Tikamgarh district is one of the 48 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Districts of Madhya Pradesh number 48 grouped into eight divisions Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Tikamgarh town is the district headquarters. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Tikamgarh is a city in the central India state of Madhya Pradesh. The district is part of Sagar Division. Sagar Division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India.
It is bounded on the east and southeast by Chhatarpur District of Madhya Pradesh, and by the Uttar Pradesh districts of Lalitpur on the west and Jhansi on the north. Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central Indiaand located at 24 Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U Lalitpur District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Jhansi District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Tikamgarh District has an area of 5048 km².
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The origin of name
The district is named after its headquarters, Tikamgarh. The original name of the town was Tihri. In 1783 CE the ruler of Orchha Vikramajit (1776 - 1817 CE) shifted his capital from Orchha to Tihri and renamed it Tikamgarh (Tikam is one of the names of Krishna). WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Orchha (or Urchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state India
History
The area covered by this district was a part of the Princely State of Orchha till its merger with Vindhya Pradesh in 1950. Vindhya Pradesh ( Hindī: विन्द्य प्रदेश Urdū: وِندے پردیش is a former state of India. The Orchha state was founded by Rudra Pratap in 1501 CE.
Geography
The district is a part of the Bundelkhand region of the state. Geography Bundelkhand lies between the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the north and the Vindhya Range to the south It lies on the Bundelkhand plateau between the Jamni, a tributary of the Betwa and the Dhasan.
Rivers and lakes
The Betwa River flows along the northwestern boundary of the district and The Dhasan, one of its tributaries flows along the eastern boundary of the district. Both of these rivers flow towards the northeast. The tributaries of the Betwa flowing through this district are The Jamni, The Bagri and The Barua.
Demography
It had a population of 1,203,160 in the 2001 census, and a population density of 238 persons per km².
Divisions
Tikamgarh district is divided into three sub-divisions, which are further divided into six tehsils. The Tikamgarh sub-division comprises Tikamgarh and Baldeogarh tehsils. Niwari and Prithvipur tehsils form Niwari sub-division while Jatara sub-division comprises Jatara and Palera tehsils. The district consists six development blocks, namely Tikamgarh, Baldeogarh, Jatara, Palera, Niwari and Prithvipur. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Baldeogarh is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the state of Madhya WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jatara is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Palera is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state Niwari may refer to Niwari Madhya Pradesh Niwari Uttar Pradesh WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Prithvipur is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Tikamgarh district in the Indian
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| Divisions and Districts of Madhya Pradesh |
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| Bhopal Division: Betul | Bhopal | Harda | Hoshangabad | Raisen | Rajgarh | Sehore | Vidisha |
| Chambal Division: | Bhind | Morena | Sheopur |
| Gwalior Division: Ashoknagar | Datia | Guna | Gwalior | Shivpuri |
| Indore Division: Barwani | Burhanpur | Dhar | Indore | Jhabua | Khandwa | Khargone |
| Jabalpur Division: Balaghat | Chindwara | Dindori | Jabalpur | Katni | Mandla | Narsinghpur | Seoni |
| Rewa Division: Anuppur | Rewa | Satna | Shadol | Sidhi | Umaria |
| Sagar Division: Chhatarpur | Damoh | Panna | Sagar | Tikamgarh |
| Ujjain Division: Dewas | Mandsaur | Neemuch | Ratlam | Shajapur | Ujjain |
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