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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Udaipur district
| name               = Udaipur district
| settlement_type         = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| settlement_type   = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| total_type               = Total
| total_type         = Total
| native_name             =  
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|photo1a = India-7192 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg
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|photo3a = Udaipur, India, Hilly landscape.jpg
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| image_caption           = Clockwise from top-left: View of [[Udaipur]] from [[City Palace, Udaipur|City Palace]], [[Dhebar Lake|Jaisamand Lake]], Ghats at Udaipur, Aravalli Hills, [[Jagdish Temple, Udaipur|Jagdhish Temple]]
| image_caption     = Clockwise from top-left: View of [[Udaipur]] from [[City Palace, Udaipur|City Palace]], [[Dhebar Lake|Jaisamand Lake]], Ghats at Udaipur, Aravalli Hills, [[Jagdish Temple, Udaipur|Jagdhish Temple]]
| image_map               = Udaipur in Rajasthan (India).svg
| image_map         = Udaipur in Rajasthan (India).svg
| map_caption             = Location of Udaipur district in Rajasthan
| map_caption       = Location of Udaipur district in Rajasthan
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| coordinates       = {{coord|24|23|N|73|37|E|type:adm3rd_region:IN_dim:200000|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint           = Udaipur
| coor_pinpoint     = Udaipur
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Rajasthan.svg}}
| subdivision_type2       = Division
[[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Udaipur Division|Udaipur]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| established_title       = Established
| subdivision_name2 = [[Udaipur Division|Udaipur]]
| established_date         =  
| established_title = Established
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| established_date   =  
| seat                     = [[Udaipur]]
| seat_type         = Headquarters
| parts_type               = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| seat               = [[Udaipur]]
| parts_style             = para
| parts_type         = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| p1                       = 1.[[Badgaon tehsil|Badgaon]] 2.[[Bhindar tehsil|Bhindar]] 3.[[Girwa tehsil|Girwa]] 4.[[Gogunda tehsil|Gogunda]] 5.[[Jhadol tehsil|Jhadol]] 6.[[Kanor tehsil|Kanor]] 7.[[Kherwara tehsil|Kherwara]] 8.[[Kotra tehsil|Kotra]] 9.[[Lasadiya tehsil|Lasadiya]] 10.[[Mavli tehsil|Mavli]] 11.[[Rishabhdeo tehsil|Rishabhdeo]] 12.[[Salumbar tehsil|Salumbar]] 13.[[Semari tehsil|Semari]] 14.[[Sarada tehsil|Sarada]] 15.[[Vallabhnagar tehsil|Vallabhnagar]]
| parts_style       = para
| area_total_km2           = 11724
| p1                 = 1.[[Badgaon tehsil|Badgaon]] 2.[[Bhindar tehsil|Bhindar]] 3.[[Girwa tehsil|Girwa]] 4.[[Gogunda tehsil|Gogunda]] 5.[[Jhadol tehsil|Jhadol]] 6.[[Kanor tehsil|Kanor]] 7.[[Kherwara tehsil|Kherwara]] 8.[[Kotra tehsil|Kotra]] 9.[[Lasadiya tehsil|Lasadiya]] 10.[[Mavli tehsil|Mavli]] 11.[[Rishabhdeo tehsil|Rishabhdeo]] 12.[[Salumbar tehsil|Salumbar]] 13.[[Semari tehsil|Semari]] 14.[[Sarada tehsil|Sarada]] 15.[[Vallabhnagar tehsil|Vallabhnagar]]
| area_footnotes           =  
| area_total_km2     = 11724
| population_as_of         = 2011
| area_footnotes     =  
| population_total         = 3,068,420
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census_2011_B"/>
| population_total   = 3,068,420
| population_urban         = 19.83%
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census_2011_B"/>
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_urban   = 19.83%
| demographics_type1       = Demographics
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics1_title1     = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_info1     = 61.82%<ref name="Census_2011_A" />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_title2     = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info1 = 61.82%<ref name="Census_2011_A" />
| demographics1_info2     = 958
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| leader_title             =  
| demographics1_info2 = 958
| leader_name             =  
| leader_title       =  
| leader_title1           = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name       =  
| leader_name1             = District spread over 2 constituencies - Udaipur and Chittorgarh
| leader_title1     = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_title2           = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1       = District spread over 2 constituencies - Udaipur and Chittorgarh
| leader_name2             = 9
| leader_title2     = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| leader_name2       = 9
| utc_offset1             = +05:30
| timezone1         = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| registration_plate       =  
| utc_offset1       = +05:30
| blank_name_sec1         = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| registration_plate =  
| blank_info_sec1         = National Highways 8, 76
| blank_name_sec1   = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_name_sec2         = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec1   = National Highways 8, 76
| blank_info_sec2         = 554 mm
| blank_name_sec2   = Average annual precipitation
| demographics_type2       = Languages
| blank_info_sec2   = 554 mm
| demographics2_title1     = Official
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_info1     = [[Hindi]]
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_title2     = Regional
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi]]
| demographics2_info2     = [[Mewari language|Mewari]]
| demographics2_title2 = Regional
| website                 = {{URL|http://udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in/}}
| demographics2_info2 = [[Mewari language|Mewari]]
| website           = {{URL|http://udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in/}}
}}
}}


