Mandla district
Mandla district | |
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Kanha National Park, Sahastradhara Temple , Moti Mahal | |
Location of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| 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 (Hindi pronunciation: [məɳɖlaː]) is a district of Madhya Pradesh in central India. The town of Mandla is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Jabalpur Division.
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.