29=1991|30=12,19,377|31=2001|32=14,54,452|33=2011|34=16,89,974|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Jalaun district4.jpg|Agricultural fields in Jalaun District in U.P.
Image:Jalaun district5.jpg|Lalpur railway station which lies in Jalaun District is on the Jhansi-Kanpur main railway line
Image:Jalaun district3.jpg|A river flowing through the Jalaun District in U.P.
</gallery>

==Medical College==
*[[Government Medical College, Jalaun]] is a government medical college located in [[Orai]] of Jalaun district.

==See also==
*[[Jagmanpur, Kanar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Jalaun district}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609183033/http://www.bundelkhanddarshan.com/bundelkhand-district/68.html Jalaun District on Bundelkhanddarshan.com ]
* {{Official website|http://jalaun.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jalaun district
|North = [[Auraiya district]]
|Northeast = [[Akbarpur district]]/[[Kanpur Dehat district]]
|East = [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]]|Southeast = [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]]
|South = [[Jhansi district]]
|Southwest = [[Datia district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|West = [[Bhind district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Northwest = [[Etawah district]]
}}

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