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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]

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
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

Geography


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


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:[3]

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]

Religions in Rajsamand district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
95.60%
Islam
2.91%
Jainism
1.29%
Other or not stated
0.20%

Languages of Rajsamand district (2011)[7]

  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.[7]


Places to interest


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


References


  1. "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. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  4. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. 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. "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.



На других языках


[de] Rajsamand (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Rajsamand (Hindi राजसमन्द जिला) ist ein Distrikt im westindischen Bundesstaat Rajasthan.
- [en] Rajsamand district

[ru] Раджсаманд (округ)

Раджсаманд (англ. Rajsamand) — округ в индийском штате Раджастхан. Расположен на юге штата. Образован 10 апреля 1991 года. Разделён на 4 подокруга. Административный центр округа — город Раджсаманд. Округ и его столица получили своё название от озера Раджсаманд. Согласно всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 987 024 человека. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 55,65 %, что ниже среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). На территории округа расположен город Натхдвара — популярное индуистское место паломничества.



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