Dhar
Constituency No. 25 · Scheduled Tribe
Assembly segments in this district
- Sardarpur
- Gandhwani
- Kukshi
- Manawar
- Dharampuri
- Dhar
- Badnawar
Dhar District
Madhya Pradesh
Dhar district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Dhar. It covers 8,153 sq km and had a population of 21,85,793 at the 2011 census, a density of 268 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Dhar
Area
8,153 sq km
Population
21.86 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
268 /km²
Literacy Rate
59%
Sex Ratio
964
per 1,000 males
Dhar District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Dhar district.
Total Population
21.86 Lakh
Male Population
11.13 Lakh
Female Population
10.73 Lakh
Rural Population
17.61 Lakh
Urban Population
4.25 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.42 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
12.21 Lakh
Literacy Rate
59%
Population Density
268 /km²
Sex Ratio
964
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 69.8%Female literacy 47.9%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Dhar district.
8
Tehsils
13
Blocks
90
Nyay Panchayats
761
Gram Panchayats
1,480
Villages
- Headquarters
- Dhar
- Languages
- Nimadi, Malvi, Bhili, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 22.58° N, 75.3° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Dhar
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Dhar
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 196 · Dhar
PG
No. 197 · Dhar
US
No. 198 · Dhar
SB
Surendra Singh Baghel
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 199 · Dhar
DA
Dr. Hira Lal Alawa
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 200 · Dhar
KT
No. 201 · Dhar
NV
No. 202 · Dhar
BS
Bhawansingh Shekhawat
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Dhar
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Dhar district.
- PG
- US
- SBSurendra Singh BaghelIndian National CongressMLAKukshi · No. 198
- DADr. Hira Lal AlawaIndian National CongressMLAManawar · No. 199
- KT
- NV
- BSBhawansingh ShekhawatIndian National CongressMLABadnawar · No. 202
Election History
Lok SabhaDhar · No. 25
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPSavitri ThakurVotes 7,94,449Vote share 55.85%Margin 2,18,665
- 1. Savitri Thakur · BJP7,94,449 (55.85%)
- 2. Radheshyam Muvel · INC5,75,784 (40.48%)
- 3. Chhatar Singh Anare · BSP14,210 (1%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPChatar Singh DarbarVotes 7,22,947Vote share 53.72%Margin 1,56,029
- 1. Chatar Singh Darbar · BJP7,22,947 (53.72%)
- 2. Girwal Dinesh · INC5,66,918 (42.12%)
- 3. Ghulzar Singh Mandloi · BSP18,210 (1.35%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPSavitri ThakurVotes 5,58,388Vote share 51.84%Margin 1,04,328
- 1. Savitri Thakur · BJP5,58,388 (51.84%)
- 2. Umang Singhar · INC4,54,060 (42.15%)
- 3. Ajay Singh · BSP18,210 (1.69%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
Quick Navigation
Dhar District at a Glance
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Headquarters
- Dhar
- Area
- 8,153 sq km
- Population
- 21.86 Lakh
- Population density
- 268 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 964 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 59%
- Languages
- Nimadi, Malvi, Bhili, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 8
- Blocks
- 13
- Gram panchayats
- 761
- Villages
- 1,480
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 7
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Madhya Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.