Udaipur district | |
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.jpg)   .jpg)  Clockwise from top-left: View ofUdaipur fromCity Palace,Jaisamand Lake, Ghats at Udaipur, Aravalli Hills,Jagdhish Temple | |
.svg) Location of Udaipur district in Rajasthan | |
| Coordinates (Udaipur):24°23′N73°37′E / 24.383°N 73.617°E /24.383; 73.617 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Rajasthan |
| Division | Udaipur |
| Headquarters | Udaipur |
| Tehsils | 1.Badgaon 2.Bhindar 3.Girwa 4.Gogunda 5.Jhadol 6.Kanor 7.Kherwara 8.Kotra 9.Lasadiya 10.Mavli 11.Rishabhdeo 12.Salumbar 13.Semari 14.Sarada 15.Vallabhnagar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | District spread over 2 constituencies - Udaipur and Chittorgarh |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 9 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,724 km2 (4,527 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,068,420 |
| • Density | 261.72/km2 (677.85/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19.83% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 61.82%[2] |
| • Sex ratio | 958 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Mewari |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | National Highways 8, 76 |
| Average annual precipitation | 554 mm |
| Website | udaipur |
Udaipur district is one of the 50districts ofRajasthanstate in westernIndia.[3] The historic city ofUdaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district.[2] The district is part of theMewar region of Rajasthan.[4]
Before Udaipur district was established in independent India, it was a part of formerMewar or Udaipur State,[2] comprising little less than half the portion of the former state.[4]
With the formation of theUnited State of Rajasthan in 1948, parts of the erstwhile district of Girwa, Khamnor, Rajnagar, Bhim, Magra, Kherwara andKumbhalgarh, together with thethikanas of Nathdwara, Kankroli, Salumbar (excluding Sayra tehsil), Bhinder, Kanor, Bansi, Bari Sadri, Amet, Sardargarh, Deogarh and Gogunda were combined to constitute the district of Udaipur.[2]
During the decadal period 1951–61, two new tehsils – Nathdwara and Gogunda – were created in the district.[4] In 1991, seven tehsils of Udaipur district (Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara and Railmagra) were transferred out of Udaipur district to create the new district ofRajsamand.[2] Since then, several new tehsils have been created by restructuring or dividing existing tehsils; such new tehsils includeRishabhdeo andLasadiya created in 2008,[2] Badgaon in 2012,[5] Bhindar in 2017,[6] andKanor in 2018.[7]
The area of Udaipur District is 11,724 square kilometres.[8] The district is characterized by hilly terrain, with hills in the west and south, an elevated plateau in the north, and plains in the east.[4][9] The western part of the district is drained by the Sabarmati, Wakal and Sei rivers, while the southeastern part of the district is drained by Jakham, Gomti and Som rivers.[9]
Udaipur district bounded on the northwest by theAravalli Range, across which lie the districts ofSirohi andPali.[10] It is bounded on the north byRajsamand District, on the east byChittaurgarh District andPratapgarh District, on the south byDungarpur District, and on the southwest by the state ofGujarat.[10]The continental watershed, in the form of theAravalli range, passes through the district, with the northeastern part of the district draining to theBay of Bengal and the southwestern part draining to theGulf of Khambhat.[11] 47% of the district's area lies in theMahi basin, 30% inSabarmati basin, and 23% in theBanas basin.[11] The average annual rainfall of the district is 637 mm.[9]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 347,896 | — |
| 1911 | 430,225 | +2.15% |
| 1921 | 456,868 | +0.60% |
| 1931 | 522,826 | +1.36% |
| 1941 | 623,505 | +1.78% |
| 1951 | 733,014 | +1.63% |
| 1961 | 909,566 | +2.18% |
| 1971 | 1,185,788 | +2.69% |
| 1981 | 1,574,876 | +2.88% |
| 1991 | 1,952,388 | +2.17% |
| 2001 | 2,481,201 | +2.43% |
| 2011 | 3,068,420 | +2.15% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 93.53% | |||
| Islam | 3.40% | |||
| Jainism | 2.56% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.51% | |||
According to the2011 census Udaipur district has apopulation of 3,068,420,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofOman[14] or the US state ofIowa.[15] This gives it a ranking of 118th in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 242 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 23.66%.[1] Udaipur has asex ratio of 958females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 62.74%. 19.83% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.14% and 49.71% of the population respectively.[1]
Several areas of the district are classified asScheduled Areas because of largetribal populations in these areas.[16] In rural areas, tribals are 60.29% of the population.[1] Scheduled Areas in the district include the entire tehsils ofKotra,Jhadol, Lasadiya, Salumbar, Sarada,Kherwara,Rishabhdeo, andGogunda, and portions of Girwa, Mavli, and Vallabhnagar tehsils.[16] Among 2,479 villages in the district, 1,945 villages (78%) are designed as being under theTribal Sub-Plan.[17]
At the time of the 2011 census, 44.19% of the population spokeMewari, 27.00%Wagdi, 13.12%Hindi and 12.05%Rajasthani as their first language.[18]
Udaipur district comprises fifteen sub-divisions: Sarada, Girwa,Gogunda, Badgaon, Kherwara, Bhinder, Lasadiya, Mavli,Vallabhnagar, Kotra,Jhadol, Rishabhdev andSalumbar.[19] These sub-divisions are further divided into 18 tehsils.[20] Girwa sub-division consists two tehsils:Girwa andGogunda.[2] Kherwada sub-division also comprises two tehsils:Kherwada andRishabhdeo.[2] Each of the sub-divisions,Mavli,Vallabhnagar, Kotda andJhadol comprise only one tehsil of the same name.[2] Salumbar sub-division comprises three tehsils:Lasadiya,Salumbar andSarada.[2] There are 20 Panchayat Samitis in the district.[19]
The economy of Udaipur district is primarily dependent on agriculture with 61.7 percent of workers in the district engaged as cultivators or agricultural labourers.[2]
In 2006 theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Udaipur one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[21] It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from theBackward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[21]
Udaipur district is rich in mineral resources, and produces greater value of minerals than the rest of the state combined.[2] The important metallic minerals found in the district are ore ofcopper,lead,zinc andsilver.[2] Important non-metallic minerals found in the district are rock phosphate, asbestos, limestone, and marble.[22]
Oman 3,027,959
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