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Dholpur district | |
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     Rani ki Haveli in Machkund, Kalia Mata Temple inBari, Talab-e-Shahi,Chambal River nearDholpur, Shergarh Fort | |
.svg) Location of Dholpur district in Rajasthan | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Bharatpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,084 km2 (1,191 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,206,516 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Dholpur District is a district ofRajasthanstate in NorthernIndia. The town ofDholpur is the district headquarters.Dholpur District is a part ofBharatpur Divisional Commissionerate. It was carved out from the erstwhileBharatpur District on 15 April 1982.[2]
Dholpur District has an area of 3084 km2. TheChambal River forms the southern boundary of the district, across which lies the state ofMadhya Pradesh. The district is bounded by the state ofUttar Pradesh on the east and northeast, byBharatpur District of Rajasthan on the northwest, andKarauli District of Rajasthan on the west. All along the bank of theChambal River the district is deeply intersected by ravines; low ranges of hills in the western portion of the district supply quarries of fine-grained and easily worked redsandstone.
Administratively the district is divided into four subdivisions, Dholpur,Bari,Rajakhera, and Baseri, and sixtehsils, Dholpur, Bari, Rajakhera, Basedi,Sarmathura and Saipau.
According to the2011 census Dholpur district had apopulation of 1,206,516,[4] making Dholpur the 394th most populated of India's640 district.[1] The district had a population density of 398 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,030/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.78%.[1] Dholpur had asex ratio of 845females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 70.14%. 20.51% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.36% and 4.86% of the population respectively.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 298,547 | — |
| 1911 | 273,322 | −0.88% |
| 1921 | 241,508 | −1.23% |
| 1931 | 246,660 | +0.21% |
| 1941 | 286,788 | +1.52% |
| 1951 | 302,123 | +0.52% |
| 1961 | 363,727 | +1.87% |
| 1971 | 459,655 | +2.37% |
| 1981 | 585,059 | +2.44% |
| 1991 | 749,479 | +2.51% |
| 2001 | 983,258 | +2.75% |
| 2011 | 1,206,516 | +2.07% |
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At the time of the2011 Census of India, 97.91% of the population in the district spokeHindi and 1.58%Braj Bhasha as their first language.[5]
New Hampshire 1,316,470
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