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'''Kota District''' is a district of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] in western [[India]]. The city of [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.
'''Kota District''' is a district of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] in western [[India]]. The city of [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.


During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva, a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti.  In the early 17th century AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, 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. In Pre Independence days social activist [[Guru Radha Kishan]] worked here along with other prominent freedom fighters and organised people against insane policies of the government. He left Kota after local administration came to know about the arrest warrant issued against him for his activities for freedom movement.
During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva, a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti.  In the early 17th century AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, 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. In Pre-Independence days social activist [[Guru Radha Kishan]] worked here along with other prominent freedom fighters and organised people against insane policies of the government. He left Kota after local administration came to know about the arrest warrant issued against him for his activities for freedom movement.


The district is bounded on the north by [[Bundi District]], on the east by [[Baran District]], on the south by [[Jhalawar District]], and on the west by [[Chittorgarh District]]. It is renowned for its [[Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination|IIT JEE]] preparation as well as medical exams preparation . It is now the hub of educational institutions and is home to [[Asia]]'s biggest manufacturer of [[fertilizer]].
The district is bounded on the north by [[Bundi District]], on the east by [[Baran District]], on the south by [[Jhalawar District]], and on the west by [[Chittorgarh District]]. It is renowned for its [[Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination|IIT JEE]] preparation as well as medical exams preparation . It is now the hub of educational institutions and is home to [[Asia]]'s biggest manufacturer of [[fertilizer]].
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kota district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,951,014,<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 [[Lesotho]]<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 = Lesotho 1,924,886
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kota district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,951,014,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Kota|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1052/download/3222/DH_2011_0829_PART_A_DCHB_KOTA.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Lesotho]]<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 = Lesotho 1,924,886
  }}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<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=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 239th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 374 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was  24.35%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kota has a [[sex ratio]] of 906 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 77.48%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.8% and 9.4% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
  }}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<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=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 239th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 374 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was  24.35%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kota has a [[sex ratio]] of 906 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 77.48%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.78% and 9.42% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
 
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|title=Religions in Kota district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11390/download/14503/DDW08C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.45}}
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===Languages===
===Languages===
{{Pie chart| thumb = right| caption = Languages in Kota District (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
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|label1=[[Harauti language|Hadauti]] |value1=48.32 |color1=#E44D2E
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|label2=[[Hindi]] |value2=39.42 |color2=orange
|caption = Languages of Kota district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label3=[[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value3=3.58 |color3=red
|label1 = [[Harauti language|Harauti]] |value1 = 48.32 |color1 = indianred
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|label5=[[Urdu]] |value5=1.94 |color5=green
|label3 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value3 = 3.58 |color3 = red
|label6=[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] |value6=1.12 |color6=yellow
|label4 = [[Malvi language|Malvi]] |value4 = 2.26 |color4 = mediumvioletred
|label7 = Others |value7 = 3.36 |color7 = grey
|label5 = [[Urdu]] |value5 = 1.94 |color5 = green
|label6 = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] |value6 = 1.12 |color6 = yellow
|label7 = Others |value7 =3.36 |color7 = grey
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At the time of the 2011 census, 48.32% of the population spoke [[Harauti language|Hadauti]], 39.42% [[Hindi]], 3.58% [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], 2.26% [[Malvi language|Malvi]], 1.94% [[Urdu]] and 1.12% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language.
 
At the time of the 2011 census, 48.32% of the population spoke [[Harauti language|Hadauti]], 39.42% [[Hindi]], 3.58% [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], 2.26% [[Malvi language|Malvi]], 1.94% [[Urdu]] and 1.12% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10220/download/13332/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0800.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
 
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,27,837|13=1911|14=2,65,002|15=1921|16=2,57,631|17=1931|18=2,76,983|19=1941|20=3,13,464|21=1951|22=3,30,294|23=1961|24=4,34,543|25=1971|26=6,21,295|27=1981|28=8,98,272|29=1991|30=12,20,621|31=2001|32=15,68,705|33=2011|34=19,51,014|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,27,837|13=1911|14=2,65,002|15=1921|16=2,57,631|17=1931|18=2,76,983|19=1941|20=3,13,464|21=1951|22=3,30,294|23=1961|24=4,34,543|25=1971|26=6,21,295|27=1981|28=8,98,272|29=1991|30=12,20,621|31=2001|32=15,68,705|33=2011|34=19,51,014|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}


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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Keshavpura]]
*[[Keshavpura]]
*[[Ramganj Mandi]]
*[[Kota Stone|Kota Stone Industry]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 08:35, 27 June 2022

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kota, Rajasthan.

Kota district
District of Rajasthan
Clockwise from top-left: Chhar Bag in Kota, Garh Palace, Stepwell in Bawdi, Jag Mandir Sagar, Kansua Shiva Temple
Location of Kota district in Rajasthan
Location of Kota district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Kota, Rajasthan): 25°10′48″N 73°49′48″E / 25.18000°N 73.83000°E / 25.18000; 73.83000
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionKota
HeadquartersKota, Rajasthan
Area
 • Total5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,951,014
 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
 • Urban
60.31 percent
Demographics
 • Literacy76.56
 • Sex ratio911
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitekota.rajasthan.gov.in

Kota District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Kota is the administrative headquarters of the district.

During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva, a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti. In the early 17th century AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, 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. In Pre-Independence days social activist Guru Radha Kishan worked here along with other prominent freedom fighters and organised people against insane policies of the government. He left Kota after local administration came to know about the arrest warrant issued against him for his activities for freedom movement.

The district is bounded on the north by Bundi District, on the east by Baran District, on the south by Jhalawar District, and on the west by Chittorgarh District. It is renowned for its IIT JEE preparation as well as medical exams preparation . It is now the hub of educational institutions and is home to Asia's biggest manufacturer of fertilizer.

Further, Kota is surrounded by four power stations within its 50 km radius. First is Rajasthan atomic power plant which is an atomic power plant and is very near to Kota at a place called Rawatbhata and is situated at a place called Rawatbhata in the Chittorgarh District. Second is Kota Thermal Power plant which generates power from coal and is situated at the bank of 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 the Baran District. and the fourth is Jawahar Sagar Power plant which is hydraulic power plant.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 census Kota district has a population of 1,951,014,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho[2] or the US state of New Mexico.[3] This gives it a ranking of 239th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 374 inhabitants per square kilometre (970/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.35%.[1] Kota has a sex ratio of 906 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 77.48%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.78% and 9.42% of the population respectively.[1]

Religions in Kota district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 85.15%
Muslims
 
 12.51%
Jains
 
 1.32%
Sikhs
 
 0.57%
Other or not stated
 
 0.45%

Languages[edit | edit source]

Languages of Kota district (2011)[5]

  Harauti (48.32%)
  Hindi (39.42%)
  Rajasthani (3.58%)
  Malvi (2.26%)
  Urdu (1.94%)
  Sindhi (1.12%)
  Others (3.36%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 48.32% of the population spoke Hadauti, 39.42% Hindi, 3.58% Rajasthani, 2.26% Malvi, 1.94% Urdu and 1.12% Sindhi as their first language.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901227,837—    
1911265,002+1.52%
1921257,631−0.28%
1931276,983+0.73%
1941313,464+1.24%
1951330,294+0.52%
1961434,543+2.78%
1971621,295+3.64%
1981898,272+3.76%
19911,220,621+3.11%
20011,568,705+2.54%
20111,951,014+2.20%
source:[6]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "District Census Handbook 2011 - Kota" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Lesotho 1,924,886
  3. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  4. ↑ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

External links[edit | edit source]

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