Alwar (district)

Alwar District
State	Rajasthan
Division :	Jaipur
Administrative headquarters :	Alwar
Area :	8380 km²
Residents :	3,671,999 (2011)
Population density :	438.18 inhabitants / km²

Alwar ( Hindi : अलवर जिला; formerly Ulwar ) is a district in the western Indian state of Rajasthan .

The district is located in the northeast of Rajasthan, about 100 km south-southwest of the federal capital New Delhi . The area is 8380 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name, Alwar . In the south-western part of the district is the Sariska National Park .

The population in the 2011 census was 3,674,179, 10 years earlier it was 2,992,592. The gender ratio was 895 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 70.72% (85.75% for men, 56.25% for women). 82.72 % of the population were Hindu , 14.90% Muslim , 1.76% Sikhs .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 12 tehsils :

• Alwar
• Bansur
• Behror
• Kathumar
• Kishangarh Bas
• Kotkasim
• Laxmangarh
• Mundawar
• Rajgarh
• Ramgarh
• Thanagazi
• Tijara

There are 16 cities (including Census Towns ) in Alwar District .

The only city with the status of a Municipal Council is Alwar .

Municipalities in the district are:

• Behror
• Bhiwadi
• Khairthal
• Kherli
• Rajgarh
• Tijara

There are also 2054 villages and 14 blocks .

Web links

Commons : Alwar District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} www.census2011.co.in