'''Udaipur district''' is one of the 33 [[Districts of Rajasthan|district]]s of [[Rajasthan]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in western [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajcensus.gov.in/admin.html|title=Statistical Data of Rajasthan State Pertaining to Census-2011|website=www.rajcensus.gov.in|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> The historic city of [[Udaipur]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.<ref name="Census_2011_A">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/UdaipurRajasthan2011CensusHandbookA|title=District Census Handbook Udaipur, Village and Town Directory Part XII-A|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations Rajasthan|year=2011|series=Series-09, Part XII-A}}</ref> The district is part of the [[Mewar]] region of Rajasthan.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{Cite book|url=http://plan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/planning-portal/en/des/publications/RAJASTHAN_GAZETTEERS/DISTRICT_GAZETTEER/UDAIPUR/ENGLISH.html|title=Rajasthan District Gazeteers Udaipur|last=Agarwal|first=B.D.|publisher=Directorate of District Gazeteers|year=1979|location=Jaipur}}</ref>
'''Udaipur district''' is one of the 50 [[Districts of Rajasthan|district]]s of [[Rajasthan]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in western [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajcensus.gov.in/admin.html|title=Statistical Data of Rajasthan State Pertaining to Census-2011|website=www.rajcensus.gov.in|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> The historic city of [[Udaipur]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.<ref name="Census_2011_A">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/UdaipurRajasthan2011CensusHandbookA|title=District Census Handbook Udaipur, Village and Town Directory Part XII-A|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations Rajasthan|year=2011|series=Series-09, Part XII-A}}</ref> The district is part of the [[Mewar]] region of Rajasthan.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{Cite book|url=http://plan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/planning-portal/en/des/publications/RAJASTHAN_GAZETTEERS/DISTRICT_GAZETTEER/UDAIPUR/ENGLISH.html|title=Rajasthan District Gazetteers Udaipur|last=Agarwal|first=B.D.|publisher=Directorate of District Gazetteers|year=1979|location=Jaipur|archive-date=31 May 2023|access-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531092411/https://plan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/planning-portal/en/des/publications/RAJASTHAN_GAZETTEERS/DISTRICT_GAZETTEER/UDAIPUR/ENGLISH.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Before Udaipur district was established in independent India, it was a part of former [[Udaipur State|Mewar or Udaipur State]],<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> comprising little less than half the portion of the former state.<ref name="Gazetteer" />
Before Udaipur district was established in independent India, it was a part of former [[Udaipur State|Mewar or Udaipur State]],<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> comprising little less than half the portion of the former state.<ref name="Gazetteer" />


With the formation of the [[United State of Rajasthan]] in 1948, parts of the erstwhile district of Girwa, Khamnor, Rajnagar, Bhim, Magra, Kherwara and Kumbhalgarh, together with the [[thikanas]] 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.<ref name="Census_2011_A" />
With the formation of the [[United State of Rajasthan]] in 1948, parts of the erstwhile district of Girwa, Khamnor, Rajnagar, Bhim, Magra, Kherwara and [[Kumbhalgarh]], together with the [[thikanas]] 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.<ref name="Census_2011_A" />


