Dhar District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic town of Dhar is adminstrative headquarters of the district. Madhya Pradesh state is made up of 46 districts, which are grouped into seven divisions. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Dhar is a town in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ...

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. Indore division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India. ...

The population of the district is 1,740,577 (2001 census), an increase of 24% from its 1991 population of 1,367,412. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

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. The Vindhya Range is a range of hills in central India, which geographically separates The Indian subcontinent into northern India and Southern India. ... Malwa (माळवा in Malvi) is a region of western India, occupying a plateau of volcanic origin lying in the western part of Madhya Pradesh state and the southeastern part of Rajasthan state. ... The Mahi is a river in western India. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ... The river Yamuna is a major river of northern India, with a total length of around 1370 km. ... The Narmada or Nerbudda is a river in central India. ...

External link

Dhar District web site