Bhilwara district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left:Bijolia Parshvanath temple, Shahpura Palace,Jahazpur Fort, Lake nearBhilwara,Amargarh Fort | |
.svg) Location of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Ajmer |
| Headquarters | Bhilwara |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Ashish Modi |
| • Superintendent of Police | Adarsh Sidhu |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,455 km2 (4,037 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,408,523 |
| • Density | 230.37/km2 (596.66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | bhilwara |
Bhilwara district is a district of thestate ofRajasthan in westernIndia. The city ofBhilwara is the district headquarters.
Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 200,000 years were found inBundi and Bhilwara districts of the state.[2]
The district has an area of 10,455 km², and a population of 2,408,523 (2011 census), which increased 19.60% from 2001 to 2011. Famous for its textile & minerals Industries. It is bounded on the north byAjmer District, on the east byBundi District, on the south byChittorgarh District and on the west byRajsamand District. State Highway (Jaipur-Udaipur) passes through the district, as does abroad gauge railway line measuring 84 km and connectingAjmer withKhandwa inMadhya Pradesh. The nearest airport is atUdaipur (171 km).
There are 7 sub-divisions in the district:Bhilwara,Shahpura,Gangapur,Gulabpura,Asind,Mandalgarh andJahazpur. Under these sub-divisions there are 12 Tehsils as per Census of India 2011 report and these 12 Tehsils are Panachayat Samitis:Bhilwara,Banera,Mandal,Mandalgarh,Beejoliya,Kotri,Hurda,Shahpura,Jahazpur, Sahada,Asind andRaipur. There are four Sub Tehsils under the Tehsils mentioned in () also namedBagor (Mandal), Badnor (Asind),Hamirgarh and Puliakalan (Shahpura). Similarly there are 1783 villages as per census of 2001.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 354,261 | — |
| 1911 | 437,969 | +2.14% |
| 1921 | 465,050 | +0.60% |
| 1931 | 532,185 | +1.36% |
| 1941 | 634,666 | +1.78% |
| 1951 | 731,532 | +1.43% |
| 1961 | 869,410 | +1.74% |
| 1971 | 1,059,055 | +1.99% |
| 1981 | 1,315,552 | +2.19% |
| 1991 | 1,599,056 | +1.97% |
| 2001 | 2,020,969 | +2.37% |
| 2011 | 2,408,523 | +1.77% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 92.37% | |||
| Islam | 5.91% | |||
| Jainism | 1.46% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.26% | |||
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According to the2011 census Bhilwara district has apopulation of 2,408,523,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofKuwait[5] or the US state ofNew Mexico.[6] This gives it a ranking of 184th in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 230 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.7%.[1] Bhilwara has asex ratio of 969females for every 1000males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 62.71%. 21.28% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.94% and 9.52% of the population respectively.[1] This district, rather pretentiously, is boastfully called Textile City or Manchester of Rajasthan.
At the time of the 2011 census, 53.08% of the population spokeRajasthani, 27.50%Mewari, 15.00%Hindi and 1.82%Marwari as their first language.[7]
Kuwait 2,595,62
New Mexico - 2,059,179
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