Alirajpur district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Alirajpur.
Alirajpur district
अलीराजपुर जिला
District of Madhya Pradesh
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
Administrative division Indore
Headquarters Alirajpur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Ratlam
 • Assembly seats 1. Alirajpur, 2. Jobat
Area
 • Total 2,165 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 728,677
 • Density 340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy 37.22 per cent
 • Sex ratio 1009
Website Official website

Alirajpur (Hindi: अलीराजपुर जिला) is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It was created from Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhabra tehsils of the former Jhabua district on 17 May 2008. 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 728,677.

Origin of name

The district is named after its headquarters, Alirajpur, which was the capital of the former princely state of Ali 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,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan or the US state of Alaska.[4][5] This gives it a ranking of 498th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 229 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.4 per cent.[3] 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][6]

History

Before the Indian independence in 1947, the Alirajpur State was under Bhopawar Agency sub-division of the Central India Agency. This principality was founded in 1437 and merged with the Indian Union after the Indian independence. The territory occupied by the present district became part of Madhya Bharat state in 1948 and subsequently became part of the re-organized Madhya Pradesh state on 1 November 1956.

Divisions

This district comprises 3 tehsils: Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhabra.

Presently, there are two Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Alirajpur and Jobat.[2] Both of these are part of Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Alirajpur district has a population of 728,677,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan or the US state of Alaska.[4][5] This gives it a ranking of 498th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 229 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.4 per cent.[3] 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][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ali Rajpur". Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. 5, p. 223.
  2. ↑ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Bhutan 708,427
  5. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Alaska 710,231
  6. ↑ Dhar, Aarti (31 March 2011). "Significant boost in literacy: 2011 census". The Hindu (New Delhi). Retrieved 1 April 2011.

External links

 Dohad district, Gujarat Jhabua district
Vadodara district, Gujarat Dhar district
   Alirajpur district  
Nandurbar district, Maharashtra Barwani district

Coordinates: 22°18′18″N 74°21′36″E / 22.30500°N 74.36000°E