Alwar district

district of Rajasthan, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Rajasthan
Division: Jaipur
Headquarters: Alwar
Tehsils 12: Alwar , Govindgarh , Tehla , Kathumar , Laxmangarh , Rajgarh , Ramgarh, Thanagazi, Pratapgarh , Reni , Malakhera, Naugaon
District collector magistrate: Ashish Gupta, IAS
Superintendent of police: Anand Sharma, IPS
Total: 4,931.45 km (1,904.04 sq mi)
Density: 408.557/km (1,058.16/sq mi)
Literacy: 71.68%
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Vehicle registration: RJ-02
Website: alwar .rajasthan .gov .in

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3674179
Official website: alwar.nic.in
Image: Bhangarh temple.. Surrounded by nature's beauty.jpg
Households: 639720

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Commons category: Alwar district
male population: 1939026
female population: 1735153
urban population: 654451
rural population: 3019728
literate population: 2182476
illiterate population: 1491703
short name: ALW

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Alwar district is a district in the state of Rajasthan in northern India, whose district headquarters is Alwar city. The district covers 8,337 km. It is bound on the north by Khairthal Tijara and Kot Behror district of Rajasthan, 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.