During the decadal period 1951–61, two new tehsils – Nathdwara and Gogunda – were created in the district.<ref name="Gazetteer" /> 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 of [[Rajsamand district|Rajsamand]].<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Since then, several new tehsils have been created by restructuring or dividing existing tehsils; such new tehsils include [[Rishabhdeo tehsil|Rishabhdeo]] and [[Lasadiya tehsil|Lasadiya]] created in 2008,<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Badgaon in 2012,<ref name="UdaipurNews2012">{{cite news |title=Badgaon bani tehsil |url=http://udaipurnews.in/2012/06/18/the-tehsil-budgaon/ |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=Udaipur News |date=18 June 2012}}</ref> Bhindar in 2017,<ref name="DainikBhaskar2017">{{cite news |title=Saat jilo mein nau nai tehsilo ka gathan |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-JAI-HMU-MAT-latest-jaipur-news-043505-430151-NOR.html |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=8 November 2017}}</ref> and [[Kanor tehsil|Kanor]] in 2018.<ref name="RevBoardNotification2018">{{cite news |title=Notification No. P9(1) Raj / Group -1 / 2018 |url=https://archive.org/details/RajasthanTehsilFormationNotification16July2018 |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=Revenue Board |agency=Government of Rajasthan |date=16 July 2018}}</ref>
During the decadal period 1951–61, two new tehsils – Nathdwara and Gogunda – were created in the district.<ref name="Gazetteer" /> 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 of [[Rajsamand district|Rajsamand]].<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Since then, several new tehsils have been created by restructuring or dividing existing tehsils; such new tehsils include [[Rishabhdeo tehsil|Rishabhdeo]] and [[Lasadiya tehsil|Lasadiya]] created in 2008,<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Badgaon in 2012,<ref name="UdaipurNews2012">{{cite news |title=Badgaon bani tehsil |url=http://udaipurnews.in/2012/06/18/the-tehsil-budgaon/ |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=Udaipur News |date=18 June 2012}}</ref> Bhindar in 2017,<ref name="DainikBhaskar2017">{{cite news |title=Saat jilo mein nau nai tehsilo ka gathan |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-JAI-HMU-MAT-latest-jaipur-news-043505-430151-NOR.html |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=8 November 2017}}</ref> and [[Kanor tehsil|Kanor]] in 2018.<ref name="RevBoardNotification2018">{{cite news |title=Notification No. P9(1) Raj / Group -1 / 2018 |url=https://archive.org/details/RajasthanTehsilFormationNotification16July2018 |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=Revenue Board |agency=Government of Rajasthan |date=16 July 2018}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
[[Rishabhdeo tehsil|According]] to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Udaipur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,068,420,<ref name="Census_2011_B">{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Udaipur|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1032/download/3142/DH_2011_0832_PART_A_DCHB_UDAIPUR.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Oman]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html|title=Country Comparison:Population|author=US Directorate of Intelligence|access-date=2011-10-01|quote=Oman 3,027,959}}</ref> or the US state of [[Iowa]].<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=Iowa 3,046,355}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 118th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> The district has a population density of {{convert| 242 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.66%.<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> Udaipur has a [[sex ratio]] of 958 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 62.74%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.14% and 49.71% of the population respectively.<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> Several areas of the district are classified as [[Scheduled Areas (India)|Scheduled Areas]] because of large [[scheduled tribe|tribal]] populations in these areas.<ref name="Gazette_19May2019">{{cite news |title=Gazette of India |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.central.e.2018-05-19.185561 |access-date=13 April 2019 |publisher=Government of India |date=19 May 2019}}</ref> Scheduled Areas in the district include the entire tehsils of [[Kotra Tehsil|Kotra]], [[Jhadol Tehsil|Jhadol]], Lasadiya, Salumbar, Sarada, [[Kherwara tehsil, Udaipur, Rajasthan|Kherwara]], [[Rishabhdeo tehsil|Rishabhdeo]], and [[Gogunda Tehsil, Udaipur, Rajasthan|Gogunda]], and portions of Girwa, Mavli, and Vallabhnagar tehsils.<ref name="Gazette_19May2019" /> Among 2,479 villages in the district, 1,945 villages (78%) are designed as being under the [[Tribal Sub-Plan]].<ref name="DainikBhaskar2018">{{cite news |title=TSP mein jude Udaipur ke 342 gaon, pahle 1612 the, ab 1954 hue |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/udaipur/news/latest-udaipur-news-071004-2176665.html |access-date=20 April 2019 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=12 July 2018}}</ref>
 
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,47,896|13=1911|14=4,30,225|15=1921|16=4,56,868|17=1931|18=5,22,826|19=1941|20=6,23,505|21=1951|22=7,33,014|23=1961|24=9,09,566|25=1971|26=11,85,788|27=1981|28=15,74,876|29=1991|30=19,52,388|31=2001|32=24,81,201|33=2011|34=30,68,420|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}
 
