Alwar district

Alwar district
Clockwise from top-left: Alwar fort, Musi Maharani ki Chhatri, Neelkanth Shiv Mandir, Sariska Tiger Reserve, Bhangarh Fort
Location of Alwar district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Alwar): 27°34′12″N 76°36′00″E / 27.57000°N 76.60000°E / 27.57000; 76.60000
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionJaipur
HeadquartersAlwar
Tehsils (12)Alwar, Govindgarh, Tehla, Kathumar, Laxmangarh, Rajgarh, Ramgarh, Thanagazi, Pratapgarh, Reni, Malakhera, Naugaon
Government
  District Collector & MagistrateAshish Gupta, IAS
  Superintendent of PoliceAnand Sharma, IPS
Area
  Total
4,931.45 km2 (1,904.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 )
  Total
2,084,447
  Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demographics
  Literacy71.68%
  Sex ratio894
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationRJ-02
Websitealwar.rajasthan.gov.in

Alwar is a district in the state of Rajasthan in northern India, whose district headquarters is Alwar city. The district covers 8,337 km2. It is bound on the north by Rewari district of Haryana, 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.