Dhar district

Dhar District is a of  state in. The historic town of is administrative headquarters of the district.

The district has an area 8,153 km². It is bounded by the districts of to the north,  to the northeast,  to the east,  (West Nimar) to the southeast,  to the south, and  to the west. It is part of the of Madhya Pradesh.

The population of the district is 1,740,577 ( census), an increase of 24% from its 1991 population of 1,367,412.

The runs east and west through the district. The northern part of the district lies on the plateau. The northwestern portion of the district lies in the watershed of the and its tributaries, while the northeastern part of the district lies in the watershed of the, which drains into the  via the. The portion of the district south of the ridge of the Vindhyas lies in the watershed of the, which forms the southern boundary of the district.