Mandla district | |
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Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Division | Jabalpur |
Headquarters | Mandla |
Tehsils | 6
Tehsil 1 Bichhiya 2 Mandla 3 Ghughari 4 Nainpur 5 Niwas 6 Narayanganj |
Government | |
• District Magistrate | Dr. Saloni Sidana |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Mandla |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 |
Area | |
• Total | 8,771 km2 (3,387 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,054,905 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 100 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 1008 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | 12A(NH 30) |
Website | mandla |
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.