Sidhi is a town and a

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in Sidhi district in the

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. It is the headquarters of the Sidhi district.

Geography

Sidhi is located at . It has an average elevation of 272 metres (892 feet) and covers a geographical area of 10,536 km². It is a state of Chandela Rajputs who came from Khajuraho. They mainly live in Bardi State and then again divide into a few areas in Sidhi.

Climate

Transportation

Closest Airport to Sidhi is in

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which is 147 kilometers (91 miles) away and has flights to major destinations such as Delhi, Bangaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata etc. Closest railway station is Madwas and Joba which is respectively 50 and 60 km away from the city.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India

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, Sidhi had a population of 45,664 with males constituting 54% of the population, females 46%. Sidhi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sidhi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

Birbal Birbal (; born Mahesh Das; 1528 16 February 1586), or Raja Birbal, was a Saraswat Hindu Bhatt Brahmin advisor and main commander (''Mukhya Senapati'') of army in the court of the Mughal emperor, Akbar. He is mostly known in the Indian subcon ...

Birthplace is Ghoghra Sidhi, and his career started from here before moving to Mughal Emperor Akbar's court. * Arjun Singh former CM of Madhya Pradesh *

Govind Mishra Govind Mishra (born 1 August 1939) is an Indian novelist, who has written more than 53 books. He was also a civil servant with Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and retired as Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes in 1997. Over the years, he ...

, Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Constituency No. 11 Sidhi * Ajay Singh, former cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh Govt., Leader of opposition; Member of Legislative Assembly, Assembly Constituency No. 11 * Riti Pathak, Parliamentary Constituency No. 11 Sidhi * Kunwar Singh Tekam, Former Chairman Of National Commission For Scheduled Tribes; Member Of Legislative Assembly Constituency No. 82 Dhauhani Madhya Pradesh * Satish Agnihotri, chief justice of sikkim state born at Rampur Naikin tehsil and primary studied at Govt H S School Rampur Naikin

References

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