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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

History of morena

Most of present-day Morena District formed Tonwarghar District of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior. After India's independence in 1947, the princely states acceded to the Government of India, and Morena District acquired its present boundaries with the addition of the princely state of Pahargarh in the south of the district. Morena District became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956.
Morena is famaus for "gajak".

Morena District is a district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.Morena Name is derived from the mor + raina means the place where peacock is enormously found. The district is part of Chambal Division. The town of Morena is the district and divisional headquarters. The district has a widely dispersed population of about 150,0000 as of 2001. The town is mostly farmland, and trains are a popular form of transportation, although they connect only about 15% of the villages within Morena. Morena is famous for its mustard production.

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