Mauganj district

Mauganj district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Bahuti Waterfall Panchmandir Naigarhi
Coordinates: 24°42′N 81°56′E / 24.700°N 81.933°E / 24.700; 81.933
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Rewa
Established	15 August 2023 (2023-08-15)
Headquarters	Mauganj
Tehsils	Mauganj Hamumana Nai Garhi Deotalab(Proposed)
Government
• District collector	Ajay Shrivastava (IAS)
• Lok Sabha constituencies	1. Rewa (shared with Rewa district)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	2
Area
• Total	1,866.88 km2 (720.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	616,645
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Demographics
Languages
• Official	Hindi and Bagheli
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	mauganj.nic.in

Mauganj district (Hindi pronunciation: [məuːgənd͡ʒ]) is one the districts of Madhya Pradesh. The administrative headquarters is at Mauganj. The district was carved out from the existing Rewa district on 15 August 2023 and was announced by then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.^[1][2]

The total area of Mauganj is 1,866.88 km² (720.81 sq mi) km. Mauganj District is part of the Rewa Division. Mauganj covered by Rewa, Sidhi, and Prayagraj district's boundaries.^[3]

In the eleventh century, the Mauganj town was known as 'Mau Raj'. Rajput clan Sengar and they built fort in Mau Raj(now Mauganj), Nai Garhi and other places.^[4] Sengar kings ruled their kingdom here, however in the fourteenth century Baghels invaded Mau Raj and Baghel King Chhatradhari Singh new fort and named 'Nai Garhi' mean new fort.

The district has two legislative assembly constituencies.^[5]

• Mauganj
• Deotalab

Both seats come under Rewa Lok Sabha constituency and the current member of parliament is Janardan Mishra.

• Girish Gautam – former speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly^[6]
• Pradeep Patel – MLA from Mauganj
• Sukhendra Singh, Indian Politician
• Achyutanand Mishra, Former MLA from Mauganj

• Mauganj
• Nai Garhi
• Hanumana
• Deotalab

• Bahuti waterfall
• Shiva temple, Deotalab
• Ashtbhuja Mata Mandir, Nai Garhi
• Nai Garhi Fort, Naigarhi

The district has no railway station, the nearest railway station is Rewa which is 65 kilometres from Mauganj. The nearest airport from the district is Rewa Airport. The district is well connected with roads. The National Highway 135 passes through Mauganj town.

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