Dhar District
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Dhar District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic town of 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, Indore to the east, Khargone (West Nimar) to the southeast, Barwani to the south, and Jhabua to the west. It is part of the Indore Division of Madhya Pradesh.
The population of the district is 1,740,577 (2001 census), an increase of 24% from its 1991 population of 1,367,412.
The Vindhya Range runs east and west through the district. The northern part of the district lies on the Malwa 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 Ganges via the Yamuna River. The portion of the district south of the ridge of the Vindhyas lies in the watershed of the Narmada River, which forms the southern boundary of the district.
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Divisions and Districts of Madhya Pradesh |
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Bhopal Division: Betul | Bhopal | Harda | Hoshangabad | Raisen | Rajgarh | Sehore | Vidisha |
Chambal Division: | Bhind | Morena | Sheopur |
Gwalior Division: Ashoknagar | Datia | Guna | Gwalior | Shivpuri |
Indore Division: Barwani | Burhanpur | Dhar | Indore | Jhabua | Khandwa | Khargone |
Jabalpur Division: Balaghat | Chindwara | Dindori | Jabalpur | Katni | Mandla | Narsinghpur | Seoni |
Rewa Division: Anuppur | Rewa | Satna | Shadol | Sidhi | Umaria |
Sagar Division: Chhatarpur | Damoh | Panna | Sagar | Tikamgarh |
Ujjain Division: Dewas | Mandsaur | Neemuch | Ratlam | Shajapur | Ujjain |