Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : 241
Sex Ratio Rank : 488
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 498 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 464 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
· Lack of employment opportunities
· Literacy rate and quality of education is pitiable, specially
in interior parts of the district.
· It is very difficult to teach the children residing in
the border of Chhattisgarh and MP, as they only understand their
regional language and very less effort are taken to educate them.
· Dengue & malaria are two main sickness of the district
due to which people have lost their life.
· Even after government’s effort in implementing total
sanitation across the district, people are least bothered to take
any action on the same.
Brief About Dindori District
Dindori district is situated at the eastern part
of Madhaya Pradesh touching Chhattisgarh state. It touches Shahdol
in east, Mandla in west, Umaria in north, and Bilaspur district
of Chattisgarh State in south. It is 144 Km from Jabalpur on S.H
21, 104 Km from Mandla and 88 Km from holy place Amarkantak. It
is located at 81.34 degree longitude and 21.16 degree latitude.The
holy river Narmada passes through the district. It is situated
at a height of 1100 m above sea level amongst herbal-rich, Maikal
mountain ranges. Dindori has many historical as well as spiritual
places. Some of the spiritual places are Laxman Madva, Kukarramath,
Kalchuri Kali Mandir etc. The Kanha Tiger National Park is 180
km & Bandhavgarh National Park is 140 Km away from the district
headquarter. It was created on 25th May, 1998 with total 927 villages.
The district is covered in seven block namely Dindori, Shahpura,
Mehandwani, Amarpur, Bajag, Karanjiya & Samnapur. The Baiga are
very primitive tribes which can be found only in this district.
The Baigas are known as the "National Human".