Singrauli district is one of the districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Singrauli is the 50th district of Madhya Pradesh. It was ranted district status on 24th May 2008, with its headquarters at Waidhan to fulfill the aspirations of people of this place. It has been formed after dividing it from Sidhi district. Singrauli has three tehsils namely Singrauli Deosar and Chitrangi. It has three development blocks by the same name. Singrauli town is a Municipal Corporation with a population of about 2 lakhs. The population of Singrauli district is about 11 lakhs. Singrauli is fast emerging as the power hub of India, especially for electric power and coal and therefore locally it is also call as Urjanchal. The total installed capacity of all thermal power plants at Singrauli is around 10% total installed capacity of India.

Singrauli History
 
The area in the eastern part of the state of MP and the adjoining southern part of Sonebhadra district in the state of UP is collectively known as Singrauli. Singrauli is emerging as Indias Energy capital, the place earlier known as Shringavali, named after the sage Shringi, was once upon a time covered with dense and unnavigable forests and inhabited by wild animals. The place was considered so treacherous that it was used by the Kings of Rewa State, who ruled the area till 1947, as an open air prison for detaining errant civilians and officers.

Just two generations ago, small holders were tending their parcels of land here, and the original inhabitants were gathering honey and herbs in the forest. In the late fifties, a large scale dam banked up the water of the River Rihand. The dam known as Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar, was inaugurated by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1962. Later, rich coal deposits spread over an area of 2200 km in the state of M.P. and U.P. were discovered close to the artificial lake that could be used to generate electricity.

Singrauli Tourism

The famous temples of Singrauli are Hanuman Mandir of Jhingurdah about 8 kilometers from the city and Jwala Mukhi about 15 km from Singrauli Rly. Station also there is Gayatri temple & Shiv Mandir, situated at Vindhyanagar, 15 km from Singrauli. Jagannath Temple, Jayanta,is a famous Hindu shrine. The best known festivals in this area are Durga pooja and during Deepawli in Hanuman mandir a grand mela is organised. Nuri mosque at Waidhan is the biggest mosque around city.