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Kota district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left: Chhar Bag inKota, Garh Palace, Stepwell in Bawdi, Jag Mandir Sagar, Kansua Shiva Temple | |
.svg) Location of Kota district in Rajasthan | |
| Coordinates (Kota, Rajasthan):25°10′48″N73°49′48″E / 25.18000°N 73.83000°E /25.18000; 73.83000 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Kota |
| Headquarters | Kota, Rajasthan |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,951,014 |
| • Density | 374.0/km2 (968.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 60.31 percent |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 76.56 |
| • Sex ratio | 911 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | kota |
Kota district is a district of thestate ofRajasthan in westernIndia. The city ofKota is the administrative headquarters of the district.
During the period around the 12th century AD, Rao Deva, aHada Chieftain conquered the territory and foundedBundi and Hadoti. In the early 17th century AD, during the reign of the Mughal EmperorJahangir, the ruler of Bundi, Rao Ratan Singh, gave the smaller principality of Kota to his son, Madho Singh. Since then, Kota became a hallmark of the Rajput gallantry and culture.
The district is bounded on the north byBundi District, on the east byBaran District, on the south byJhalawar District, and on the west byChittorgarh District andMandsaur District. It is now the hub of educational institutions and is home to Asia's biggest manufacturer offertilizer.
Further, Kota is surrounded by four power stations within its 50 km radius. First isRajasthan atomic power plant, which is an atomic power plant and is very near Kota at a place calledRawatbhata and is situated at a place called Rawatbhata in the Chittorgarh District. Second is the Kota Thermal Power plant, which generates power from coal and is situated at the bank of the Chambal River and is within Kota city. Third is Anta Gas Power plant, which generates power from gas and is situated at a place called Anta in theBaran District. The fourth is Jawahar Sagar Power Plant, which is hydraulic power plant.
There are a total of 5tehsils within Kota District. They are listed as follows:[2]
| Tehsil | Population (2011) |
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| Pipalda | 179,800 |
| Digod | 168,734 |
| Ladpura | 1,143,792 |
| Ramganj Mandi | 272,448 |
| Sangod | 186,240 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 227,837 | — |
| 1911 | 265,002 | +1.52% |
| 1921 | 257,631 | −0.28% |
| 1931 | 276,983 | +0.73% |
| 1941 | 313,464 | +1.24% |
| 1951 | 330,294 | +0.52% |
| 1961 | 434,543 | +2.78% |
| 1971 | 621,295 | +3.64% |
| 1981 | 898,272 | +3.76% |
| 1991 | 1,220,621 | +3.11% |
| 2001 | 1,568,705 | +2.54% |
| 2011 | 1,951,014 | +2.20% |
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According to the2011 census Kota district has apopulation of 1,951,014,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofLesotho[4] or the US state ofNew Mexico.[5] This gives it a ranking of 239th in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 374 inhabitants per square kilometre (970/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.35%.[1] Kota has asex ratio of 906females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 77.48%. 60.31% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.78% and 9.42% of the population respectively.[1]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 85.15% | |||
| Islam | 12.51% | |||
| Jainism | 1.32% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.57% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.45% | |||
At the time of the 2011 census, 48.32% of the population spokeHadauti, 39.42%Hindi, 3.58%Rajasthani, 2.26%Malvi, 1.94%Urdu and 1.12%Sindhi as their first language.[7]
Lesotho 1,924,886
New Mexico - 2,059,179
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