Rajsamand district | |
Settlement Type: | District of Rajasthan |
Coordinates: | 25.0667°N 125°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Udaipur |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 10 April 1991 |
Founder: | Rana Raj Singh |
Named For: | Rajsamand lake |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4550.93 |
Area Rank: | 19 |
Population Total: | 1,156,597 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 217 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 313324/26 |
Area Code: | 02952 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | RJ-30 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Rajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. annual temperature |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 22.5°C |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Rajasthani |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics1 Info2: | Mewari |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Ajmer |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 45°C |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | 0°C |
Subdivision Type3: | Headquarter |
Subdivision Name3: | Rajsamand |
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.[1]
The district has an area of 4,768 km2. The Aravalli Range forms the northwestern boundary of the district, across which lies Pali District. Beawar 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, Chandrabhaga
According to the 2011 census Rajsamand district has a population of 1,156,597,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[3] or the US state of Rhode Island.[4] This gives it a ranking of 405th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 302PD/sqkm .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.35%.[2] Rajsamand has a sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 63.93%. 15.89% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.81% and 13.90% of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 75.36% of the population in the district spoke Mewari, 17.19% Rajasthani, 5.30% Hindi and 0.97% Marwari as their first language.[5]
Rajsamand district had lot of natural and historical places to visit.