Ujjain district
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Ujjain district उज्जैन जिला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
 Location of Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Ujjain |
| Headquarters | Ujjain |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ujjain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,091 km2 (2,352 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,986,597 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.55 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 954 |
| Website | Official website |
Ujjain district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic city of Ujjain is the district headquarters. Tropic of cancer passes through Ujjain. The district has an area of 6,091 km², and a population of 1,709,885 (2001 census), a 24% increase from its 1991 population of 1,386,465.
According to the 2011 census Ujjain District has a population of 1,986,597, 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%.
The district is bounded by the districts of Shajapur on the northeast and 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.
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.
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