Dhar is one of district of Madhya Pradesh in India. There are 8 Tehsils, 1535 villages and 13 towns in Dhar district.
As per the Census India 2011, Dhar district has 425914 households, population of 2185793 of which 1112725 are males and 1073068 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 359949 which is 16.47% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dhar district is around
964 compared to
931 which is average of Madhya Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Dhar district is 49.29% out of which 57.38% males are literate and 40.9% females are literate. The total area of Dhar is 8153 sq.km with population density of 268 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 81.1% of population lives in Urban area and 18.9% lives in Rural area. There are 6.65% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 55.94% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dhar district.
Dhar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2185793 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2051219 | 93.84% |
| Muslim | 116202 | 5.32% |
| Jain | 12199 | 0.56% |
| Christian | 2261 | 0.1% |
| Religion not stated | 1889 | 0.09% |
| Sikh | 1607 | 0.07% |
| Buddhist | 328 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 88 | 0% |
Dhar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 231.46 | 7921.54 |
| Number of households | 86741 | 339173 |
| Total Population | 413221 | 1772572 |
| Population (%) | 52.66% | 49.5% |
| Male Population | 217612 | 895113 |
| Female Population | 195609 | 877459 |
| Sex Ratio | 899 | 980 |
| Literacy (%) | 67.97% | 44.93% |
List of Tehsils in Dhar
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