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.svg) Deeg district are part of Braj region and Mewat region of Rajasthan.Location of Deeg district in Rajasthan | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Bharatpur |
| Established | August 2023 |
| Headquarters | Deeg |
| Government | |
| • District Collector & Magistrate | Utsav Kaushal,IAS[1] |
| • Superintendent of Police | Rajesh Kumar Meena,IPS[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,169 km2 (837 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,072,755 |
| • Density | 494.6/km2 (1,281/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 132,151 |
| • Rural | 940,604 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 321203 |
| Website | Deeg District |
Deeg district is a district inRajasthan state in northwesternIndia. it is newly formed administrative district in Rajasthan, carved out of the former Bharatpur district. Deeg District, inaugurated on August 7, 2023.
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 66.02% | |||
| Islam | 31.90% | |||
| Sikhism | 1.65% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.43% | |||
Deeg district has a population of 1,072,755. Deeg district has a sex ratio of 894 females per 1,000 males. 132,151 (12.32%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 163,199 (15.21%) and 10,669 (0.99%) of the population respectively.[2]
Hindus are the majority community in the district. Muslims, mainlyMeos, are largely rural and are majority in the northern tehsils which are part of Mewat. Southern tehsils are predominantly Hindu with very small minorities percentage.
At the time of the 2011 census, 52.86% of the population spokeBraj, 31.65%Hindi, 11.87%Rajasthani, 1.62%Urdu and 1.55%Punjabi as their first language.[4]
Deeg district has 9 tehsils:
Pahari, Jurhara,Kaman, Seekri,Nagar,Deeg, Janoothar,Kumher and Rarah.
Deeg district is on tri-junction of three states. It is bordered byHaryana to the north,Uttar Pradesh to the east,Bharatpur district to the south, andAlwar district to the west.
The district is located at the junction of theMewat region andBraj region, with its northerntehsils (Kaman,Pahari,Nagar, Seekri, Jurhara) being part of the Mewat region and southern tehsils (Deeg,Kumher, Janoothar, and Rarah) being part of Braj.
In June 2025, excavations atBahaj village, 3 km east ofDeeg city, by theArchaeological Survey of India (ASI) found over 800 cultural artifacts belonging to several continuously inhabited periods, namely post-Indus Valley Civilisation period,Mahabharata period,Maurya Empire period,Kushan Empire period,Shunga Empire, andGupta Empire periods earliest of which is 4,500 years old. The artifacts include seals in tools made of bones,Brahmi script, pottery, copper coins,yajna kund (fire sacrifice pit), terracotta idols of Hindu deities LordShiva and his consortParvati inShakti-Bhakti tradition, terracotta statuettes some of which could be as old as 2500 to 2700 years old which shows that"theBraj region has been a centre of religious, cultural, and historical heritage."[5]
A human skeleton was also found, which has been sent to Israel for the further scientific studies to determine the age and culture of the specimen. This area is part of Mahabharta era 84-kosVraja Parikrama associated with the LordKrishna.[6][5]
A 23 meter deep excavation also found paleochannel of a river, which archaeologists associated with one of the channels of sacredSarasvati River.[5]
Mahabharta period find include pottery, yajna fire pit with circular and rectangular markings on it and signs of fire rituals. The conch shell bangles, semi-precious stone beads,pottery culture, including artifacts found and which have figures depicting clothing of that period, are consistent with the vedic period and the late vedic period.[5]
Mauryan period findings include an idol of Mother Goddess from 400 BC.[5]
Gupta period findings include the mud walls and pillars of the Gupta architecture, copper and iron metallurgy furnaces, tools made from bones such as"needles, combs and moulds".[5]
In early medieval times, the Bharatpur region was ruled under theMewat State under theKhanzadas of Mewat from 1372 to 1527 AD who are mostlyrajput converted to Islam.
The area in later medieval times was ruled by theSinsinwar clan of theHinduJats. In 1733 AD,Maharajah Suraj Mal built the city of Bharatpur as a well-fortified city which was carved out from theMewat region and named it after theBharat, LordRama's younger brother.[7] Jat conquered Agra and ruled it over decade.
As recorded by the historianAziz Ahmad,[8] Jats led byRajaram Jat attacked and plundered Akbar's the tomb in 1685 during the reign ofAurangzeb after defeating Mughal forces.[9][10] Jats looted gold, silver, and gems from the tomb, damaged the mausoleum, and destroyed items they could not carry.[11][12] According toNiccolao Manucci, the Jats also burned Akbar's remains and bones, further plundered nearby villages that maintained theTaj Mahal, setting them ablaze, and attacked Mughal officials atPalwal while ransacking the Khurja pargana.[13]
Deeg district was once part of Bharatpur State duringBritish Raj before its accession to India. After Bharatpur State's merger into Rajasthan, Deeg became part ofBharatpur district. In August 2023,Chief Minister of Rajasthan,Ashok Gehlot, notified Deeg as a new district.
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