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Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh

Dhar is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 21.9 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Madhya Pradesh
Headquarters
Dhar
Name in Hindi
धर जिला
Population (2011 census)
21,85,793
Rank in Madhya Pradesh by population
7th of 55
Area
8,153 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
268
Official website
dhar.nic.in
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Wikidata entry Q2299069
All districts of Madhya Pradesh

Population in context

With 21,85,793 people in 2011, Dhar ranks 7th among the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Indore (32,76,697) and the least populous is Pandhurna (3,74,310).

District boundaries change. If Dhar has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

All 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh

Agar-MalwaAlirajpurAnuppurAshoknagarBalaghatBarwaniBetulBhindBhopalBurhanpurChhatarpurChhindwaraDamohDatiaDewasDharDindoriGunaGwaliorHardaIndoreJabalpurJhabuaKatniKhandwa (East Nimar)Khargone (West Nimar)MaiharMandlaMandsaurMauganjMorenaNarmadapuramNarsimhapurNeemuchNiwariPandhurnaPannaRaisenRajgarhRatlamRewaSagarSatnaSehoreSeoniShahdolShajapurSheopurShivpuriSidhiSingrauliTikamgarhUjjainUmariaVidisha

Questions people ask

Which state is Dhar district in?

Dhar district is in Madhya Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Dhar district?

The headquarters of Dhar district is Dhar, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Dhar district?

Dhar district had a population of 21,85,793 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.