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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Mahoba}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mahoba district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Mahoba.svg
| map_caption = Location of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{Coord|25|17|24|N|79|52|12|E|region:IN-UP_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-nowiki|display=title,inline}}
| coor_pinpoint = Mahoba
| 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 = [[Chitrakoot Division|Chitrakoot Dham]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 11 February 1995
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Mahoba]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Kulpahar]] 2. [[Charkhari]] 3. [[Mahoba]]
| area_total_km2 = 3,144
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 875,958
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 185,381
| population_density_km2 = 279
|
| leader_title = [[District magistrate|District Magistrate & Collector]]
| leader_name = [[Manoj Kumar Chauhan]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 86
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = https://mahoba.nic.in/
}}
'''Mahoba district''' is one of the [[districts of Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]] and [[Mahoba]] town is the district headquarters. Mahoba district is a part of [[Chitrakoot Division]]. The district occupies an area of 2884 km². It has a population of 875,958 (2011 census). As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|75]]).<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> Mahoba District is also known as Alha-Udal Nagari.

==History==
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This district was carved out from the erstwhile [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]] on 11 February 1995 by separating the Kulpahar, Charkhari and Mahoba tehsils from it. Mahoba is associated with Chandela kings who ruled in bundelkand between 9th to 12th centuries.

==Divisions==
The district comprises three tehsils: Mahoba, [[Charkhari]] and [[Kulpahar]], comprising four development blocks: Kabrai, Charkhari, Jaitpur and Panwari.

There are five urban local bodies (two Nagar Palika Parishads and three Nagar Panchayats):
Mahoba (NPP), Charkhari (NPP), Kabrai (NP), Kulpahar (NP) and Kharela (NP).

There are 11 police stations including woman police station in the district.

There are two [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: Mahoba and Charkhari. Both are part of [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency]].

=== General administration ===
The district is a part of [[Chitrakoot division]], headed by the [[Divisional Commissioner]], who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of high seniority.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=http://up.gov.in/upconstitution.aspx|title=CONSTITUTIONAL SETUP|website=[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":422">{{Cite book|title=Indian Administration|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=563–572|edition=6th}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite book|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|last=Singh|first=G.P.|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=26–129}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=Noida|pages=5.1–5.2|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/india-2/role-and-functions-of-divisional-commissioner/46672/|title=Role and Functions of Divisional Commissioner|date=6 January 2015|website=Your Article Library|access-date=20 August 2017}}</ref> The [[District collector|District Magistrate & Collector]], hence, reports to the Divisional Commissioner of [[Chitrakoot Division]]. The current Divisional Commissioner is Dinesh Kumar Singh (IAS).

Mahoba district administration is headed by the [[District collector|District Magistrate & Collector]] (DM), who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]. The DM is in charge of land revenue, law and order and supervises all development activities the district.<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=Indian Administration|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=573–597|edition=6th}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=Noida|pages=6.1–6.6|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite book|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|last=Singh|first=G.P.|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=50–124}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.importantindia.com/1724/powers-of-district-magistrate-in-india/|title=Powers Of District Magistrate in India|website=Important India|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062201/http://www.importantindia.com/1724/powers-of-district-magistrate-in-india/|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The District Magistrate is assisted by one Chief Development Officer, one Additional District Magistrate i.e. ADM (Finance & Revenue), and three Sub Divisional Magistrates. The current DM of Mahoba is [[Manoj Kumar Chauhan]] (IAS).

=== Police administration ===
Mahoba district comes under Prayagraj police zone and Chitrakoot police range of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]. Prayagraj zone is headed by an [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] in the rank of [[Additional director general of police|Additional Director General of Police]] (ADG), whereas Chitrakoot range is headed by an [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] in the rank of [[Inspector-general of police|Inspector General of Police]] (IG).

District Police of Mahoba is headed by the [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] (SP) who is an [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer and is accountable to the District Magistrate for Law and Order enforcement. He is assisted by one [[Additional superintendent of police|Additional Superintendent of Police]]. The Meerut district is divided into three police circles, each headed by a Circle Officer in the rank of [[Deputy superintendent of police|Deputy Superintendent of Police]]. The current SP is Sudha Singh.<ref name=":4" />

==Demographics==
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|title=Religions in Mahoba District
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|93.06}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|6.56}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Mahoba district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 875,958,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]]<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 = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Delaware]].<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=Delaware 897,934
|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 469th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert|288|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.66%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Mahoba has a [[sex ratio]] of 880 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.94%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.19% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.44% [[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=2,28,109|13=1911|14=2,32,675|15=1921|16=2,22,882|17=1931|18=2,38,012|19=1941|20=2,70,832|21=1951|22=2,78,070|23=1961|24=3,30,681|25=1971|26=4,11,748|27=1981|28=5,04,866|29=1991|30=6,25,053|31=2001|32=7,58,379|33=2011|34=8,75,958|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}}

==Notable people==


* [[Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel]] - MLA, BJP
* [[Pushpendra Singh Chandel]], MP, BJP
* [[Ganga Charan Rajput]], Ex. MP

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Mahoba 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>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://mahoba.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Mahoba district
|North = [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]]
|Northeast = [[Banda district (India)|Banda district]]
|East =
|Southeast =
|South = [[Chhatarpur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Jhansi district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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