The art of woodcarving has flourished in district Sheopur and the beautifully embellished wooden ceilings, doors and lintels with finely carved designs are silent testimonials of its glory.
The crafts persons of Sheopur make pipes, masks, toys, doors, stands, windows, wooden memorials, flower vases, bedposts and cradle posts etc.
The Chambal, which originates in the Indore district, forms the northwestern boundary of Madhya Pradesh with Rajasthan.
However a Jain pillar edict dated 1026 A.D. refers to the existence of the Sheopur fort.
The 17th century poet Khadag Rai of Gwalior, in his renowned work Gopanchala Akhyana mentions Sheopur.
After that, Surjan Singh Hada, the King of Princely state of Bundi captured Sheopur fort.
The 225 years history of the Sipahad kingdom is called a saga of untold valor and forcefully independent cultural identity[clarification needed].
This is reflected in architectural remains, which are individual thriving traditions of performing art, paintings, sculpture and highly artistic style of living.
On the site is a Sahariya Museum, which is a window on the world of Saharia life partners, who rank as one of few existing primitive tribes of India.
The sanctuary falls in the semi-arid zone and has a typical terrain of Central Indian highlands, interspersed with woodlands and meadows.
River kuno, a tributary of the Chambal, vertically bisects the sanctuary from north to south.
A number of major nullahs like Lankahkhoh, Kudikheda, Durredi, Aamkhoh originate from the gorges located on the west, join river Kuno.
In last few years level of education has been improved surprisingly as many students have cracked in competitive examination like CAT, CLAT, AIMAT, IIT, AIEEE, PET and AIPMT, etc.
In Sheopur District there are total 156 running small scale industries, based on pipes, masks, toys, doors, stands, windows, wooden memorials, flower vases, bedposts and cradle posts etc.
In different parts of the state these people are known by different castes such as Ahir, Baredi, Gwal, Rawat, Raut, Gwala etc.
On the night of Diwali people worship Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth (after all no body can live without money), and cattle.
Next day on the occasion of "Padva" or "Parva" cattle are sent to jungles or ranches after being decorated with flowers and garlands.
Dress:- Dancers, instrument beaters and their associates wear a clean turban on head.
Some people like to put on Dhoti up to knees (long cloth wore by men enwrapping their waist).
Lur dance of Saharias:- This dance is performed on the occasion of marriage starting from the day of ritual of "Haldi" (In this ritual whole body is pasted with turmeric and after sometime it is removed so the body is cleaned) till the arrival of Barat (Bridegroom comes to the house of the bride with his relatives and friends for marriage ceremony).
Famous Celeb : - Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh who was one of the most prominent Hindi poets, essayist, literary and political critic, and fiction writers, was born in sheopur.