Sawai Madhopur District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. Sawai Madhopur is the chief town and district headquarters. The district has an area of 4500 km², and a population of 1,116,031 with a population density of 248 persons per km². It is bounded by Dausa District on the north, Karauli District on the northwest and west, the Chambal River, and across it Madhya Pradesh state and Kota District, on the southwest, Bundi District to the southeast, and Tonk District to the east. It contains Khandar, Bonli, Bamanwas, Gangapur, Sawaimadhopur (urban) and Tahasil. The wildlife sanctuary and historic fortress of Ranthambore, a Project Tiger reserve, lies in the district.
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