EVENTS
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Flood Steering Committee : 2019-20 06/06/2019 - 31/07/2019Lalitpur
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Drought Control Action Plan 19/06/2019 - 31/07/2019Lalitpur
ABOUT DISTRICT
The district is named after its headquarters town. Lalitpur has ancient history. It has been mentioned in Yagya Puran, Vishnu Puran and Varah Puran which are the oldest scriptures of the world, said to be about 5000 years old. It has also been referred in Ramayan as well as in Mahabharat. Tradition has it that Raja Sumer Singh who hailed from Daccan, founded the town Lalitpur and named it after his wife name Lalita. This area was under the possession of Gonds. Read More…
AT A GLANCE
| Area: 5039 Sq. Kms | Population: 1,221,592 | Villages: 756 |
| Language: Hindi | Male: 641,011 | Female: 580,581 |
