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Dindori District, formerly known as Ramgarh District, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Dindori is the district headquarters. The district is part of Jabalpur Division. Total area of the district is 6,128 km2 (2,366 sq mi). It is located on the eastern part of Madhya Pradesh, bordering the state of Chhattisgarh. It is surrounded by Anuppur district to the northeast, Umaria district to the north, Jabalpur district to the west, Mandla district to the southwest and Mungeli and Kabirdham districts of Chhattisgarh to the south.

Dindori district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Narmada in Dindori
Location of Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionJabalpur
HeadquartersDindori, Madhya Pradesh
Area
  total6,128 km2 (2,366 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  total704,524
  Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demographics
  Literacy63.90%
  Sex ratio1002
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitedindori.nic.in/en/

Economy


In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Dindori one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901111,229    
1911141,572+2.44%
1921135,008−0.47%
1931155,732+1.44%
1941176,280+1.25%
1951191,316+0.82%
1961263,940+3.27%
1971333,704+2.37%
1981409,677+2.07%
1991511,849+2.25%
2001580,730+1.27%
2011704,524+1.95%
source:[2]

According to the 2011 census, Dindori District has a population of 704,524,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan[4] or the US state of Alaska.[5] This gives it a ranking of 501st in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 94 inhabitants per square kilometre (240/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.26%.[3] Dindori has a sex ratio of 1,002 females for every 1,000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 63.90%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 5.65% and 64.69% of the population respectively. Gonds make up around 50% of the district's population.[3]

Religions in Dindori district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hindus
85.94%
Other religion (tribal)
11.92%
Muslims
0.96%
Christians
0.60%
Other or not stated
0.58%

Languages


Languages of Dindori district (2011)

  Hindi (82.78%)
  Gondi (14.09%)
  Others (3.13%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 82.78% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 14.09% Gondi as their first language.[7]

Although most people return their language as "Hindi", the local dialect is mid-way between Chhattisgarhi and Bagheli.


References


  1. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  2. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  3. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Bhutan 708,427
  5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Alaska 710,231
  6. "C-16 Population By Religion - Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  7. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue



На других языках


[de] Dindori (Distrikt)

Dindori ist ein Distrikt im indischen Bundesstaat Madhya Pradesh. Verwaltungssitz ist die gleichnamige Stadt Dindori.
- [en] Dindori district

[ru] Диндори (округ)

Диндори (хинди दिन्डोरी जिला; англ. Dindori) — округ в индийском штате Мадхья-Прадеш. Образован 25 мая 1998 года. Административный центр — город Диндори. Площадь округа — 7470 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 580 730 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 54,2 %, что выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 4,6 %.



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