{{bar box
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Udaipur 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>
|title=Religions in Udaipur 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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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|right1=Percent
|float=middle
|float=left
|bars=
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|93.53}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|93.53}}
{{bar percent|[[Rajasthani Muslims|Muslims]]|green|3.40}}
{{bar percent|[[Rajasthani Muslims|Islam]]|green|3.40}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Rajasthan|Jains]]|pink|2.56}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Rajasthan|Jainism]]|brown|2.56}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.51}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.51}}
}}
}}


{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,47,896|13=1911|14=4,30,225|15=1921|16=4,56,868|17=1931|18=5,22,826|19=1941|20=6,23,505|21=1951|22=7,33,014|23=1961|24=9,09,566|25=1971|26=11,85,788|27=1981|28=15,74,876|29=1991|30=19,52,388|31=2001|32=24,81,201|33=2011|34=30,68,420|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}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Udaipur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,068,420,<ref name="Census_2011_B">{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Udaipur|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1032/download/3142/DH_2011_0832_PART_A_DCHB_UDAIPUR.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Oman]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2007|title=Country Comparison:Population|author=US Directorate of Intelligence|access-date=2011-10-01|quote=Oman 3,027,959}}</ref> or the US state of [[Iowa]].<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=Iowa 3,046,355|archive-date=27 December 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101227010452/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 118th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> The district has a population density of {{convert| 242 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 23.66%.<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> Udaipur has a [[sex ratio]] of 958 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy 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.<ref name="Census_2011_B" />
 
Several areas of the district are classified as [[Scheduled Areas (India)|Scheduled Areas]] because of large [[scheduled tribe|tribal]] populations in these areas.<ref name="Gazette_19May2019">{{cite news |title=Gazette of India |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.central.e.2018-05-19.185561 |access-date=13 April 2019 |publisher=Government of India |date=19 May 2019}}</ref> In rural areas, tribals are 60.29% of the population.<ref name="Census_2011_B" /> Scheduled Areas in the district include the entire tehsils of [[Kotra Tehsil|Kotra]], [[Jhadol Tehsil|Jhadol]], Lasadiya, Salumbar, Sarada, [[Kherwara tehsil, Udaipur, Rajasthan|Kherwara]], [[Rishabhdeo tehsil|Rishabhdeo]], and [[Gogunda Tehsil, Udaipur, Rajasthan|Gogunda]], and portions of Girwa, Mavli, and Vallabhnagar tehsils.<ref name="Gazette_19May2019" /> Among 2,479 villages in the district, 1,945 villages (78%) are designed as being under the [[Tribal Sub-Plan]].<ref name="DainikBhaskar2018">{{cite news |title=TSP mein jude Udaipur ke 342 gaon, pahle 1612 the, ab 1954 hue |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/udaipur/news/latest-udaipur-news-071004-2176665.html |access-date=20 April 2019 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=12 July 2018}}</ref>


=== Languages ===
=== Languages ===
{{Pie chart
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages in Udaipur district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|caption = Languages in Udaipur district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Mewari language|Mewari]] |value1 = 44.19 |color1 = pink
|label1 = [[Mewari language|Mewari]] |value1 = 44.19 |color1 = crimson
|label2 = [[Wagdi]] |value2 = 27.00 |color2 = darkviolet
|label2 = [[Wagdi]] |value2 = 27.00 |color2 = darkviolet
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 13.12 |color3 = orange
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 13.12 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value4 = 12.05 |color4 = red
|label4 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value4 = 12.05 |color4 = firebrick
|label5 = Others |value5 = 3.64 |color5 = grey
|label5 = Others |value5 = 3.64 |color5 = grey
|thumb=left}}
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At the time of the 2011 census, 44.19% of the population spoke [[Mewari language|Mewari]], 27.00% [[Wagdi]], 13.12% [[Hindi]] and 12.05% [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] 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>
At the time of the 2011 census, 44.19% of the population spoke [[Mewari language|Mewari]], 27.00% [[Wagdi]], 13.12% [[Hindi]] and 12.05% [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] 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>


