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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Rajsamand district
| name                     = Rajsamand district
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| image_caption         = From top left to right: Wall at [[Kumbhalgarh|Kumbalgarh Fort]], Statue of [[Maharana Pratap]] at [[Haldighati]], Third Eye Circle in [[Nathdwara]], [[Rajsamand Lake]]
| image_caption           = Clockwise from top-left: [[Kumbhalgarh|Kumbalgarh Fort]], Anjana Fort, Third Eye Circle in [[Nathdwara]], [[Rajsamand Lake]], Statue of [[Maharana Pratap]] at [[Haldighati]]
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| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1     = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2     = Division
| subdivision_type2       = Division
| subdivision_name2     = [[Udaipur division|Udaipur]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Udaipur division|Udaipur]]
| established_title     = Established
| established_title       = Established
| established_date       =10 April 1991  
| established_date         = 10 April 1991
| established_date1     =  
| established_date1       =  
| founder               = Rana Raj Singh
| founder                 = Rana Raj Singh
| named_for             = Rajsamand lake
| named_for               = Rajsamand lake
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| area_total_km2         = 4550.93
| area_total_km2           = 4550.93
| area_rank             = 19
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| elevation_footnotes   =  
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| population_total       = 1,156,597
| population_total         = 1,156,597
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| population_as_of         = 2011
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| population_footnotes     = <ref name=districtcensus/>
| population_density_km2 = 217
| population_density_km2   = 217
| demographics_type1     = Languages
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| demographics1_title1     = Official
| timezone1             = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| utc_offset1           = +5:30
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| postal_code_type       = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| postal_code           = 313324/26
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| area_code               = 02952
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| registration_plate     = RJ-30
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| blank1_info_sec1       = [[Rajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
| blank1_info_sec1         = [[Rajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
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| blank1_info_sec2       = {{convert|22.5|°C|°F}}
| blank1_info_sec2         = {{convert|22.5|°C|°F}}
| website               = {{URL|http://rajsamand.rajasthan.gov.in}}
| website                 = {{URL|http://rajsamand.rajasthan.gov.in}}
| demographics1_info1   = [[Hindi]]
| demographics1_info1     = [[Hindi]], [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]]
| demographics1_title2   = Regional
| demographics1_title2     = Regional
| demographics1_info2   = [[Mewari language|Mewari]]
| demographics1_info2     = [[Mewari language|Mewari]]
| blank2_name_sec1       = Nearest city
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| blank2_info_sec1       = [[Udaipur]], [[Chittorgarh]], [[Bhilwara]], [[Ajmer]]
| blank2_info_sec1         = [[Udaipur]], [[Chittorgarh]], [[Bhilwara]], [[Ajmer]]
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| subdivision_type3        = Headquarter
| subdivision_name3        = [[Rajsamand]]
}}
}}
'''Rajsamand District''' is a district of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] in western [[India]].
'''Rajsamand District''' is a district of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] in western [[India]].
The town of Rajnagar is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from [[Udaipur district]] by carving out 7 entire tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara, and Railmagra.<ref name="DCHBRajsamand">{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook Rajsamand PART XII-A |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/08/0825_PART_A_DCHB_RAJSAMAND.pdf |access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref>
The [[city]] of [[Rajsamand]] is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from [[Udaipur district]] by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, [[Deogarh, Rajasthan|Deogarh]], [[Amet]], [[Kumbhalgarh]], [[Rajsamand]], [[Nathdwara]], and [[Railmagra tehsil|Railmagra]].<ref name="DCHBRajsamand">{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook Rajsamand PART XII-A |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/08/0825_PART_A_DCHB_RAJSAMAND.pdf |access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{bar box
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Rajsamand district (2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW08C-01%20MDDS.XLS |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community (Rajasthan) |publisher=Census India}}</ref>
|title=Religions in Rajsamand 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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|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|left1=Religion
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|bars=
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|95.60}}
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|95.60}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|2.91}}
{{bar percent|[[Rajasthani Muslims|Muslims]]|green|2.91}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Rajasthan|Jains]]|green|1.29}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Rajasthan|Jains]]|brown|1.29}}
{{bar percent|Others|grey|0.20}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.20}}
}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Rajsamand district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,156,597,<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 [[Timor-Leste]]<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 = Timor-Leste 1,177,834, July 2011 est.
 
