District Profile · Madhya Pradesh
Dhar
- 2,185,793
- Population
- 8,153 km²
- Area
- Indore
- Region / Division
MANDU — MALWA SULTANATE CAPITAL Area 8,153 km²; population 2,185,793 (2011); density 268/km²; sex ratioThe number of females per 1,000 males in a population — a key demographic indicator in Indian census data. 964; literacy 59.00%. Home to Mandu, the fortified 14th-15th century capital of the Malwa Sultanate under Hoshang Shah, with around 60 surviving monuments on a UNESCO tentative list. Also site of the historically disputed Bhojshala monument in Dhar town.