Alirajpur district | |
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  Top:Traditional Bhil fair in Alirajpur Bottem:Bhavara Town | |
.svg) Location of Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Alirajpur):22°18′18″N74°21′36″E / 22.30500°N 74.36000°E /22.30500; 74.36000 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Indore |
| Headquarters | Alirajpur |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Shri Raghvendra Singh |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ratlam |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. Alirajpur, 2. Jobat |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,182 km2 (1,229 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 728,677 |
| • Density | 229.0/km2 (593.1/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 37.22 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 1009 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | alirajpur |
Alirajpur district (Hindi pronunciation:[əliːɾaːd͡ʒpʊɾ]) is one of the 55districts ofMadhya Pradesh state inIndia. It was created fromAlirajpur,Jobat and Bhabra tehsils of the formerJhabua district on 17 May 2008. It is the least literate district in India as per Census 2011. Alirajpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 2,165.24 square kilometres (836.00 sq mi), and at the 2011 census had a population of 728,999. It includes the city ofAlirajpur.
The district is named after its headquarters, Alirajpur, which was the capital of the formerprincely state ofAli Rajpur. The name of this town is derived by conjoining Ali (the fortress town and the former capital of the princely state founded by Anand Deo in 1437) and Rajpur (the latter capital).[1]According to the 2011 census Alirajpur district has a population of 728,677,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan or the US state ofAlaska.[3][4] This gives it a ranking of 498th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 229 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi).[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.4 per cent.[5] Alirajpur has a sex ratio of 1,009 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 37.22 per cent, the lowest in India.[3][5]
This district comprises Sixtehsils andDevelopment Blocks :Alirajpur,Jobat,Sondwa,Udaigarh,Chandra Sekhra Ajad Nagar andKathiwada.[6]
Presently, there are twoMadhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district:Alirajpur andJobat.[5] Both of these are part ofRatlam Lok Sabha constituency.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 70,763 | — |
| 1911 | 98,753 | +3.39% |
| 1921 | 114,538 | +1.49% |
| 1931 | 133,892 | +1.57% |
| 1941 | 157,188 | +1.62% |
| 1951 | 175,255 | +1.09% |
| 1961 | 228,765 | +2.70% |
| 1971 | 293,125 | +2.51% |
| 1981 | 347,730 | +1.72% |
| 1991 | 483,481 | +3.35% |
| 2001 | 610,275 | +2.36% |
| 2011 | 728,999 | +1.79% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 96.72% | |||
| Islam | 2.42% | |||
| Christianity | 0.63% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.23% | |||
According to the2011 census Alirajpur district has apopulation of 728,999,[2] roughly equal to the nation ofBhutan or the US state ofAlaska.[4][9] This gives it a ranking of 498th in India (out of a total of640).[2] The district has a population density of 229 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi).[2] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.45 per cent.[2] Alirajpur has asex ratio of 1,009females for every 1,000 males, and aliteracy rate of 37.22 per cent, the lowest in India.[2][3] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.69% and 88.98% of the population respectively.[2]
Almost 90% of the population speaks differentBhili dialects. At the time of the2011 Census of India, 53.68% of the population in the district spokeBhilali, 35.42%Bhili, 7.27%Hindi and 1.87%Gujarati as their first language.[10]
Bhutan 708,427
Alaska 710,231
Places adjacent to Alirajpur district | |
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