Mandla District
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Mandla district मंडला जिला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
 Location of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Jabalpur |
| Headquarters | Mandla |
| Tehsils | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Mandla |
| • Assembly seats | 12 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,771 km2 (3,387 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,053,522 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 68.28 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 1005 |
| Website | Official website |
Mandla District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Mandla is 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, 4 tehsils, and 1214 villages. Much of the population are adivasis (tribespeople), including Gonds. The district lies in the Mahakoshal region, and most of the district lies in the basin of the Narmada River.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Mandla 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).
According to the 2011 census Mandla District has a population of 1,053,522, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 432nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 182 inhabitants per square kilometre (470/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.81%. Mandla has a sex ratio of 1005 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 68.28%.
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