Niwari district

Niwari district
top :Chhatris on the banks of the Betwa river, Orchha Bottom : Raja Ram Mandir
Location of Niwari district
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionSagar Division
HeadquartersNiwari
TehsilsNiwari, Orchha, Prithvipur, Proposed Tehsil Tarichar kalan
Government
 • District MagistrateMr. Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi IAS
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesTikamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Area
 • Total
1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
404,807
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMP 71
Websiteniwari.nic.in

Niwari district is one of the 52 districts of the Madhya Pradesh state in India. Niwari is administrative headquarter of Niwari district.

This district was formed on 1 October 2018. It was formerly part of Tikamgarh district.[1][2] Niwari is the smallest district of Madhya Pradesh.

Niwari has 3 tehsils: Prithvipur, Niwari and Orchha.

  1. ^ Ians (30 September 2018). "Niwari is 52nd district of MP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Gets New District Carved Out". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 1 October 2018.