Sirohi District is a district ofRajasthanstate in westernIndia. The town ofSirohi is the district headquarters.[1]Abu Road is the largest city in Sirohi District in terms of area and population.
Sirohi district | |
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.svg) Location of Sirohi district in Rajasthan | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Pali |
| Headquarters | Sirohi |
| Largest city | Abu Road |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,136 km2 (1,983 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,036,346 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan (out of33), afterJaisalmer andPratapgarh.[2]
History
editIn 1948, Sirohi was taken over byBombay State from 15 January 1949 to 25 January 1950.[3] Shortly thereafter, on 25 January 1950, the former state was partitioned with Abu Road tehsil and part of Delwara tehsil being joined to Bombay and the remaining portion merging with Rajasthan.[4] At that time an area of 787 km2 consisting ofAbu Road tehsil and a part of Delwara tehsil was merged with then Bombay state,[5] but it was returned to Sirohi district of Rajasthan State on 1 November 1956.[6]
Sirohi is also called as "Dev Nagari" since ancient times because of many temples and shrines in the district. Sirohi is also famous for manufacturing of double edgedSirohi sword,[7][8] from the time of theChauhan Deora rulers (15th century AD) until 1947.[9]
Geography
editThe district has an area of 5136 km2. It is bordered on the west byJalor District, on the north byPali District, on the east byUdaipur District, and on the south byBanas Kantha District ofGujarat.
It has an area of 5139 km (2009 sq. miles). Sirohi district is situated at the south-west part of Rajasthan between parallel of 24° 20′ and 25° 17′ North Latitude and 72° 16′ and 73° 10′ East Longitude.
Sirohi District is broken up by hills and rocky ranges. Thegranite massif ofMount Abu divides the district into two portions, running from north-east to south-west. The south and south-east part of the district, which lies between Mount Abu and the main spine of theAravallis, is mountainous and rugged, and is drained by theWest Banas River.Abu Road, a station on the mainDelhi-Ahmedabad rail line, lies in the valley of the West Banas.Dry deciduous forest is common in this part of the district, and the higher elevations of Mount Abu are covered inconifer forests.Abu Road is the biggest city and the main financial hub of Sirohi District. Sirohi district has the fewest villages in Rajasthan.
The portion of the district west and north ofMount Abu is drier, lying in therain shadow of the mountain, which blocks the southwestmonsoon. The southwest corner of the district is drained by theSukri river, an intermittent stream that drains the western slope of Mount Abu. The northwestern portion of the district is drained by tributaries of theLuni River. TheNorthwestern thorn scrub forests cover the western and northern portion of the district.Warada is the last village of Sirohi located onSirohi–Siyana Road.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 162,965 | — |
| 1911 | 189,684 | +1.53% |
| 1921 | 188,781 | −0.05% |
| 1931 | 216,602 | +1.38% |
| 1941 | 235,760 | +0.85% |
| 1951 | 289,791 | +2.08% |
| 1961 | 352,303 | +1.97% |
| 1971 | 423,815 | +1.87% |
| 1981 | 542,049 | +2.49% |
| 1991 | 654,029 | +1.90% |
| 2001 | 851,107 | +2.67% |
| 2011 | 1,036,346 | +1.99% |
| source:[10] | ||
According to the2011 census Sirohi district has apopulation of 1,036,346,[2] roughly equal to the nation ofCyprus[12] or the US state ofRhode Island.[13] This gives it a ranking of 437rd in India (out of a total of640).[2] The district has a population density of 202 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi) .[2] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.86%.[2] Sirohi has asex ratio of 938females for every 1000 males,[2] and aliteracy rate of 56.02%. 20.13% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.48% and 28.22% of the population respectively.[2]
Languages
edit- Marwari (76.47%)
- Hindi (7.54%)
- Rajasthani (7.04%)
- Garasia (6.44%)
- Others (2.51%)
At the time of the 2011 census, 76.47% of the population spokeMarwari, 7.54%Hindi, 7.04%Rajasthani and 6.44%Garasia as their first language.[14]
Economy
editIn 2006 theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Sirohi one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[15] It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[15]
Administrative setup
editThere are five Sub Divisions in the Sirohi district:Abu Road,Sirohi,Mount Abu,Sheoganj,Pindwara andReodar, while five tehsils areAbu Road,Sirohi,Sheoganj,Pindwara, andReodar. Five of the above tehsils (excluding Deldar) have Panchayat Samitis.[16] A total of 162 Gram Panchayts are there for 518 villages in the district and five Nagar Palikas (Municipalitys) are there forSirohi,Sheoganj,Pindwara,Abu Road andMount Abu. There are three sub-tehsils:Bhavri in Pindwara,Kalandri in Sirohi, andMandar in Reodar tehsils respectively.
Places of interest
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- Mount Abu
- Abu Road
- Sirohi
- Mirpur Jain Temple (18 km from Sirohi City)
- Mungathala
- Shree Pavapuri Tirth Dham
- Jirawala
- Chandravati Temple,Abu Road city (a historical temple)
- Kusuma
References
edit- ^District Census Handbook - Sirohi, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract(PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. 2011. Retrieved23 June 2020.
- ^abcdefg"District Census Handbook 2011 - Sirohi"(PDF).Census of India.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^A V Pandya (1952).Abu in Bombay State: a scientific study of the problem. B.K. Patel. p. 88. Retrieved5 May 2011.
- ^District Census Handbook: Sirohi (Series 9: Part XII-A)(PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. 2011. Retrieved21 March 2019.
- ^India. Directorate of Census Operations; Rajasthan.Census of India, 2001: Sirohi. Controller of Publications. p. 7. Retrieved5 May 2011.
- ^K. S. Singh (1 January 1998).People of India: Rajasthan. Popular Prakashan. pp. 12–.ISBN 978-81-7154-766-1. Retrieved5 May 2011.
- ^E. Jaiwant Paul (1 October 2005).Arms and Armour: Traditional Weapons of India. Roli Books Private Limited. pp. 54–.ISBN 978-81-7436-340-4. Retrieved5 May 2011.
- ^East India Company;Edward Parry Thornton (1870).A gazetteer of the territories under the government of the East-India company and of the native states on the continent of India, by E. Thornton. pp. 874–. Retrieved5 May 2011.
- ^"Sword of Sirohi". 2019. Retrieved6 May 2019.
- ^Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^"Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan".census.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^US Directorate of Intelligence."Country Comparison:Population". Archived fromthe original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved1 October 2011.
Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
- ^"2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved30 September 2011.
Rhode Island 1,052,567
- ^ab"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^abMinistry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009)."A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme"(PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved27 September 2011.
- ^"DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK SIROHI - Village and Town Directory"(PDF).Census of India. Retrieved18 November 2018.
External links
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- Official website
- "District Sirohi: Gram Panchayat, Samiti and Ward Map". Excise Department, Government of Rajasthan.
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