The district of Jhabua is situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Jhabua is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district lies in the western part of Madhya Pradesh, Surrounded by Panchmahal and Baroda districts of Gujarat, Banswara district of Rajasthan, and Alirajpur, Dhar and Ratlam districts of Madhya Pradesh. The land is hilly and uneven. The average rainfall in the district is about 800 mm. The district is divided in five tehsils and six community development blocks. In May 2008 Jhabua was divided into two parts, Alirajpur and the six blocks are Jhabua. Aliarajpur, Jobat, Udaigarh, Bhabra, Sondawa. At present Jhabua district is formed by Habua, Meghnagar, Ranapur, Rama, Thandla and Petlawad blocks. The people here peak Bareli Rathwi, a Bhil language spoken and written in Devanagari script.

Jhabua History
 
During British reign, Jhabua was the capital of a princely state in the Bhopawar agency, central India. Previously its area was approx 1,776 square miles. After India's independence in 1947, its rulers agreed to the Indian goverment, and Jhabua became part of the newly created Madhya Bharat state, in 1956 it was merged into Madhya Pradesh. Chandrasekhar Azad, the valiant freedom fighter spent his formative years in the Bhabhara which was  part of Jhabua district at one point of time and his father Pandit Sitaram Tiwari served in the former estate of Alirajpur. Bhabhra became the part of the district of Alirajpur when the district alienated from Jhabua.

Jhabua Tourism  

Deojhiri is lays at a distance of 8 km. North-east of Jhabua District on Ahmedabad-Indore State Highway No.22. It lies 1 km west of Sunar River road. The village of Deojhiri has an ancient temple of Lord Shiva and jhiri (perennial spring). The spring is built into a kund. A samadhi of few religions is held on Baisakh Poornima, and according to Gregarian calender by and large falls in the month of April. Rangspura is one of the other sought after tourist destination of Jhabua district.