Dindori district

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Dindori as 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).{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}

==Sub Divisions==

Tehsil :

1. Dindori
2. Shahpura
3. Bajag
4. Samnapur (Proposed)

{{Cite web|url=https://dindori.nic.in/en/tehsil/|title=Tehsils of Dindori |website=District Dindori, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India}}

Development Block :

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

{{Cite web|url=https://dindori.nic.in/en/tehsils-blocks-and-villages/|title=Tehsils, Blocks and Villages |website=District Dindori, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India}}

• Sursatola
• Gadasarai

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,11,229|13=1911|14=1,41,572|15=1921|16=1,35,008|17=1931|18=1,55,732|19=1941|20=1,76,280|21=1951|22=1,91,316|23=1961|24=2,63,940|25=1971|26=3,33,704|27=1981|28=4,09,677|29=1991|30=5,11,849|31=2001|32=5,80,730|33=2011|34=7,04,524|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43356/download/47048/23%20A-2%20Madhya%20Pradesh.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}|align=center}}

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According to the 2011 census, Dindori District has a population of 704,524,{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Rajgarh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/702/download/2456/DH_2011_2336_PART_A_DCHB_DINDORI.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Bhutan 708,427

}} or the US state of Alaska.{{cite web

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}} This gives it a ranking of 501st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|94|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.26%. Dindori has a sex ratio of 1,002 females for every 1,000 males, 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.

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|label2 = Gondi |value2 = 14.09 |color2 = darkturquoise

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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.{{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}}

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

• Jhir jhira Waterfall
• Devnala Waterfall
• Neosa Waterfall

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Ghughua Fossil Park is a National Park, located near Shahpura in Madhya Pradesh, India, in which plant fossils belonging to 31 genera of 18 families have been identified.{{cite web |first= |last= |title=Fossil National Park Ghughua (65 Million Year Old Heritage) |url=http://dindori.nic.in/fnpghugua.htm |publisher=National Information Centre |location= |date= |archive-date=2013-02-25 |access-date=26 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225181005/http://www.dindori.nic.in/fnpghugua.htm }}

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Beautiful black and spotted deer can be seen in Karopani within the natural environment on the Jabalpur Bilaspur road in Dindori, surrounded by dense forests.https://kalpavriksh.org/karopani-village/https://dindori.nic.in/en/tourist-place/karopani-natural-deer-park/

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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.{{cite web | url=https://dindori.nic.in/en/culture-heritage/ | title=Culture & Heritage | District Dindori, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India }}

• Arjun Singh Dhurve, Folk Dancer, Honored Padmshri
• Basori Singh Masram, Indian Politician
• Bhaskar Bhagare, Indian Politician, Social Worker

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|North = Umaria district

|Northeast = Anuppur district

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|Southeast = Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh

|South = Kabirdham district, Chhattisgarh

|Southwest = Mandla district

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|Northwest = Jabalpur district

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