Niwari district

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

Niwari district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Chhatris on the banks of the Betwa river, Orchha
Chhatris on the banks of the Betwa river, Orchha
Location of Niwari district
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionSagar Division
HeadquartersNiwari
TehsilsNiwari, Orchha, Prithvipur, Proposed Tehsil Tarichar kalan
Government
 • District MagistrateMr. Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi IAS
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesTikamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Area
 • Total1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population
 • Total404,807
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMP 36
Websiteniwari.nic.in

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]

Religions in Niwari district (2011)[4]
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.[4]

Languages of Niwari district (2011)[5]

  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.[5]

References
  1. Ians (30 September 2018). "Niwari is 52nd district of MP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. "Madhya Pradesh Gets New District Carved Out". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 1 October 2018.
  3. "District Census Handbook: Tikamgarh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.


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