Alirajpur District () is one of the 55
districts
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of
Madhya Pradesh
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state in
India
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. It was created from
Alirajpur,
Jobat and Bhabra tehsils of the former
Jhabua 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 , and at the 2011 census had a population of 728,999. It includes the city of
Alirajpur.
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).
According to the 2011 census Alirajpur district has a population of 728,677,
roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan or the US state of
Alaska
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.
This gives it a ranking of 498th in India (out of a total of 640).
The district has a population density of 229 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi).
Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.4 per cent.
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.
Divisions
This district comprises Six
tehsil
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s and
Development Blocks :
Alirajpur,
Jobat,
Sondwa,
Udaigarh,
Chandra Sekhra Ajad Nagar and
Kathiwada.
Presently, there are two
Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India.
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidh ...
constituencies in this district:
Alirajpur and
Jobat.
Both of these are part of
Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency.
Demographics
According to the
2011 census Alirajpur district has a
population
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of 728,999,
roughly equal to the nation of
Bhutan
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or the US state of
Alaska
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.
This gives it a ranking of 498th in India (out of a total of
640
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).
[ The district has a population density of .][ Its ]population growth rate
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over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.45 per cent.[ Alirajpur has a ]sex ratio
A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...
of 1,009 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...
of 37.22 per cent, the lowest in India.Hindi
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and 1.87% Gujarati as their first language.
See also
* Jambukheda
* Chhaktala
References
External links
Official website
{{Indore Division
Districts of Madhya Pradesh