Shahdol
Shahdol is a district in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. It is named after the headquarters town Shahdol. It is surrounded by Anuppur in the South-East, Satna & Sidhi in the North and Umaria in the West. The district extends 110 Kms. from East to West and 170 Kms. from North to South. This district is situated between 22°38' N latitude to 24°20'N latitude and 30°28' E Longitude to 82°12' E longitude.The area of the district is 5671 Sq Km.
The population of District Shahdol is 9,08,148, out of which 4,64,784 are males and 4,43,364 are females.
History
The etymology of the name as ascertained from the local residents points to its derivation from the name of the one Shahdolwa Ahir of Sohagpur village. The progenitor of the Ex-Illakadar family of Sohagpur, Jamni Bhan was the second son of Maharaja Virbhan Singh of Bagelkhand. He decided to settle at Sohagpur and assured maximum facilities to settler around, and also declared that places settled by clearing forests will be named after the pioneer settlers.Shahdolwa Ahir is believed to have settled the former village of Shahdolwa, about 2.5 Km. from the headquarters of Sohagpur after this declaration. Later on, the place used to be the camp site for the Maharaja of Rewa and British officers on tour. More villages were grouped into the village of Shahdol as it grew to a town.
The District Headquarters was shifted from Umaria to Shahdol after the merger of princely states took place in 1948.
A new district Anuppur was formed out of District Shahdol in year 2003.
The District has 4 Sub-Divisions,4 Tehsils, 5 Blocks, 2 Municipalities and 4 Nagar Panchayats.
Politics
Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 200883 Beohari Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1). Beohari Tehsil, 2). Amdih R. I. Circle of Jaisinghnagar Tehsil, 3). 1.Pondi Kala, 2.Chataini, 3.Tihaki, 4.Barkach, 5.Semra, 6.Karki, 7.Kanadikala, 8.Girui Bari, 9.Vanchachr, 10.Thengarha, 13.Kanadi Khurd and 14.Tetka Patwari Circles of Jaisinghnagar -R.I. Circle of Jaisinghnagar Tehsil.
84 Jaisinghnagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1). Sohagpur No.1, Sohagpur No.2 and Gohparu R. I. Circles of Sohagpur Tehsil 2). Shahdol (M)-MUN 3). 11.Dewara-II, 12.Jaisinghnagar, 15.Chandela, 16.Kubra, 17.Darodi and 18.Chitraw Patwari Circles of Jaisinghnagar -R.I. Circle of Jaisinghnagar Tehsil and 4). Jaisinghnagar (NP)-NPT.
85 Jaitpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1). Jaitpur Tehsil, 2). Burhar R. I. Circle of Sohagpur Tehsil, 3). Burhar (NP)-NPT and 4). Dhanpuri Nargada Hari Dafai (M)- MUN.