Ujjain district (Hindi pronunciation: [ʊd͡ːʒɛːn̪]) is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic city of Ujjain is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 6,091 km2, and a population of 19,86,864 (2011 census), a 16.12% increase from its 2001 population of 17,10,982.
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Geography
The district is bounded by the districts of Agar malwa to the north, Shajapur to the east, Dewas to the southeast, Indore to the south, Dhar to the southwest, and Ratlam to the west and northwest. The district is part of Ujjain Division.
Rivers and lakes
The main river is the Shipra river, a tributary of the Chambal river in the east. Other small rivers include the Gambhir river and Kahn river, two tributaries of the Shipra.
Cities and towns
Ujjain
Badnagar
Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj
Khachrod
Mahidpur
Tarana
Unhel
Ghatiya
Villages
Jagoti
Karaudia
Divisions
Tehsils of Ujjain District
Ujjain Urban
Ujjain Rural
Ujjain Kothi Mahal
Ghatiya
Tarana
Makdone
Mehidpur
Jharda
Badnagar
Khachrod
Nagda
Unhel
Blocks of District Ujjain
Badnagar
Ghatiya
Nagda-Khachrod
Mahidpur
Tarana
Ujjain
Government
At present, after the delimitation of parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, there are eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Nagada-Khachrod, Mahidpur, Tarana, Ghatiya, Ujjain Dakshin, Ujjain Uttar, Badnagar including a lot from Ratlam District. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes since 1966. The current member of the Lok Sabha from Ujjain constituency is Anil firoziya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Ujjain District has a population of 1,986,864, roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 233rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 326 inhabitants per square kilometre (840/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.11%. Ujjain has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.55%. 39.22% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 26.36% and 2.45% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 47.58% of the population in the district spoke Malvi, 47.30% Hindi, 2.83% Urdu, 0.58% Gujarati, 0.56% Marathi and 0.40% Sindhi as their first language.
Educational Institutes in Ujjain
Vikram University
Maharshi Panini Sanskrit University.
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Business Management
Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical College
Mahakal Institute of Technology
Ujjain Engineering College
Vikram Uddhyog Puri
The Government of Madhya Pradesh has allotted 1,200 acres for the development of Knowledge City near Ujjain which will be known as Vikram Uddhyog Puri. The city will be mainly used for the education sector and is a part of the ambitious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project. The city will come up near Narwar village on Dewas-Ujjain Road.
Notable site
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga