Mandla district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mandla.
Mandla district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Kanha National Park
Moti Mahal
Location of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh
Location of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionJabalpur
HeadquartersMandla
Tehsils6

Tehsil

1 Bichhiya

2 Mandla

3 Ghughari

4 Nainpur

5 Niwas

6 Narayanganj
Government
 • District MagistrateDr. Saloni Sidana
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMandla
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies3
Area
 • Total
8,771 km2 (3,387 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,054,905
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy100 per cent
 • Sex ratio1008
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways12A(NH 30)
Websitemandla.nic.in

Mandla District is a district of Madhya Pradesh in central India.[1] The town of Mandla is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Jabalpur Division.[2]

The district has an area of 8771 km², and a population of 779,414. It has 9 development blocks, 6 tehsils, and 1214 villages. It lies in the Mahakoshal region, and most of the district lies in the basin of the Narmada River.

Economy

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In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Mandla one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901207,152—    
1911263,662+2.44%
1921251,438−0.47%
1931290,034+1.44%
1941328,300+1.25%
1951356,304+0.82%
1961420,563+1.67%
1971539,873+2.53%
1981627,717+1.52%
1991779,414+2.19%
2001894,236+1.38%
20111,054,905+1.67%
source:[4]
Religions in Mandla district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 80.53%
Other (tribal religion)
 
 16.17%
Islam
 
 1.57%
Christianity
 
 1.18%
Other or not stated
 
 0.55%

According to the 2011 census Mandla District has a population of 1,054,905,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[7] or the US state of Rhode Island.[8] This gives it a ranking of 432nd in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 182 inhabitants per square kilometre (470/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.81%.[6] Mandla has a sex ratio of 1005 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 68.28%. 12.34% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.69% and 57.88% of the population respectively. Gonds are the largest Scheduled Tribe with over 50% of the district's population.[6]

Languages

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Languages of Mandla district (2011)

  Hindi (88.67%)
  Gondi (10.22%)
  Others (1.11%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 88.67% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 10.22% Gondi as their first language.[9] The dialect of the region is a central Indo-Aryan dialect closely related to Chhattisgarhi.

Administration

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In Mandla district total 6 tehsi's.[10]

  1. Bicchiya
  2. Mandla
  3. Ghughari
  4. Nainpur
  5. Niwas
  6. Narayanganj

There is two municipality and three Nagar Parishad in mandla district.

  1. Mandla - M
  2. Nainpur - M
  3. Niwas - N.P.
  4. Bichhiya - N.P.
  5. Bamhani - N.P.

And the three Assembly in the District are

  1. Mandla
  2. Bichhiya
  3. Niwas

and one Loksabha is Mandla.

Places to Interest

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  • Kanha Tiger Reserve
  • Sahastradhara Water Fall
  • Ramnagar
  • Rani Mahal
  • Narmada Ghat [11]

Ecology

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Much of the district is forested, and it is home to Kanha National Park, a Project Tiger sanctuary. Kanha has the largest number of tigers in India. The park has won national awards for good management and infrastructure. The park is open year round except for July and August. The district is also home to Mandla Plant Fossils National Park. However, once upon a time Kanha and Satpura forest region, now famous as tiger reserves, were ruled by wild Indian elephants and lions.[12][13]

Villages

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See Also

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References

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  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh: Mandla becomes 100% literate tribal district". The Times of India. 2022-08-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. ^ "Mandla district".
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Mandla" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Rhode Island 1,052,567
  9. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ "Subdivision | District Administration Mandla, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India".
  11. ^ "Places of Interest | District Administration Mandla, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India".
  12. ^ [1]. banglalive.com
  13. ^ "Mandla district".
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