Niwari district

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Niwari district
Chhatris-Cenotaphs on the bank of Betwa River,Orcha, Madhya Pradesh.jpg
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Country Flag of India.svg  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
  Total1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population
  Total404,807
  Density350/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.

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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

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

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]
ReligionPercent
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

Lakshmi Temple, Orchha.jpg

Lakshmi Mandir Orchha

Raja Ram Mandir Orchha

Tourist places

How to reach

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.

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