Alirajpur

Alirajpur city
City
Tirthankara Padmaprabha structure in temple
Alirajpur city
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Alirajpur city
Alirajpur city (India)
Coordinates: 22°18′19″N 74°21′9″E / 22.30528°N 74.35250°E / 22.30528; 74.35250
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictAlirajpur district
Named afterKing Alia Bhil
Population
 (2011)
  Total
28,498
Languages hindi, aadiwasi
  OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
457887
Vehicle registrationMP-69
ClimateTropical savanna climate
Websitealirajpur.nic.in

Alirajpur is a city in the Alirajpur tehsil in Alirajpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Alirajpur State was formerly a princely state of India, under the Bhopawar Agency in Central India. It lay in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, near the border with Gujarat and Maharashtra. It had an area of 836 m2. It had been from time to time under British administration. The Victoria bridge at Alirajpur was built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of 1897.