Datia district

Datia District is a of   in. The town of is the district headquarters.

The district has an area of 2,038 km², and a population 627,818 (2001 census). The population of Datia District increased by 26% from 1981 to 1991, and by 22% from 1991 to 2001. The district has 445 villages and 3 towns, Datia,, and. Each town is the headquarters of its.

Datia is bounded by the Madhya Pradesh districts of to the north,  to the west, and  to the south, and by  of  state to the east. The district is part of.

The district is traversed by the line between  and.

Datia also has a good history to it and some of the famous temples. 'Peetambra Peeth' is one such temple which attracts a lot of pilgrims, apart from Hanuman garhi. 'Purana Mahal or Datia Mahal' is one good piece of architecture, visible from the railway line passing from Gwalior to Jhansi and was built to welcome King after his coronation but the Emperor never came, fearing he would have to give good reward to king of Datia for his help in getting the  throne.