population. There are 120303 male children and 107261 female children between the ages of 0–6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio of Tikamgarh is 892 which is less than the Average Sex Ratio (901) of Tikamgarh district. The total literacy rate of Tikamgarh district is 61.43%. The male literacy rate is 60.41% and the female literacy rate is 42.14% in Tikamgarh district. Schedule Caste (SC) are 262,163 which is 25.20% while Schedule Tribe (ST) is 49,613 which is 4.77% of the population. Hindus are 987,048 which is 94.88% of the population while Muslims are 37,864 which is 3.64% of the population. Jains are 13,953 which is 1.34% of the population. Languages At the time of the 2011 census, 84.94% of the population spoke Bundeli and 14.61% Hindi as their first language. Vernaculars used in Tikamgarh include Bharia, a Dravidian language spoken by at least 200 000 members of the Bharia tribe and written in the Devanagari script. Festivals Moniya Dance in Bundelkhand is performed every year during the festival of light Diwali/Deepawali at the end of October or the first week of November according to the lunar calendar. In this connection, the epic story goes that “in Gokul” when Lord Krishna raised Govardhan Mountain on his finger to save his associates (milkmen), they danced in joy. The main instruments used in this dance are ‘Dholak’ and ‘Nagaria’ (both being a form of drums). The male dancers with long sticks show the martial arts when the beats of drums inspire their energy and emotions. This dance is also performed as a ‘thanksgiving’ after harvesting. The dancers wear multi-colored apparel and the chief dancer holds the peacock feathers in his hands and the rest stick those feathers in their half pants. Cuisines Tikamgarh is famous for mawa filled ras bhariya gujiyas. You have drooled over the tempting gujiyas on every occasion, especially on Holi. With an extra dose of sweetness and flavors, this Chashni wali gujiya is pure bliss and a great hit amongst everyone. Hospital facilities Rajendra Prasad District Hospital Govt. Ayurvedic Dispensary Ayush Wing – District Hospital Life line Nursing Home Sudha Sevalaya Nursing Home Education Schools Government Excellence Higher Secondary School, Tikamgarh Government Excellence Higher Secondary School, Jatara Government Excellence Higher Secondary School, Palera Government Higher Secondary School, Tikamgarh, No-2 Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya Tikamgarh Kendriya Vidyalaya Tikamgarh Model Higher Secondary School, Tikamgarh Pushpa High