Raisen district

Raisen District is a of   of. The town of is the district headquarters. The district is part of.

It is situated between the latitude 22 47' and 23 33' north and the longitude 77 21' and 78 49' east and is bounded in the west by, in the north by , in the east and south-east by , in the south-east by , and in the south by and  districts. Raisen District takes its name from massive fort. This fort is built on a sandstone hill, at the foot of which settles the town. The name is probably a corruption of Rajavasini or Rajasayan, the royal residence.