Mauganj district

24°42′N 81°56′E / 24.700°N 81.933°E / 24.700; 81.933Country IndiaStateMadhya PradeshDivisionRewaEstablished15 August 2023 (2023-08-15)HeadquartersMauganjTehsilsGovernment • District collectorAjay Shrivastava (IAS) • Lok Sabha constituencies1. Rewa (shared with Rewa district) • Vidhan Sabha constituencies2Area • Total1,866.88 km² (720.81 sq mi)Population • Total616,645 • Density330/km² (860/sq mi)DemographicsLanguages • OfficialHindi and BagheliTime zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)Websitemauganj.nic.in

Mauganj district is one the district of Madhya Pradesh. The administrative headquarter is at Mauganj. The district was carved out from existing Rewa district on 15 August 2023. The district was announced by then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.^[1][2]

History

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.^[3] 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.

Politics

The district has two legislative assembly constituency,^[4]

• Mauganj
• Deotalab

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

Notable person

• Girish Gautam – former speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly^[5]
• Pradeep Patel – MLA from Mauganj

Towns

• Mauganj
• Nai Garhi
• Hanumana
• Deotalab

Places to visit

• Bahuti waterfall
• Shiva temple, Deotalab

Transportion

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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