Bhilwara district: Difference between revisions

| name                     = Bhilwara district

| settlement_type         = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]

| total_type               = Total

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|photo1b = Shahpura Mahal.jpg

| image_caption           = Clockwise from top-left: [[Bijolia Parshvanath temple]], Shahpura Palace, [[Jahazpur Fort]], Lake near [[Bhilwara]], [[Amargarh Fort]]

| image_map               = Bhilwara in Rajasthan (India).svg

| map_caption             = Location of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan

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| subdivision_type         = Country

| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1       = [[States and union territories of India|State]]

| subdivision_name1       = [[Rajasthan]]

| subdivision_type2       = Division

| subdivision_name2       = [[Ajmer division|Ajmer]]

| established_title       = Established

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| seat_type               = Headquarters

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| area_total_km2           = 10,455

| area_footnotes           =  

| population_as_of         = 2011

| population_total         = 2,408,523

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| demographics1_title1     = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]

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| demographics1_title2     = Sex ratio

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| leader_title             = Administration

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| leader_title1           = District Collector

| leader_name1             = Ashish Modi

| leader_title2           = Superintendent of Police

| leader_name2             = Adarsh Sidhu

| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]

| utc_offset1             = +05:30

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| website                 = {{URL|https://bhilwara.rajasthan.gov.in/}}

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==Geography==

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,54,261|13=1911|14=4,37,969|15=1921|16=4,65,050|17=1931|18=5,32,185|19=1941|20=6,34,666|21=1951|22=7,31,532|23=1961|24=8,69,410|25=1971|26=10,59,055|27=1981|28=13,15,552|29=1991|30=15,99,056|31=2001|32=20,20,969|33=2011|34=24,08,523|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=left}}The district has an area of 10,455&nbsp;km², and a population of 2,408,523 (2011 census), which increased 19.60% from 2001 to 2011. Famous for its textile & minerals Industries. It is bounded on the north by [[Ajmer District]], on the east by [[Bundi District]], on the south by [[Chittorgarh District]] and on the west by [[Rajsamand District]]. State Highway (Jaipur-Udaipur) passes through the district, as does a [[broad gauge]] railway line measuring 84&nbsp;km and connecting [[Ajmer]] with [[Khandwa]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The nearest airport is at [[Udaipur, Rajasthan|Udaipur]] (171&nbsp;km).

==Administration==

There are 7 sub-divisions in the district: [[Bhilwara]], [[Shahpura, Bhilwara|Shahpura]], [[Gangapur, Bhilwara|Gangapur]], [[Gulabpura]], [[Asind]], [[Mandalgarh]] and [[Jahazpur]]. Under these sub-divisions there are 12 Tehsils as per Census of India 2011 report and these 12 Tehsils are Panachayat Samitis: [[Bhilwara]], [[Banera]], [[Mandal tehsil|Mandal]], [[Mandalgarh]], [[Beejoliya Kalan|Beejoliya]], [[Kotri]], [[Hurda]], [[Shahpura, Bhilwara|Shahpura]], [[Jahazpur]], [[Sahada]], [[Asind]] and [[Raipur]]. There are four Sub Tehsils under the Tehsils mentioned in () also named [[Bagor, Rajasthan|Bagor]] (Mandal), Badnor (Asind), [[Hamirgarh]] and Puliakalan (Shahpura). Similarly there are 1783 villages as per census of 2001.

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bhilwara district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,408,523,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Bhilwara|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1024/download/3110/DH_2011_0824_PART_A_DCHB_BHILWARA.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<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 = Kuwait 2,595,62

  }}</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 184th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 230 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.7%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bhilwara has a [[sex ratio]] of 969 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 [[males]],<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 62.71%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.94% and 9.52% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/> This district, rather pretentiously, is boastfully called Textile City or Manchester of Rajasthan.

 

|title=Religions in Bhilwara 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|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|92.37}}

{{bar percent|[[Rajasthani Muslims|Muslims]]|green|5.91}}

{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Rajasthan|Jains]]|brown|1.46}}

{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.26}}

 

{{Pie chart

|caption = Languages of Bhilwara district (2011)<ref name="language"/>

|label1 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value1 = 53.08 |color1 = red

|label2 = [[Mewari language|Mewari]] |value2 = 27.50 |color2 = pink

|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 15.00 |color3 = orange

|label4 = [[Marwari language|Marwari]] |value4 = 1.82 |color4 = maroon

|label5 = Others |value5 = 2.60 |color5 = grey