Shivpuri district



Shivpuri District is a of   of. The town of is the district headquarters. Important towns in the district are:, , , , and.

Shivpuri District has town of historical importance just east of the, situated at a distance of 41 km from Shivpuri. It is famous for medieval fortress of Narwar.

Shivpuri is famous for. This national park has a varied terrain of ed hills and flat around the. It is very rich in. Sakhya Sagar and Madhav Sagar lakes, created on Manier River in 1918, are two important biodiversity support systems in the national park. The Sailing Club situated on Sakhya Sagar at the entrance of the is a place of scenic beauty.

is a famous person from Shivpuri District. He is the only survivor of the Historic trial on, at the. He is presently living at Hatod village in Shivpuri District.

History
Most of present-day Shivpuri District formed Narwar District of the erstwhile of, with Shivpuri as administrative headquarters of the district. After India's independence in 1947, the princely states acceded to the, and Shivpuri District acquired its present boundaries with the addition of the small princely state of in the southeast of the district, portions of  state in the northeast, and most of  estate in the northwest. Shivpuri District became part of the new state of, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956.