Ujjain district 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.
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.
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.
Ujjain – The city is the administrative centre and chief city of the district and an ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River, Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history.
Nagda – Prior to being an industrial town, Nagda was a small village. The location near river Chambal and availability of acres of land attracted Ghanshyam Das Birla to set up a major facility. Today Nagda is one of the largest viscose staple fiber manufacturers in Asia.
Badnagar – The city is the birthplace of great national poet Kavi Pradeep. Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee spent some of his childhood time in Badnagar.
Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj – The city is famous for its railway junction on the Ratlam-Indore meter gauge line with a link line going to Ujjain Junction.
Khachrod – It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district
Mahidpur – It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district. The Battle of Mahidpur between the Marathas and the British was fought in this town.
Tarana – It is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ujjain district.
Unhel – It is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ujjain district.
Ghatiya -It is a city and a municipality in Ujjain district. Located in the north of Ujjain city.
Jagoti – It is a Gram panchayat in Mahidpur tehsil. It is located at the border of Mahidpur and Ghattiya Tehsil.