Mahoba district General information

Mahoba district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and Mahoba town is the district headquarters. Mahoba district is a part of Chitrakoot Division.

Overview

The nomenclature of Mahoba District can be traced to 'Mahotsav Nagar', implying the city of great festivals. Situated in Uttar Pradesh, Mahoba occupying an area of 2849.6 sq. km was a kingdom of the Chandella dynasty and finds mention in the Rajput chronicles. Extending between 25°18' North latitude and 79° 53’ East longitudes, the district sited at the foot of the Gorakh-giri or 'Gokhar' hills is conveniently placed nearly 55 km north of the temple city of Khajuraho, and 109 Km distance to the north east of the illustrious fort at Kalinjar.

As per the 2001 Census’s population count of 78,806, Mohaba’s inhabitants primarily depend on agriculture for their subsistence.

Access

By Air : Nearest Airport is Khajuraho, 55 km away.

By Rail : Mahoba Railway station on the Jhansi-Manikpur section of the central Railway, also serves as the nearest rail-head for Khajuraho.

By Road : Mahoba is connected to rest part of the state with a well maintained network of roads. State highway No. 44 also passes through Mahoba. The town Mahoba is about 55 km to the north of Khajuraho.

Tourist Place

  Shiv Tandav

 Jain Tirthkar

 Khakraha math

 Urmil Dam

 Chandika Devi Temple

 Sun Temple

 Sri Nagar

 Beatal Farmlands

 Alha & Udal Chowk

 Gokhar Parvat

 Charkhari Estate

 Belatal