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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|District of Madhya Pradesh in India}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Maihar district<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
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|caption1 = [[Maa Sharda Mandir, Maihar|Maa Sharda Temple]]<br />
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|caption2 = KJS Icchapurti Temple<br />
|image3 = Ropeway Post at Maihar, Madhya Pradesh.jpg<br />
|caption3 = Sharda Temple Ropeway<br />
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|caption4 = [[Maihar railway station]]<br />
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|caption5 = Ustad Allauddin Khan's residence (Shanti Kutir)}}<br />
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| subdivision_name = {{IND}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Division<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rewa Division]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = {{start date|2023|10|05|df=y}}<br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Maihar]]<br />
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]<br />
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| p1 = {{olist |[[Maihar]]|[[Amarpatan]]|[[Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh|Ramnagar]]|[[Amdara]](Praposed)}}<br />
| area_total_km2 = 2722.79 <br />
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| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_total = 856,028<br />
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| demographics_type2 = Languages<br />
| demographics2_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]]<br />
| leader_title = [[District collector]]<br />
| leader_name = Mrs. Rani Batad ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])<br />
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Satna]] (shared with Satna district)<br />
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name2 = 2 (Maihar and Amarpatan)<br />
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'''Maihar district''' ({{IPA|hi|mɛːɦəɾ}}) is one of the 55 districts in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. [[Maihar]] city is the administrative headquarter of the Maihar district. The district was carved out from the existing [[Satna district]] on 5 October 2023 and was announced by then Chief Minister [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]].<ref>https://govtpressmp.nic.in/pdf/extra/2023-10-05-Ex-309.pdf Rajpatra</ref><br />
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Maihar District has three tehsils: [[Maihar]], [[Amarpatan]] and [[Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh|Ramnagar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Nitin |date=2023-10-05 |title=Maihar, Pandhurna become 2 new MP districts: How and why new districts are created in India? Explained |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/madhya-pradesh/madhya-pradesh-expands-administrative-landscape-maihar-pandhurna-districts-cm-shivraj-singh-chouhan-sausar-tehsil-chhattisgarh-border-maihar-2023-10-05-896287 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref> This district is famous for its cement factories and Ma Sharda Devi Mandir.<ref>http://maiharcement.co.in maiharcement.co.in</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
{{Main|Maihar State}}<br />
Maihar State was a [[princely state]] in India during the [[British Raj]], located in what is today [[Madhya Pradesh]], central India. <br />
The state had an area of {{convert|407|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}, and a population of 63,702 in 1901. The state, which was watered by the [[Tons River]], consists mainly of alluvial soil covering sandstone, and is fertile except in the hilly district of the south.<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Maihar |volume=17 |page=429}}</ref> A large area was under forest, the produce of which provided a small export trade.<ref name=EB1911/><br />
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==Geographics==<br />
Maihar District belongs to [[Rewa Division]]. It is the sixth district of Rewa Division. It shares its boundaries with Rewa, Katni, Shahdol, Sidhi, Satna, Umaria and Panna districts. It Has a Total geographical area of 2722.79 sq km, [[Tamsa River]](Tons) is a major river of the district.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://s33435c378bb76d4357324dd7e69f3cd18.s3waas.gov.in/en/map-of-district/ | title=Map of District &#124; District Maihar, Government of Madhya Pradesh &#124; India }}</ref><br />
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==Economy==<br />
The economy of the district is mainly dependent on agriculture. Wheat, Gram, Tomato and Bittergourd are mainly produced in the district. There are also three major cement factories namely KJS Cement, Ultratech (Formerly Maihar) Cement and Birala corporation's Perfect Cement, making it a Cement hub of the state. Limestone is also produced largely in the district.<ref>http://www.loyalty.kjscement.com/</ref><br />
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==Government==<br />
Maihar district has two assembly constituencies [[Maihar Assembly constituency|Maihar]] and [[Amarpatan Assembly constituency]]. Both are also a part of [[Satna Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083311/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/(S(4ftawu55w1soru45gswzuz55))/DACList.aspx | archive-date=2015-12-01 | title=CEO MP :: CEO Office }}</ref><br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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|title=Religions in Maihar district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11381/download/14494/DDW23C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><br />
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|96.87}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|2.65}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.48}}<br />
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At the time of the 2011 census, what is currently Maihar district had a population of 742,901, of which 361,152 were females. 59,601 (8.02%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 114,083 (15.36%) and 141,215 (19.01%) of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Satna |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/746/download/2624/DH_2011_2312_PART_A_DCHB_SATNA.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><br />
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{{Pie chart<br />
|caption = Languages of Maihar district (2011)<ref name="language"/><br />
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 66.99 |color1 = orange<br />
|label2 = [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]] |value2 = 32.36 |color2 = indianred<br />
|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.65 |color3 = grey<br />
}}<br />
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Bagheli is the local language, but 66.99% of the population recorded their language as [[Hindi]] and 32.36% [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10211/download/13323/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2300.XLSX |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Allauddin Khan]], an Indian sarod player and multi-instrumentalist, composer<br />
* [[Rajendra Kumar Singh]], Indian Politician<br />
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==Tourist places==<br />
* Sharda Devi Temple,<br />
* Mukundpur White Tiger Safari & Zoo, <br />
* Alha ka Akhada, <br />
* Alha Dev Temple,<br />
* Art Ichol<br />
* Kjs Temple<br />
* Panni Khoh Waterfall<br />
* Maihar Mandir Ropeway<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
* '''By Air'''<br />
There is no airport at Maihar. The nearest airports are Rewa(60&nbsp;km) Prayagraj (220&nbsp;km), Varanasi, Khajuraho and Jabalpur(154&nbsp;km). Rewa(60&nbsp;km) is the nearest airport, which is connected to most cities in India.<br />
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* '''By Rail'''<br />
Maihar district is connected to various cities of the country by rail route.<br />
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* '''By Road'''<br />
Maihar Bus Stand is located in the center of the city where there is frequent availability of buses to Prayagraj, Rewa, Panna, Chhatarpur, Katni, Satna and Indore, Bhopal, Nagpur.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Maihar]]<br />
* [[Maihar Assembly constituency]]<br />
* [[Maihar railway station]]<br />
* [[Amdara]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Districts of Madhya Pradesh}}<br />
{{Rewa Division}}<br />
{{Narmada basin}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
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[[Category:Districts of Madhya Pradesh]]</div>BrigitteHosking