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Rajsamand district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,156,597,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Rajsamand|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1044/download/3190/DH_2011_0825_PART_A_DCHB_RAJSAMAND.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Timor-Leste]]<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 = Timor-Leste 1,177,834, July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<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 = Rhode Island 1,052,567
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<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 = Rhode Island 1,052,567
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 405th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>  
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 405th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>  
The district has a population density of {{convert| 302 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.35%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Rajsamand has a [[sex ratio]] of 988 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 63.93%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.8% and 13.9% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 302 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.35%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Rajsamand has a [[sex ratio]] of 988 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 63.93%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.81% and 13.90% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
 
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Rajsamand district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Mewari language|Mewari]] |value1 = 75.36 |color1 = pink
|label2 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value2 = 17.19 |color2 = red
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 5.30 |color3 = orange
|label4 = Others |value4 = 2.15 |color4 = grey
|thumb=left}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 75.36% of the population in the district spoke [[Mewari language|Mewari]], 17.19% [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] and 5.30% [[Hindi]] 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=1,87,692|13=1911|14=2,32,110|15=1921|16=2,46,483|17=1931|18=2,82,066|19=1941|20=3,36,384|21=1951|22=3,95,465|23=1961|24=4,70,115|25=1971|26=5,53,189|27=1981|28=6,93,358|29=1991|30=8,19,014|31=2001|32=9,82,523|33=2011|34=11,56,597|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}}


=== Languages ===
== Places to interest ==
{{Pie chart| thumb = right| caption = Languages in Rajsamand 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> 
Rajsamand district had lot of natural and historical places to visit.
|label1=[[Mewari]] |value1=75.36 |color1=Pink
|label2=[[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value2=17.19 |color2=Red
|label3=[[Hindi]] |value3=5.30 |color3=Orange
|label4=Others |value4=2.15  |color4=Grey
}}


{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,87,692|13=1911|14=2,32,110|15=1921|16=2,46,483|17=1931|18=2,82,066|19=1941|20=3,36,384|21=1951|22=3,95,465|23=1961|24=4,70,115|25=1971|26=5,53,189|27=1981|28=6,93,358|29=1991|30=8,19,014|31=2001|32=9,82,523|33=2011|34=11,56,597|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}}
* [[Kumbhalgarh]]
* [[Rajsamand_Lake | Rajsamand Lake]]
* [[Charbhuja | Charbhuja Temple]], Garhbor
* [[Shrinathji Temple]], [[Nathdwara]]
* [[Kumbhalgarh_Wildlife_Sanctuary | Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Haldighati]]
* [[Dwarkadhish_Kankroli | Dwarkadheesh Temple]]
* [[Deogarh,_Rajasthan | Deogarh]]
* Victory memorial at [[Dewair]]  
* [[Todgarh-Raoli_Sanctuary | Todgarh Raoli Sanctuary]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:19, 16 June 2022

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Rajsamand.
Rajsamand district
District of Rajasthan
Clockwise from top-left: Kumbalgarh Fort, Anjana Fort, Third Eye Circle in Nathdwara, Rajsamand Lake, Statue of Maharana Pratap at Haldighati
Coordinates: 25°04′N 73°52′E / 25.067°N 73.867°E / 25.067; 73.867
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionUdaipur
HeadquarterRajsamand
Established10 April 1991
Founded byRana Raj Singh
Named forRajsamand lake
Area
 • Total4,550.93 km2 (1,757.12 sq mi)
 • Rank19
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,156,597
 • Density217/km2 (560/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Rajasthani
 • RegionalMewari
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
313324/26
Telephone code02952
Vehicle registrationRJ-30
Lok Sabha constituencyRajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency)
Nearest cityUdaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Ajmer
Avg. annual temperature22.5 °C (72.5 °F)
Avg. summer temperature45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature00 °C (32 °F)
Websiterajsamand.rajasthan.gov.in

Rajsamand District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Rajsamand is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from Udaipur district by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara, and Railmagra.[2]

Geography[edit | edit source]

The district has an area of 4,768 km2. The Aravalli Range forms the northwestern boundary of the district, across which lies Pali District. Ajmer District lies to the north, Bhilwara District to the northeast and east, Chittorgarh District to the southeast, and Udaipur District to the south. The district lies in the watershed of the Banas River and its tributaries. Some other rivers are: Ari, Gomati, Chandra and Bhoga.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Religions in Rajsamand district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 95.60%
Muslims
 
 2.91%
Jains
 
 1.29%
Other or not stated
 
 0.20%

According to the 2011 census Rajsamand district has a population of 1,156,597,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[4] or the US state of Rhode Island.[5] This gives it a ranking of 405th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 302 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.35%.[1] Rajsamand has a sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 63.93%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.81% and 13.90% of the population respectively.[1]

Languages of Rajsamand district (2011)[6]

  Mewari (75.36%)
  Rajasthani (17.19%)
  Hindi (5.30%)
  Others (2.15%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 75.36% of the population in the district spoke Mewari, 17.19% Rajasthani and 5.30% Hindi as their first language.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901187,692—    
1911232,110+2.15%
1921246,483+0.60%
1931282,066+1.36%
1941336,384+1.78%
1951395,465+1.63%
1961470,115+1.74%
1971553,189+1.64%
1981693,358+2.28%
1991819,014+1.68%
2001982,523+1.84%
20111,156,597+1.64%
source:[7]

Places to interest[edit | edit source]

Rajsamand district had lot of natural and historical places to visit.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "District Census Handbook 2011 - Rajsamand" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ↑ District Census Handbook Rajsamand PART XII-A (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Timor-Leste 1,177,834, July 2011 est.
  5. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Rhode Island 1,052,567
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

External links[edit | edit source]

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