Dhar district () is a

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state in

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. The historic town of

Dhar Dhar is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Dhar district. Before Indian independence from Great Britain, it was the capital of the Dhar ...

is administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area 8,153 km². It is bounded by the districts of Ratlam to the north, Ujjain to the northeast,

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to the east, Khargone (West Nimar) to the southeast, Barwani to the south, Jhabua and Alirajpur to the west. It is part of the Indore Division of Madhya Pradesh. The population of the district is 2,185,793 (2011 census), an increase of 25.60% from its 2001 population of 1,740,329. Pithampur is a large industrial area comes under Dhar District. Kukshi is the largest

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of the district.

Geography

The Vindhya Range runs east and west through the district. The northern part of the district lies on the

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plateau. The northwestern portion of the district lies in the watershed of the Mahi River and its tributaries, while the northeastern part of the district lies in the watershed of the Chambal River, which drains into the

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via the

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. The portion of the district south of the ridge of the Vindhyas lies in the watershed of the

Narmada River The Narmada River, previously also known as ''Narbada'' or anglicised as ''Nerbudda'', is the 5th longest river in India and overall the longest west-flowing river in the country. It is also the largest flowing river in the state of Madhya Prade ...

, which forms the southern boundary of the district.

Divisions

Dhar district is divided into 6 sub-divisions:

, Sardarpur, Badnawar, Manawar, Kukshi and Dharampuri (Newly Added). These sub-divisions are further divided into 8 tehsils:

, Badnawar, Dharampuri, Sardarpur, Manawar, Kukshi, Dahi and Gandhwani. There are seven

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constituencies in this district: Sardarpur, Gandhwani, Kukshi, Manawar, Dharampuri,

and Badnawar. All of these are part of the only

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constituency in this district : Dhar Lok Sabha Constituency. Villages in Dhar district include Kadod Kala, Tirla, and Tornod.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Dhar District has a

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of 2,185,793, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 208th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.53%. Dhar has a

sex ratio A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...

of 961 females for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 60.57%. 18.90% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 6.65% and 55.94% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 51.28% of the population in the district spoke

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, 15.62% Malvi, 15.29% Nimadi, 11.49% Bhili and 3.87% Bhilali as their first language.

Tourist places

*Bhopawar Jain Tirth *Mohan Kheda Jain Tirth *Dinosaur Fossil National Park Bagh *Nityanand ashram *Bhaktamar Tirth *Dhareshwar Temple *Gadh Kalika Devi *Phadke Art Studio – Dhar *Lat Masjid *Jal Mahal Sadalpur *Dhar Fort *Jheera Bagh Palace *Bhoj Shala *Lath Masjid *Bagh Caves

References

External links

Dhar district web site
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