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Kawardha is a city and a municipality in Kabirdham district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Kabirdham district. Kawardha is also known for the "Temple of Bhoramdeo." Kawardha is located at a distance of 116 km from Raipur and 112 km from Bilaspur Kawardha lies at the edge of the Maikal hills. It lies in a predominantly tribal region with the Gond and the Baiga tribes forming the majority of the population and hence offers visitors a chance to discover their unique tribal heritage. 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. 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.
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