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Jhabua is a predominantly tribal district located in the western part of Madhya
Pradesh. It is surrounded by Panchamahal and Baroda districts of Gujrat,
Banswara district of Rajsthan and Alirajpur, Dhar and Ratlam districts of
Madhya Pradesh. . This adivasi dominated district situated in hilly area is
full of natural resources The terrain is hilly, undulating typically known
as "Jhabua hills topography". The district has an agriculture
based economy. The main crops of the area are Maize,Jowar,Bajra,Cotton,Wheat,Urad,Arhar,
Groundnut and Gram. Limestone,Dolomite,Calside etc. minerals are found
here.Meghnagar is a developing industrial area of the district.
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Jhabua is sparsely populated area with the total
population of 7.84 lakhs according
to 2001 census.
The total area is 3782 Sq Kms. There are about 656 inhabited villages.
About 85% of population is tribal while 3% population belongs to Schedule
Castes. 47 per cent of the people live below the poverty line. The literacy
rate according to 2001 census is 36.87% with female literacy of only 4%.
Thus, Jhabua is an overwhelmingly tribal and poor district.
 
Climate is
generally moderate and seasons are well defined. The summers are hot ,
winters are short and the monsoon season is generally pleasant. The average
rainfall in the district is about 800mm. Most of the rainfall occurs in
monsoon season while there is also a little of rainfall in winter season.
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