Jhalawar district

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


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Jhalawar district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The district is bounded on the northwest by Kota district, on the northeast by Baran district, on the east by Guna district of Madhya Pradesh state, on the south by Rajgarh and Shajapur districts of Madhya Pradesh state and on the west by Ratlam, Mandsaur and Neemuch districts of Madhya Pradesh state. The district occupies an area of 6928 km². The district is part of Kota division. The historical city of Jhalawar is the administrative headquarters of the district. To know more about Jhalawar City

Origin of name[edit]

The name of the district is derived from the erstwhile princely state of Jhalawar (which literally means the abode of the Jhalas, a Rajput clan).

History[edit]

The territory of the present district belonged to the princely state of Jhalawar till India's independence in 1947.

Geography[edit]

The district lies in the Hadoti region in southeast Rajasthan, on the edge of Malwa Plateau. The Kali Sindh River flows northward through the center of the district.

Economy[edit]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Jhalawar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]

Divisions[edit]

The district is divided into eight sub-divisions by the government of Rajasthan [2]

  • Jhalawar
  • Aklera
  • Asnawar
  • Gangdhar
  • Bhawani Mandi
  • Pirawa
  • Khanpur
  • Manohar Thana.

Tehsils[edit]

There are 12 tehsil headquarters in Jhalawar district.[3] The tehsils of district are:

  • Aklera
  • Asnawar
  • Gangdhar
  • Jhalrapatan
  • Khanpur
  • Manoharthana
  • Pachpahar
  • Pirawa
  • Sunel
  • Raipur
  • Bakani
  • Dag

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Jhalawar district (2011)
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 92.11%
Muslims
 
 6.81%
Others
 
 1.08%

According to the 2011 census Jhalawar district has a population of 1,411,129,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland[5] or the US state of Hawaii.[6] This gives it a ranking of 349th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 227 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.57%.[4] Jhalawar has a sex ratio of 945 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 62.13%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 17.3% and 12.9% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages[edit]

Languages in Jhalawar district (2011)[7]

  Hindi (44.47%)
  Hadauti (20.34%)
  Malvi (18.91%)
  Sondwari (14.24%)
  Others (2.04%)
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901253,651—    
1911301,449+1.74%
1921299,617−0.06%
1931330,140+0.97%
1941374,596+1.27%
1951405,036+0.78%
1961491,872+1.96%
1971623,763+2.40%
1981784,998+2.33%
1991956,971+2.00%
20011,180,323+2.12%
20111,411,129+1.80%
source:[8]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. ↑ "Blocks/Tehsils/Panchayats". jhalawar.rajasthan.gov.in. Govt of Rajasthan. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tehsils". jhalawar.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Swaziland 1,370,424
  6. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

External links[edit]

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Coordinates: 24°36′N 76°09′E / 24.600°N 76.150°E / 24.600; 76.150


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