Dhar district, India

Dhar district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic town of Dhar is administrative headquarters of the district.

For the district of Yemen, see Dhar District, Yemen.

Dhar district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Jahaz Mahal at Mandu, Bagh Caves, Dhar Fort, Chhapan Mahal, Bhojshala
Location of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionIndore
HeadquartersDhar
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesDhar
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesSardarpur (196)
Gandhwani (197)
Kukshi (198)
Manawar (199)
Dharampuri (200)
Dhar (201)
Badnawar (202)
Area
 • Total8,153 km2 (3,148 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,185,793
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy60.57 per cent
 • Sex ratio961
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitedhar.nic.in

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

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