==Administrative Structure==
==Administrative structure==
Udaipur district comprises thirteen sub-divisions: Sarada, Girwa, Gogunda, Badgaon, Kherwara, Bhinder, Lasadiya, Mavli, Vallabhnagar, Kotra, Jhadol, Rishabhdev and Salumbar.<ref name="Udaipur_District">{{cite web|title= Udaipur District|url=https://udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in/jankalyan-category-and-entry-type/54/75/75|website=udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in|access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> These sub-divisions are further divided into 15 tehsils.<ref name="UdaipurTelDirectory">{{cite web |title=Telephone Directory |url=http://udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/udaipur/en/telephonedirectory.html |website=Official Website of Udaipur |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> Girwa sub-division consists two tehsils: [[Girwa]] and [[Gogunda tehsil|Gogunda]].<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Kherwada sub-division also comprises two tehsils: [[Kherwara tehsil|Kherwada]] and Rishabhdev.<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Each of the sub-divisions, Mavli, Vallabhnagar, Kotda and Jhadol comprise only one tehsil of the same name.<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Salumbar sub-division comprises three tehsils: [[Lasadiya tehsil|Lasadiya]], [[Salumbar tehsil|Salumbar]] and Sarada.<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> There are 20 Panchayat Samitis in the district.<ref name ="Udaipur_District" />  
Udaipur district comprises fifteen sub-divisions: Sarada, Girwa, [[Gogunda]], Badgaon, Kherwara, Bhinder, Lasadiya, Mavli, [[Vallabhnagar]], Kotra, [[Jhadol]], Rishabhdev and [[Salumbar]].<ref name="Udaipur_District">{{cite web|title= Udaipur District|url=https://udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in/jankalyan-category-and-entry-type/54/75/75|website=udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in|access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> These sub-divisions are further divided into 18 tehsils.<ref name="UdaipurTelDirectory">{{cite web |title=Telephone Directory |url=http://udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/udaipur/en/telephonedirectory.html |website=Official Website of Udaipur |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> Girwa sub-division consists two tehsils: [[Girwa]] and [[Gogunda tehsil|Gogunda]].<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Kherwada sub-division also comprises two tehsils: [[Kherwara tehsil|Kherwada]] and [[Rishabhdeo tehsil|Rishabhdeo]].<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Each of the sub-divisions, [[Mavli tehsil|Mavli]], [[Vallabhnagar tehsil|Vallabhnagar]], Kotda and [[Jhadol tehsil|Jhadol]] comprise only one tehsil of the same name.<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> Salumbar sub-division comprises three tehsils: [[Lasadiya tehsil|Lasadiya]], [[Salumbar tehsil|Salumbar]] and [[Sarada tehsil|Sarada]].<ref name="Census_2011_A" /> There are 20 Panchayat Samitis in the district.<ref name ="Udaipur_District" />


==Economy==
==Economy==
The economy of Udaipur district is primarily dependent on agriculture with 61.7 percent workers in the district engaged as cultivators or agricultural labourers.<ref name="Census_2011_A" />
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.<ref name="Census_2011_A" />


In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Udaipur 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 twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|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>
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Udaipur 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 twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|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>

Latest revision as of 04:36, 8 March 2026

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Udaipur.
Udaipur district
District of Rajasthan
Clockwise from top-left: View of Udaipur from City Palace, Jaisamand Lake, Ghats at Udaipur, Aravalli Hills, Jagdhish Temple
Location of Udaipur district in Rajasthan
Location of Udaipur district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Udaipur): 24°23′N 73°37′E / 24.383°N 73.617°E / 24.383; 73.617
Country India
State Rajasthan
DivisionUdaipur
HeadquartersUdaipur
Tehsils1.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 constituenciesDistrict spread over 2 constituencies - Udaipur and Chittorgarh
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies9
Area
 • Total11,724 km2 (4,527 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,068,420
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
 • Urban
19.83%
Demographics
 • Literacy61.82%[2]
 • Sex ratio958
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalMewari
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNational Highways 8, 76
Average annual precipitation554 mm
Websiteudaipur.rajasthan.gov.in

Udaipur district is one of the 50 districts of Rajasthan state in western India.[3] The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district.[2] The district is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan.[4]

History[edit | edit source]

Before Udaipur district was established in independent India, it was a part of former Mewar or Udaipur State,[2] comprising little less than half the portion of the former state.[4]

With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan in 1948, parts of the erstwhile district of Girwa, Khamnor, Rajnagar, Bhim, Magra, Kherwara and Kumbhalgarh, together with the thikanas 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 of Rajsamand.[2] Since then, several new tehsils have been created by restructuring or dividing existing tehsils; such new tehsils include Rishabhdeo and Lasadiya created in 2008,[2] Badgaon in 2012,[5] Bhindar in 2017,[6] and Kanor in 2018.[7]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Map of Udaipur district

