Alirajpur district

Alirajpur district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Traditional Bhil fair in Alirajpur
Location of Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates (Alirajpur): 22°18′18″N 74°21′36″E / 22.30500°N 74.36000°E / 22.30500; 74.36000
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Indore
Headquarters	Alirajpur
Government
• District Magistrate	Shri Raghvendra Singh
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Ratlam
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	1. Alirajpur, 2. Jobat
Area
• Total	3,182 km2 (1,229 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	728,677
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	37.22 per cent
• Sex ratio	1009
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	alirajpur.nic.in

Alirajpur is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It was created from Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhabra tehsils of the former Jhabua district on 17 May 2008. It is the least literate district in India as per Census 2011. Alirajpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 2,165.24 square kilometres (836.00 sq mi), and at the 2011 census had a population of 728,999. It includes the city of Alirajpur.