Rajgarh (District)

Rajgarh
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division :	Bhopal
Administrative headquarters :	Rajgarh
Area :	6153 km²
Residents :	1,545,814 (as of 2011)
Population density :	251 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://www.rajgarh.nic.in/

Rajgarh ( Hindi : राजगढ़ जिला) is a district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh .

The 6153 km² district is 100 km northwest of Bhopal , the capital of Madhya Pradesh. The river Kali Sindh forms the western boundary of the district, during the tributary Newaj flows through the district and passes the district capital Rajgarh .

population

In the 2011 census, the population was 1,545,814. 10 years earlier it was 1,254,085. The gender ratio is 956 women for 1000 men. The literacy rate is 61.21% (73.02% for men, 48.95% for women). The Hindus form the largest religious group with 92.76%. 6.92% are Muslim .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 7 tehsils :

• Biaora
• Jirapur
• Khilchipur
• Narsinghgarh
• Pachore
• Rajgarh
• Sarangpur

Cities with the status of a municipality are:

• Biaora
• Narsinghgarh
• Sarangpur

history

As part of the formation of Madhya Bharat , the Rajgarh District was created in May 1948. Previously, the area of ​​today's district was divided into the princely states of Rajgarh , Narsinghgarh , Khilchipur , Dewas (senior) , Dewas (junior) and Indore .

Web links

Commons : Rajgarh District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District Administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} www.census2011.co.in
2. ↑ ^{a b c} http://www.rajgarh.nic.in/

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