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Niwari district

top :Chhatris on the banks of the Betwa river, Orchha Bottom : Raja Ram Mandir

Location of Niwari district

Country

 India

State

Madhya Pradesh

Division

Sagar Division

Headquarters

Niwari

Tehsils

Niwari, Orchha, Prithvipur, Proposed Tehsil Tarichar kalan

Government

 • District Magistrate

Mr. Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi IAS

 • Lok Sabha constituencies

Tikamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Area

 • Total

1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)

Population

 • Total

404,807

 • Density

350/km2 (900/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+05:30 (IST)

Vehicle registration

MP 36

Website

niwari.nic.in

Niwari district is one of the 52 districts of the Madhya Pradesh state in India. Niwari is administrative headquarter of Niwari district.

This district was formed on 1 October 2018. It was formerly part of Tikamgarh district.[1][2] Niwari is the smallest district of Madhya Pradesh.

Niwari has 3 tehsils: Prithvipur, Niwari and Orchha.

Description[edit]

It became the 52nd district of the state. Under this district, 56 Panchayats of Prithvipur Tehsil, 54 Panchayats of Niwari, 17 Panchayats of Orchha were included. Thus a total of 127 gram panchayats have been included here. It is the smallest district of Madhya Pradesh in terms of both population and area.

The Betwa River passes through this district, on the banks of this river Orchha town was established by ancient Kings of Bundelkhand. National Highway 39 and National Highway 44 and National Highway 539 passes through Niwari.[3]

Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2011 census, Niwari district had a population of 404,807, of which 79,218 (19.57%) lived in urban areas. Niwari had a sex ratio of 897 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 99,441 (24.57%) and 18,244 (4.51%) of the population respectively.[4]

Religions in Niwari district (2011)[5]

Religion

Percent

Hinduism

97.93%

Islam

1.55%

Other or not stated

0.52%

Niwari district has 396,427 (97.93%) Hindus and 6,279 (1.55%) Muslims.[5]

Languages of Niwari district (2011)[6]

  Bundeli (60.23%)
  Hindi (39.51%)
  Others (0.26%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 60.23% of the population spoke Bundeli and 39.51% Hindi as their first language.[6]

Places of interest[edit]

Lakshmi Mandir Orchha

Raja Ram Mandir Orchha

Tourist places[edit]

How to reach[edit]

Niwari do not have any airport. The nearest airport is Khajuraho Airport (HJR). It is around 123 KM from Niwari.

Niwari railway station is in the North Central Railway zone. Its Railway code is NEW.

Niwari is well connected with the Roads. State Highway and National Highway passes from the city. Buses from other cities comes to the Niwari city.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ians (30 September 2018). "Niwari is 52nd district of MP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  • ^ "Madhya Pradesh Gets New District Carved Out". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 1 October 2018.
  • ^ "District Administration Niwari, Government of Madhya Pradesh | Ancient Capital of Bundelkhand | India".
  • ^ "District Census Handbook: Tikamgarh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  • ^ a b "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  • ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  • ^ https://indiatravel.com/orchha/
  • ^ https://ramrajatemple.mp.gov.in/
  • External links[edit]

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