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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Sawai Madhopur}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sawai Madhopur district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Rajasthan|District of Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Rajastan Sawai Madhopur district.png
| map_caption = Location of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Sawai Madhopur
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bharatpur Division]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Sawai Madhopur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 4498

| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,335,551<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/433-sawai-madhopur.html | title = Name Census 2011, Rajasthan data | access-date = 28 Feb 2012 | year = 2012 | publisher = censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 65.39
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 897
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Sh Rajendra Kishan
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
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| website = {{URL|http://sawaimadhopur.rajasthan.gov.in}}
}}

'''Sawai Madhopur District''' is a district of [[Rajasthan]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in North-Western [[India]]. [[Sawai Madhopur]] is the chief town and district headquarters. [[Sawai Madhopur]] District comes under [[Bharatpur division|Bharatpur]] Divisional Commissionerate.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sawaimadhopur.nic.in/ | title = History | access-date = 28 Feb 2012 | year = 2012 | publisher = rajasthan govt. | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130520123107/http://sawaimadhopur.nic.in/ | archive-date = 2013-05-20 }}

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==Geography==

Sawai Madhopur District has an area of 4498 km². It is bounded by [[Dausa District]] on the north, [[Karauli District]] on the northeast, [[Jaipur District]] on the northwest, the [[Chambal River]] on east across the border of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state, [[Kota District]] on the southeast, [[Bundi District]] on the south, and [[Tonk District]] on the west.

==Division==
Sawai Madhopur district has 8 revenue subdivisions and [[tehsil]]s:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sawaimadhopur.nic.in|title=Official website of district sawai madhopur> Administrative setup|publisher=sawaimadhopur.nic.in|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520123107/http://sawaimadhopur.nic.in/|archive-date=2013-05-20}}</ref>
*[[Sawai Madhopur]]
*[[Chauth Ka Barwara]]
*Khandar
*Bonli
*Malarna Dungar
*[[Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur|Gangapur City]]
*Vazirpur
*Bamanwas

{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Sawai madhopur District: Revenue Scheme
! Subdivision
! Land Record<br/>Circles ([[ILRC]]s)
! Patwar Circles
! Villages<br/>Total
|-
! Sawai madhopur
| 7 || 48 || 152
|-
! Chauth Ka Barwara
| 3 || 24 || 64
|-
! Khandar
| 6 || 37 || 128
|-
! Bonli
| 4 || 31 || 104
|-
! Malarna Dungar
| 3 || 24 || 76
|-
! Gangapur City
| 3 || 24 || 85
|-
! wazirpur

| 3 || 24 || 44
|-
! Bamanwas
| 7 || 55 || 150
|}

===District Court===
Sawai Madhopur District Court was established on 1977. Shri O.P. Jain took over the charge of first Sawai Madhopur District & Session Court judge. Presently Sh. Ajai kumar ojha is the District & Sessions Judge of Sawai Madhopur. There are 10 judges in the Sawai Madhopur District Court.

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Sawai Madhopur one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 12 districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,64,632|13=1911|14=2,62,575|15=1921|16=2,36,115|17=1931|18=2,59,852|19=1941|20=2,93,648|21=1951|22=3,29,206|23=1961|24=4,21,063|25=1971|26=5,37,675|27=1981|28=6,88,360|29=1991|30=8,75,752|31=2001|32=11,17,057|33=2011|34=13,35,551|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
|title=Religions in Sawai Madhopur District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|87.27}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|11.66}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sawai Madhopur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,335,551,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Mauritius]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Maine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Maine 1,328,361
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 362nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 297 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.79%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Sawai Madhopur has a [[sex ratio]] of 894 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.19%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.48% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 3.08% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

The District is Dominant by Meena community and Gurjars are also in sizeable number.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/with-gujjar-meena-support-pilot-an-ideal-choice-for-bjp/articleshow/76949849.cms]</ref> and as per the census of india 2011, Meenas population is 2.85 lakh and Gurjars are 2.15 lac, these both caste play key role in lok sabha election, in Tonk-sawai madhopur loksabha Meena voters are 3 lakh, Muslims 2.85 lakh, Grujars 1.75 lakh, 2.5 lakh General and 3 lakh Sc.<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/voting-in-sawai-madhopur-all-about-meena-gurjar-divide/articleshow/4484670.cms]</ref>

==Fairs and festivals==

===Ganesh Chaturthi Fair===
Ganesh Chaturthi Fair is the largest fair of Sawai Madhopur. It is organised on Bhadav Shukla Chaturthi at Ganesh Temple, Ranthambhore Fort. People of Rajasthan and outside Rajasthan visit for this fair. Every year 3-4 lacs devotees participates in this fair. This fair is organised for three days.

===Chauth Mata Fair===
Chauth Mata Temple is about 25 km from the Sawai Madhopur city in Chauth Ka Barawara town. This fair is organised on Magh Krishna Chaturthi. Lacs of people around Rajasthan and other states visit here for this Fair.

===Shiv Ratri Fair===
The Ghushmeshwar Mahadev temple is located 3 km from Isarda Railway Station in Kota-Jaipur on the train route to Shiwar Town, at 100 km from [[Jaipur, Rajasthan|Jaipur]] and 40 km from [[Sawai Madhopur]] in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]], near [[Ranthambore National Park]]. Annual fair is organised near the temple during Shiv Ratri.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jaipur/news/RAJ-JAI-HMU-MAT-latest-shiwar-news-070504-1092466-NOR.html|title=शिवाड़ में महाशिवरात्रि मेला कल से, बिजली की रोशनी से नहाया मंदिर}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/astrology-and-spirituality/shree-ghushmeshwar-mandir-shivad-rajasthan-2289881/|title=शिवजी ने यहां तोड़ा था गजनवी का गुरूर, जल में करते हैं अखंड निवास}}</ref>

===Rameshwar Dham===
The Rameshwaram Temple is 60 km from Sawai Madhopur on the confluence of [[Banas River|Banas]] and [[Chambal River]]. It has a Shiva temple where a fair is held annually on Shiv Ratri. Lakhs of people [[Rajasthan]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] visit here for this Fair.

===KalyanJi Fair===
Every year the Besakh Shukla Puranmasi fair is organised at [[Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur|Gangapur City]] for seven days. Thousands of people join this fair.

==See also==
* [[Sawai Madhopur]]
* [[Ranthambore National Park]]
* [[Ranthambore Fort]]
* [[Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History]]
* [[Shilpgram, Sawai Madhopur]]
* [[Sawai Madhopur railway station]]
* [[Ranthambhore Ganesh Temple]]
* [[Chauth Mata Temple]]
* [[Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur|Gangapur City]]
* [[Khandar Fort]]
* [[Gangapur City Railway Station]]
* [[Dhundheshwar, Gangapur City]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sawai Madhopur district}}
* [http://sawaimadhopur.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/sawai-madhopur/en/home.html/ Official Site]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Sawai Madhopur district
|North = [[Dausa district]]
|Northeast = [[Karauli district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Sheopur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|South = [[Kota district]]
|Southwest = [[Bundi district]]
|West = [[Tonk district]]
|Northwest = [[Jaipur district]]
}}

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