Alirajpur district
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Alirajpur district
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Alirajpur.
| Alirajpur district अलीराजपुर जिला |
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| State | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Administrative division | Indore |
| Headquarters | Alirajpur |
| Area | 2,165 km2 (836 sq mi) |
| Population | 610,275 (2001) |
| Literacy | 31.93% (2001) |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Ratlam |
| Assembly seats | 1. Alirajpur, 2. Jobat |
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Alirajpur district (Hindi: अलीराजपुर जिला) is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The district was carved out from the erstwhile Jhabua district on May 17, 2008 by incorporating Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhavra tehsils of it. Alirajpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 2165.24 km² and has a population of 2,488,003 (2001 Census).
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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]
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 Bhavra.
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[4] or the US state of Alaska.[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 %.[3] Alirajpur has a sex ratio of 1009 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 37.22 %.[3]
The district has the lowest literacy rate in India. According to provisional data of the 2011 census, only 37.22% of the population of the district are literate.[6]
References
- ^ "Ali Rajpur". Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. 5, p. 223. http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_231.gif.
- ^ "District/Assembly List". Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh website. http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/DACList.aspx. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Bhutan 708,427"
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. " Alaska 710,231"
- ^ Dhar, Aarti (31 March 2011). "Significant boost in literacy: 2011 census". The Hindu (New Delhi). http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1588270.ece. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
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Coordinates: 22°18′18″N 74°21′36″E / 22.305°N 74.36°E
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