Dindori district explained

Dindori district
Settlement Type:District of Madhya Pradesh
Total Type:total
Coor Pinpoint:Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Jabalpur
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Dindori
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:6,128
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:704,524
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Info1:63.90%
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics1 Info2:1002
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30

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.

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). It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]

Sub Divisions

Tehsil :

    1. Dindori Shahpura
  1. Bajag

[2]

Development Block :

  1. Bajag
  2. Karanjiya
  3. Shahpura
  4. Mehandwani
  5. Dindori
  6. Amarpur
  7. Samnapur

[3]

Villages

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Dindori District has a population of 704,524,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan[5] or the US state of Alaska.[6] This gives it a ranking of 501st in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 94PD/sqkm .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.26%.[4] Dindori has a sex ratio of 1,002 females for every 1,000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 63.90%. 4.59% of the population lives in urban areas. 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.[4]

Languages

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. 1.10% of the population spoke languages recorded as 'Other' under Hindi.[7]

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

Tourist places

Kakurramath

Located in Dindori district. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and is also known as “Rinmukteshwar Temple”. Worship and darshan in this temple gives relief from Pitra-debt, Dev-debt, and Guru-debt. People from nearby areas and most of the residents of Narmada Parikrama definitely come to visit the temple.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Panchayati Raj . September 8, 2009 . A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme . National Institute of Rural Development . September 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf . April 5, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Tehsils of Dindori . District Dindori, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India.
  3. Web site: Tehsils, Blocks and Villages . District Dindori, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India.
  4. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Rajgarh . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. Web site: US Directorate of Intelligence . Country Comparison:Population . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . dead . June 13, 2007 . 2011-10-01 . Bhutan 708,427.
  6. Web site: 2010 Resident Population Data . U. S. Census Bureau . 2011-09-30 . Alaska 710,231 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php . 2013-10-19 .
  7. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. https://dindori.nic.in/en/culture-heritage/