It was a division during the Sindhia state (some of their palaces are still presently used for city court and for other government offices).

It was formerly a cantonment region at the time of India's independence because of the favourable weather and the availability of water.

[1] It was formerly a cantonment region at the time of India's independence because of the favourable weather and the availability of water.

There is a hill tract to the west of the town of Badod, showing scattered hillocks in a north–south direction.

At the time of the 2011 census, Agar Malwa district had a population of 571,278, of which 117,329 (20.54%) lived in urban areas.