Niwari district
Niwari district | |
|---|---|
 Chhatris on the banks of the Betwa river, Orchha | |
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| 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 | https://niwari.nic.in/en/ |
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.
Demographics
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.[3]
Niwari district has 396,427 (97.93%) Hindus and 6,279 (1.55%) Muslims.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 60.23% of the population spoke Bundeli and 39.51% Hindi as their first language.[5]
References
- ^ 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 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.
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