Guna, Madhya Pradesh Explained

Guna
Other Name:Gwalior United National Army
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:24.65°N 77.32°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Guna
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Gwalior Chambal
Subdivision Type4:Division
Subdivision Name4:Gwalior
Founder:Scindia Dynasty
Leader Title:Collector
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:84
Elevation M:474
Population Total:180935
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:2155
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi[1]
Postal Code Type:Pin code
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:473001
Timezone1:IST
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:07542
Registration Plate:MP-08
Iso Code:IN-MP

Guna (Gwalior United National Army)[2] is a city and a municipality in Guna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Guna District under Gwalior Division and is located on the banks of Parbati river.

Guna was founded and rose to prominence in the mid-19th century when it became a military station for the Gwalior Cavalry. The presiding Hindu deity of Guna is Hanuman, whose temples are located to the east and west of the city. Jain temples in and around Guna are also an important sites.[3] Being a historical hot spot, Guna is home to a number of religious temples, forts, monuments, architecture etc.

Geography

Guna is located at .[4] It has an average elevation of 474 metres (1555 ft).

Demographics

See also: List of cities in Madhya Pradesh. As of 2011 Indian Census, Guna had a total population of 180,935, of which 94,464 were males and 86,471 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 24,447. The total number of literates in Guna was 125,295, which constituted 69.2% of the population with male literacy of 75.3% and female literacy of 62.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Guna was 80.1%, of which male literacy rate was 87.2% and female literacy rate was 72.3%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 27,631 and 3,623 respectively. Guna had 34383 households in 2011.[5]

India census, Guna has a population of 137,132. Males constitute 52.8% of the population and females 47.2%. Total number of literates was 91,322, giving a crude literacy rate 66.6% and an effective literacy rate of 78.4%. In Guna, a population of 20,648 (15%) was in the age range of 0–6 years.[6]

Education

For higher education engineering private college Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology (JUET) situated near guna around 35 km.

The city has several colleges affiliated with Jiwaji University in Gwalior.

Places to Attraction

Economy

Guna district is leading for agriculture. Due to Guna being situated in the region of Sindh and Parvati rivers, the land here is fertile. Guna ranks first in the production of jowar and coriander.Wheat, sorghum (jowar), legumes, corn (maize), and oilseeds are the major crops grown in the surrounding area.

The main industries in Guna are cigarette making, cement, bicycle manufacturing, cotton ginning, oilseed milling, and hand-loom weaving.In Vijaipur of Guna District some factories are available like:[10] [11]

Transportation

Guna is well connected by road railway and Airway .

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India. nclm.nic.in. . 6 June 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  2. Web site: GUNA CITY . Brief about Guna City (Gwalio United National Army) . [: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kunal-katoch?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via Guna ]. 20 October 2019 . LinkedIn.
  3. Web site: Cities & Towns . Guna . October 20, 2024 . Guna, Britannica . October 20, 2024 . Britannica.
  4. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Guna.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Guna
  5. Web site: Census of India: Guna . www.censusindia.gov.in . 22 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.
  7. Book: Singh, Ajai Pal. Forts and Fortifications in India: With Special Reference to Central India. 1987. Agam Kala Prakashan. en.
  8. Web site: Tekri Sarkar District Guna, Government of Madhya Pradesh India . 2024-10-11 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Bajrangarh, Madhya Pradesh - jaintirthtourism.com . 2024-10-11 . www.jaintirthtourism.com.
  10. https://www.nationalfertilizers.com/
  11. https://www.gailonline.com/
  12. Web site: Sammy . 79 Departures from Guna WCR/West Central Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2024-10-11 . indiarailinfo.com.
  13. Web site: Guna - India . 2024-10-11 . World Airport Codes . en-US.