Kabirdham

Kabirdham district is one of the 18 administrative districts of Chhattisgarh state in central India. The district was earlier known as Kawardha district. The district is located between 21.32' to 22.28' north latitudes and 80.48' to 81.48' east longitudes. The district covers an area of 4634.98 km². The city of Kawardha is its administrative headquarters. This district is known for the Bhoramdeo temple (which is also known by the sobriquet, "the Khajuraho of Chhattisgarh") located at a distance of 18 km from the district headquarters, Kawardha.

The boundaries of the district are Dindori District to the north, Bilaspur District and Durg District to the east, Rajnandgaon District to the south, and Balaghat District to the west. The northern and western parts are surrounded by the Maikal mountain ranges of Satpura.

History

On July 2, 1998 the government of Madhya Pradesh state decided to constitute a new district, Kawardha by combining the erstwhile tehsil of Kawardha of Rajnandgaon district and the erstwhile tehsil of Pandariya of Bilaspur district. [http://kawardha.nic.in/Introduction1.htm History of Kabirdham district] from official website, accessed 06-Sep-2008] The town of Kawardha was decided as the headquarters for this new district. The new district came into existence on July 6, 1998. The district is presently known as Kabirdham district.

The present day tehsil of Kawardha was a princely state, formed in the first half of the 18th century. In 1895 it became Kawardha tehsil of Mandla district. In 1903, it was included in Bilaspur district. In 1912, it was shifted to Raipur district and in 1948 it became a part of Durg district. On January 26, 1973 a new district, Rajnandgaon came into existence and it became a part of it.

The other tehsil Pandariya was known as Pandariya zamindari till 1952. In 1952, it became a community block of Bilaspur district and in 1986 its status was raised to a tehsil.

Divisions

The district is divided into two tehsils, Kabirdham and Pandariya. Kabirdham tehsil consists of 3 blocks: Bodla, S.Lohara and Kawardha. Pandariya tehsil is a single block. [ [http://kawardha.nic.in/gen.htm Divisions of Kabirdham district] from official website, accessed 06-Sep-2008] The four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district are Kawardha, Virendra Nagar, Lormi and Mungali.

References

External links

* [http://kawardha.nic.in/ Kabirdham district website]