Jhansi district

Jhansi District is one of the  of   in. The town of is the district headquarters.

The district is bordered on the north by, to the east by and  districts, to the south by  of  state, to the southwest by , which is joined to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor, and on the east by the  and  districts of Madhya Pradesh. Population 1,746,715 (2001 census). Lalitpur District, which extends into the hill country to the south, was added to Jhansi District in, and made a separate district again in. Several railway lines serve the district. South of Jhansi District lies the hill country of, which slopes down from the. The district consists of the level plain of Bundelkhand, distinguished for its deep black soil, known as mar, and admirably adapted for the cultivation of. The district is intersected or bounded by three principal rivers, the, and. The main city in Jhansi district is. Other towns are, , , , , , etc.

External link

 * Jhansi District web site