Morena
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Morena Location of Morena in Madhya Pradesh and India
Coordinates	26°30′N 78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°E / 26.5; 78.0Coordinates: 26°30′N 78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°E / 26.5; 78.0
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District(s)	Morena
Population	200,506[1] (2011[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 177 metres (581 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 476001 • Telephone • +07532 • Vehicle • MP 06

Morena is a city and a municipality in Morena district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is also known as Muraina and is the administrative headquarters of Morena District and of Chambal Division. It is 39 km away from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Morena is often mentioned in the popular Indian television series Miley Jab Hum Tum, as the place the two female protagonists hail from. Paan Singh Tomar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paan_Singh_Tomar) was born and lived in Bhidausa, Morena; the fact highlighted in the famous movie Paan Singh Tomar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paan_Singh_Tomar_(film)).

Geography [link]

Morena is located at 26°30′N 78°00′E / 26.5°N 78.0°E / 26.5; 78.0.^[2] It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).

It is connected by rail and national highway with Gwalior and Agra. Oilseed milling and cotton weaving are the chief industries. The city has three colleges affiliated with Jiwaji University. The surrounding region was formerly occupied by Sheopur and Tonwarghar princely states. The lower Chambal River basin consists of an alluvial tract in the north, cut by numerous ravines, and a forested area toward the south. Wheat and oilseeds are the main crops; building stone is quarried. Morena is known for peacocks (150,959 in 2001).

Demographics [link]

As of 2011^[update] census, Morena had a population of 200,506.^[1] It had a sex ratio of 850 and 13.2% of the population were under six years old.^[1] Effective literacy was 80.38%; male literacy was 89.08% and female literacy was 70.22%.^[1]

Neighboring towns [link]

This section may be confusing or unclear to readers. Please help clarify the section; suggestions may be found on the talk page. (October 2011)

Near this Rajasthan starts with a town Dholpur: 28 km and Karauli(Rajasthan): 120 km. and in Madhya pradesh nearest city is Gwalior

Transport [link]

Road [link]

The roadway connects all the parts of the state and nearby states such as Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh with the city. The City has mofussil (city-to-city) bus services with connections to nearby towns and villages. One can get buses from Morena to cities like Agra, New Delhi, Gwalior, Indore etc.

Distances from other major cities by road

Railways [link]

Morena is well connected by train services to all parts of the country including metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Indore and other major cities, direct connectivity by train are available to these cities . Express train such as the Bhopal Express, Taj Express and Bhopal Shatabdi and many more stop at Morena. Morena is located in between Delhi Bhopal Railway route, it takes 4 hours to reach Delhi and 6 hours to reach Bhopal from Morena by train.

Air [link]

Nearest airports to the city are;

• Gwalior Airport (40 km)

References [link]

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