Tikamgarh District
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Tikamgarh district टीकमगढ़ जिला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
 Location of Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Sagar |
| Headquarters | Tikamgarh |
| Tehsils | 1. Tikamgarh, 2. Prithvipur, 3. Jatara, 4. Baldeogarh, 5. Niwari, 6. Palera,7. Orchha, 8. Lidhorakhas, 9. Khargapur |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Tikamgarh |
| • Assembly seats | 1. Tikamgarh, 2. Prithvipur, 3. Jatara, 4. Khargapur and 5. Niwari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,048 km2 (1,949 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,44,6,554 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30.40% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 62.57% |
| • Sex ratio | 901 |
| Major highways | NH-12A, SH10 |
| Website | Official website |
Tikamgarh district (Hindi: टीकमगढ़ जिला) is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Tikamgarh town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Sagar Division.
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. Tikamgarh District has an area of 5048 km².
The district is named after its headquarters, Tikamgarh. The original name of the town was Tihri. In 1783, the ruler of Orchha Vikramajit (1776–1817) shifted his capital from Orchha to Tihri and renamed it Tikamgarh (Tikam is one of the names of Krishna).
The area covered by this district was part of the Princely State of Orchha till its merger with the Indian Union. The Orchha state was founded by Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501. After merger, it became one of the eight districts of Vindhya Pradesh state in 1948. Following the reorganization of states on 1 November 1956 it became a district of the newly carved Madhya Pradesh
Orchha was founded some times after 1501 AD, by the Bundela chief, Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha, (r. 1501-1531) and also built the Fort of Orchha. He died in an attempt to save a cow from a lion. The Chaturbhuj Temple was built, during the time of Akbar, by the Queen of Orchha, while Raj Mandir was built by 'Madhukar Shah' during his reign, 1554 to 1591.
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