Niwari district is one of the 52 districts of the Madhya Pradesh state in India. Niwari town is administrative headquarter of Niwari district.
Niwari district | |
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District of Madhya Pradesh | |
![]() Ruins near Orchha in Niwari district, M.P | |
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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/ |
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.
At the time of the 2011 census, Niwari district had a population of 404,807. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 99,441 and 18,244 which is 24.57% and 4.51% of the population respectively.[3]
Religions in Niwari district (2011)[4] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hinduism | 97.93% | |||
Islam | 1.55% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.52% |
Niwari district has 396,427 Hindus which is 97.93% of the population. Muslims are 6,279 which is 1.55% of the population. Others are 2,101 which is 0.52% of the population.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 60.23% of the population spoke Bundeli and 39.51% Hindi as their first language.[5]
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