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 the Aravalli Range, across which lie the districts of Sirohi and Pali.[10] It is bounded on the north by Rajsamand District, on the east by Chittaurgarh District and Pratapgarh District, on the south by Dungarpur District, and on the southwest by the state of Gujarat.[10] The continental watershed, in the form of the Aravalli range, passes through the district, with the northeastern part of the district draining to the Bay of Bengal and the southwestern part draining to the Gulf of Khambhat.[11] 47% of the district's area lies in the Mahi basin, 30% in Sabarmati basin, and 23% in the Banas basin.[11] The average annual rainfall of the district is 637 mm.[9]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901347,896—    
1911430,225+2.15%
1921456,868+0.60%
1931522,826+1.36%
1941623,505+1.78%
1951733,014+1.63%
1961909,566+2.18%
19711,185,788+2.69%
19811,574,876+2.88%
19911,952,388+2.17%
20012,481,201+2.43%
20113,068,420+2.15%
source:[12]
Religions in Udaipur district (2011)[13]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 93.53%
Islam
 
 3.40%
Jainism
 
 2.56%
Other or not stated
 
 0.51%

According to the 2011 census Udaipur district has a population of 3,068,420,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Oman[14] or the US state of Iowa.[15] This gives it a ranking of 118th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 242 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 23.66%.[1] Udaipur has a sex ratio of 958 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy 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 as Scheduled Areas because of large tribal 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 of Kotra, Jhadol, Lasadiya, Salumbar, Sarada, Kherwara, Rishabhdeo, and Gogunda, 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 the Tribal Sub-Plan.[17]

Languages[edit | edit source]

Languages in Udaipur district (2011)[18]

  Mewari (44.19%)
  Wagdi (27.00%)
  Hindi (13.12%)
  Rajasthani (12.05%)
  Others (3.64%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 44.19% of the population spoke Mewari, 27.00% Wagdi, 13.12% Hindi and 12.05% Rajasthani as their first language.[18]

Administrative structure[edit | edit source]

Udaipur district comprises fifteen sub-divisions: Sarada, Girwa, Gogunda, Badgaon, Kherwara, Bhinder, Lasadiya, Mavli, Vallabhnagar, Kotra, Jhadol, Rishabhdev and Salumbar.[19] These sub-divisions are further divided into 18 tehsils.[20] Girwa sub-division consists two tehsils: Girwa and Gogunda.[2] Kherwada sub-division also comprises two tehsils: Kherwada and Rishabhdeo.[2] Each of the sub-divisions, Mavli, Vallabhnagar, Kotda and Jhadol comprise only one tehsil of the same name.[2] Salumbar sub-division comprises three tehsils: Lasadiya, Salumbar and Sarada.[2] There are 20 Panchayat Samitis in the district.[19]

Economy[edit | edit source]

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 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Udaipur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[21] It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward 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 of copper, lead, zinc and silver.[2] Important non-metallic minerals found in the district are rock phosphate, asbestos, limestone, and marble.[22]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "District Census Handbook 2011 - Udaipur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 District Census Handbook Udaipur, Village and Town Directory Part XII-A. Series-09, Part XII-A. Directorate of Census Operations Rajasthan. 2011.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Data of Rajasthan State Pertaining to Census-2011". www.rajcensus.gov.in. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Agarwal, B.D. (1979). Rajasthan District Gazetteers Udaipur. Jaipur: Directorate of District Gazetteers. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Badgaon bani tehsil". Udaipur News. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Saat jilo mein nau nai tehsilo ka gathan". Dainik Bhaskar. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Notification No. P9(1) Raj / Group -1 / 2018". Revenue Board. Government of Rajasthan. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ↑ जिला एक दृष्टी मैं, जिला उदयपुर (District at a Glance, Udaipur District) (PDF). Udaipur: Office of Deputy Director Economic and Statistics. 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Ground Water Scenario, Udaipur District, Rajasthan (PDF). Jaipur: Central Ground Water Board. 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Rajasthan Administrative Divisions 2011" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Study on Planning of Water Resources of Rajasthan. Tahal Group. 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  12. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  13. ↑ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  14. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Oman 3,027,959
  15. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Iowa 3,046,355{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Gazette of India". Government of India. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "TSP mein jude Udaipur ke 342 gaon, pahle 1612 the, ab 1954 hue". Dainik Bhaskar. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Udaipur District". udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  20. ↑ "Telephone Directory". Official Website of Udaipur. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  22. ↑ "Brief Industrial Profile of Udaipur District" (PDF). Dcmsme.gov.in. Government of India - Ministry of MSME. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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