Alwar district

Alwar district
District of Rajasthan
Clockwise from top-left: Alwar fort, Musi Maharani ki Chhatri, Neelkanth Shiv Mandir, Sariska Tiger Reserve, Bhangarh Fort
Location of Alwar district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Alwar): 27°34′12″N 76°36′00″E / 27.57000°N 76.60000°E / 27.57000; 76.60000
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Jaipur
Headquarters	Alwar
Tehsils (22)	Alwar, Govindgarh, Tehla, Kathumar, Laxmangarh, Rajgarh, Ramgarh, Thanagazi, Pratapgarh, Reni, Malakhera, Narayanpur, Naugaon
Government
• District Collector & Magistrate	Ashish Gupta, IAS[1]
• Superintendent of Police	Anand Sharma, IPS[2]
Area
• Total	8,337 km2 (3,219 sq mi)
Population  (2022 [3])
• Total	4,125,512
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	71.68%
• Sex ratio	894
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	RJ-02
Website	alwar.rajasthan.gov.in

Alwar is a district in the state of Rajasthan in northern India, whose district headquarters is Alwar city. The district covers 8,337 km². It is bound on the north by Rewari district of Haryana, on the east by Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and Nuh district of Haryana, on the south by Dausa district, and on the west by Jaipur district.

As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Rajasthan (out of 33) after Jaipur and Jodhpur.^[4]