Maihar district

Maihar district
Maihar Ropeway

Maihar Railway Station
Icchapurti KJS Temple

Sharada Devi Temple
Coordinates: 21°59′N 78°52′E / 21.983°N 78.867°E / 21.983; 78.867
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionRewa Division
Established5 October 2023 (2023-10-05)
HeadquartersMaihar
Tehsils
  1. Maihar
  2. Amarpatan
  3. Ramnagar
Government
 • District collectorMrs. Rani Batad (IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituencies1. Satna (shared with Satna district)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies2 (Maihar and Amarpatan)
Area
 • Total2,722.79 km2 (1,051.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8 56,028
Demographics
Languages
 • OfficialHindi and Bagheli
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
WebsiteMaihar.nic.in

The Maihar district is one of the 55 districts in Madhya Pradesh, India. Maihar city is the administrative headquarter of the Maihar district. Formerly part of Satna district, the Maihar district was formed on 5 October 2023.[1]

Maihar District has three tehsils: Maihar, Amarpatan and Ramnagar.[2] This district is famous for its cement factories and Ma Sharda Devi Mandir.[3]

  1. ^ https://govtpressmp.nic.in/pdf/extra/2023-10-05-Ex-309.pdf Rajpatra
  2. ^ Kumar, Nitin (2023-10-05). "Maihar, Pandhurna become 2 new MP districts: How and why new districts are created in India? Explained". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  3. ^ http://maiharcement.co.in maiharcement.co.in