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.svg) Location of Nagaur (Nāgaur) district in Rajasthan | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Ajmer |
| Headquarters | Nagaur |
| Tehsils | Nagaur,Khinvsar,Deh,Riyanbari,Jayal,Merta City,Degana |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,718 km2 (6,841 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,307,743 |
| • Density | 186.69/km2 (483.52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | https://nagaur.rajasthan.gov.in/ |
Nagaur district is one of the 41 districts of thestate ofRajasthan in western India.Panchayati Raj was introduced here. It is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan and the area of the district is 17,718 km2 (6,841 sq mi). The city ofNagaur is the district headquarters. Nagaur district is located in central region of Rajasthan.
Nagaur District is between 26°25' & 27°40' north latitude & 73°.10' & 75°.15' east longitude. The district is bounded byBikaner District to the northwest,Churu District to the north,Sikar District to the northeast,Jaipur District to the east,Ajmer District to the southeast,Pali District to the south, andJodhpur District to the southwest and west. The district lies in theMarwar region of Rajasthan, in theNorthwestern thorn scrub forests belt surrounding theThar Desert. TheAravalli Range extends across the southeastern portion of the district, and the salineSambhar Lake, India's largest salt lake and Rajasthan's largest lake, lies at the southwestern corner of the district, straddling the boundary with Jaipur District. Kheduli is a historic palace where pupil ofKhawaja Moiniddin Chisti Hamiduddin Nagouri lived for 10 years and located on the railway line of Jaipur-Jodhpur.
The only river that flows through the Nagaur district is the Luni which is ofephemeral nature. This river originates from the Aravallis, nearPushkar in Ajmer district and follows a WSW course into theKutch. The river Luni enters into Nagaur district near Ladpura (about 2.5 to 3 km (1.6 to 1.9 mi) southwest of Ladpura) and drains the villages of Alniawas, Jhintia etc. finally crossing the village Kekind to enter into theJaitaran area of Pali district. Although it has a number of tributaries all but one join it from the south. None of these drain any water into the main river but for a few days during the monsoon. The wide beds of these rivers have been considerably filled byalluvial and aeolicin sediments and in places they have almost been choked by aeolian sand. The river Luni also acts as an barrier against the eastward spread of aeolian sand.
The study area is greatly influenced by strong winds and the soil is wind-modified to a varied degree. The effect ofarid condition is reflected in the lack of horizonatioi of the soils. The soil material appears to have been formed from mixed sources ofigneous,metamorphic andvindhyan systems. The following soil profile is a typicalpedon which occupies more than 70 percent of the area.
The main sandy tract of the area lies to the west of the Luni river. The northern and western parts of the district have scattered dunes, these being mostly parabolic, longitudinalbarchans and obstructed dunes, oriented in NNE-SSW to NE-SW directions.
The vegetation consists of a sparse cover of thorny woodland with distinct variations in different topographical areas. The principal trees found on sand dunes areProsopis cineraria,Acacia senegal,Tecomella undulata,Gymnosporia andAerva.
Physiographically the district is marked by a low and gentle relief interspersed with the isolated hills and knolls of the Aravallis. The major part of the district is characterised by stabilised sand dunes. Climatologically^the area experiences a semi-arid climate with sparse thorn and scrub type of vegetational cover.
These areNagaur,Deh,Khinvsar,Jayal,Merta City,Degana,Mundwa,Sanjoo,Riyan badi All of these are Sub-divisions also. There are 15 blocks and 1607 villages in the district.Charbhujanath temple and Meera bai mandir situated at mertacity which is known as the birthplace of bhakta Shiromani Meerabai.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 524,217 | — |
| 1911 | 559,111 | +0.65% |
| 1921 | 487,462 | −1.36% |
| 1931 | 568,434 | +1.55% |
| 1941 | 656,377 | +1.45% |
| 1951 | 763,829 | +1.53% |
| 1961 | 934,948 | +2.04% |
| 1971 | 1,262,157 | +3.05% |
| 1981 | 1,628,669 | +2.58% |
| 1991 | 2,144,810 | +2.79% |
| 2001 | 2,775,058 | +2.61% |
| 2011 | 3,307,743 | +1.77% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 85.66% | |||
| Islam | 13.74% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.60% | |||
According to the2011 census Nagaur district has apopulation of 3,307,743,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofUruguay[4] or the US state ofConnecticut.[5] This gives it a ranking of 102nd in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 187 inhabitants per square kilometre (480/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.25%.[1] Nagaur has asex ratio of 950females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 64.08%. 19.26% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.16% and 0.31% of the population respectively.[1]
At the time of the 2011 census, 81.09% of the population spokeRajasthani, 14.94%Marwari, 2.05%Hindi and 1.71%Urdu as their first language.[6]
Uruguay 3,308,535 July 2011 est.
Connecticut 3,574,097
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