[citation needed] Shajapur district is situated in the northwestern part of the state and lies between latitudes 32"06' and 24" 19' North and longitudes 75" 41' and 77" 02' East.

According to the 2011 census, Shajapur District has a population of 1,512,681,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[5] or the US state of Hawaii.

[4] The district had a population density of 244 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi).

[4] Shajapur has a sex ratio of 939 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.17%.

[10] A 15-day fair is organized on Rangpanchami in Avantipur Barodiya, located Shujalpur Block in Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh, here the fair is held in the dry premises of the Newaj river, where thousands of devotees reach.