Joura

Joura
city
Nickname(s): City of Guava
Joura

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°20′40″N 77°48′41″E / 26.34444°N 77.81139°E / 26.34444; 77.81139Coordinates: 26°20′40″N 77°48′41″E / 26.34444°N 77.81139°E / 26.34444; 77.81139
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Population (2001)
  Total 25,514
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Joura is a town and a nagar panchayat in Morena district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Joura had a population of 25,514. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Joura has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 52%. In Joura, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

joura is famous for production of guava Joura is dominated by Sikarwar Rajput clan comes under Sikarwari Region

joura is a place to known for Sorvaday Andolan by Sobbarao a famous gandhi ideologiest. From 14 to 16 April 1972, 511 dacoits surrendered.[2] Joura has the history of producing top rankers in Competitive exams.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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