Maihar District

Madhya Pradesh

Maihar district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Maihar. It covers 2,722 sq km and had a population of 8,56,028 at the 2011 census, a density of 314 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Maihar
Area
2,722 sq km
Population
8.56 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
314 /km²
Literacy Rate
68.2%
Sex Ratio
936
per 1,000 males
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Maihar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Maihar district.

Total Population
8.56 Lakh
Male Population
4.42 Lakh
Female Population
4.14 Lakh
Rural Population
6.82 Lakh
Urban Population
1.74 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.42 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.21 Lakh
Literacy Rate
68.2%
Population Density
314 /km²
Sex Ratio
936
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 79.5%Female literacy 56.1%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Maihar district.

3
Tehsils
3
Blocks
25
Nyay Panchayats
210
Gram Panchayats
612
Villages
Headquarters
Maihar
Languages
Bagheli, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
24.27° N, 80.75° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Maihar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Satna

Constituency No. 11 · General
Partial
Ganesh Singh
Ganesh Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Maihar
  • Amarpatan
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Maihar

(2)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Maihar
No. 63 · Satna
SC
Srikant Chaturvedi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Maihar

(3)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Maihar district.

  • Ganesh Singh
    Ganesh Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Satna · No. 11
  • SC
    Srikant Chaturvedi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Maihar · No. 63
  • RS
    Rajendra Kumar Singh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Amarpatan · No. 66

Election History

Lok Sabha

Satna · No. 11

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPGanesh Singh
    Votes 4,59,728Vote share 38.88%Margin 84,949
    1. 1. Ganesh Singh · BJP4,59,728 (38.88%)
    2. 2. Siddharth Sukhlal Kushwaha · INC3,74,779 (31.69%)
    3. 3. Narayan Tripathi · BSP1,85,600 (15.7%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Madhya Pradesh
State
Maihar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 11
2 Assembly
No. 63, 66

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Maihar District at a Glance

State
Madhya Pradesh
Headquarters
Maihar
Area
2,722 sq km
Population
8.56 Lakh
Population density
314 per km²
Sex ratio
936 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
68.2%
Languages
Bagheli, Hindi
Tehsils
3
Blocks
3
Gram panchayats
210
Villages
612
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
2
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Madhya Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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