Dindori
Town
Dindori Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Dindori Dindori (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°57′N 81°05′E / 22.95°N 81.08°E / 22.95; 81.08
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dindori
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	17,413
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MP-46
Website	dindori.nic.in

Dindori, formerly known as Ramgarh, is a district head office and a nagar panchayat in Dindori district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Dindori has many historical as well as spiritual places. Some of the spiritual places are Laxman Madva, Kukarramath, Kalchuri Kali Mandir etc. Kanha Tiger Reserve is 180 km & Bandhavgarh National Park is 140 Km away from the district headquarter.

History

Ramgarh is often remembered through folklore of Rani Avantibai Lodhi.^[1]

Geography

Dindori is located at 22°57′N 81°05′E / 22.95°N 81.08°E / 22.95; 81.08.^[2] It has an average elevation of 640 metres (2,099 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Dindori had a population of 580,730. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dindori has an average literacy rate of 71%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 62%. In Dindori, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places to visit

There are various places in and around Dindori with domestic as well as foreign tourism.^[4]

• Devnala waterfall, Dindori.
• Jagatpur trek.
• Chanda Forest village.
• Dagona waterfall.
• Nevsa waterfall ,is located 14km away.
• Karopani sanctuary etc.
• Haldi kareli at Samnapur .
• Kukrramath (ancient temple) Amarkantak road.

Transportation

Dindori can be reached by air from Dumna airport in Jabalpur, 146 km from Dindori, by rail from Jabalpur with 146 km Pendra road with 115 km and Umaria with 108 km from Dindori, or public buses from nearby major cities of Jabalpur, Mandla, Bilaspur and Shahdol.^[5]