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'''Chittaurgarh 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 [[Chittorgarh|Chittaurgarh]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.<ref name="Census2011">{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook Chittaurgarh |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |url=https://archive.org/details/2011DistrictCensusChittaurgarh}}</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|isbn=|location=Jaipur|pages=}}</ref>
'''Chittorgarh District''' is a [[districts of Rajasthan|district]] of [[Rajasthan]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in [[West India|western]] [[India]]. The historic city of [[Chittorgarh]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.


The district has an area of 10,856&nbsp;km², and a population of 1,544,338 (2011 census). The district is disjunct, divided into a larger western portion and a smaller eastern portion by [[Neemuch District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The western portion is bounded by Neemuch, [[Mandsaur District|Mandsaur]], and [[Ratlam District|Ratlam]] districts of Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Rajasthan district of [[Pratapgarh district (Rajasthan)|Pratapgarh]] to the south, [[Udaipur District|Udaipur]] and [[Rajsamand District|Rajsamand]] to the east, and [[Bhilwara District|Bhilwara]] to the north. The eastern portion is bounded by Bhilwara, [[Bundi District|Bundi]], and [[Kota District|Kota]] districts of Rajasthan to the north and Neemuch District of Madhya Pradesh to the south and west. It is
The district has an area of 10,856&nbsp;km², and a population of 1,544,338 (2011 census). The district is disjunct, divided into a larger western portion and a smaller eastern portion by [[Neemuch District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The western portion is bounded by Neemuch, [[Mandsaur District|Mandsaur]], and [[Ratlam District|Ratlam]] districts of Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Rajasthan district of [[Pratapgarh district (Rajasthan)|Pratapgarh]] to the south, [[Udaipur District|Udaipur]] and [[Rajsamand District|Rajsamand]] to the east, and [[Bhilwara District|Bhilwara]] to the north. The eastern portion is bounded by Bhilwara, [[Bundi District|Bundi]], and [[Kota District|Kota]] districts of Rajasthan to the north and Neemuch District of Madhya Pradesh to the south and west. It is

Revision as of 05:41, 2 January 2020

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Chittorgarh.
Not to be confused with Chittoor district.

Chittorgarh district
District of Rajasthan
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
Area
 • Total10,856 km2 (4,192 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,544,338
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

Chittaurgarh district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India.[1]. The historic city of Chittaurgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district.[2] The district is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan.[3]

The district has an area of 10,856 km², and a population of 1,544,338 (2011 census). The district is disjunct, divided into a larger western portion and a smaller eastern portion by Neemuch District of Madhya Pradesh. The western portion is bounded by Neemuch, Mandsaur, and Ratlam districts of Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Rajasthan district of Pratapgarh to the south, Udaipur and Rajsamand to the east, and Bhilwara to the north. The eastern portion is bounded by Bhilwara, Bundi, and Kota districts of Rajasthan to the north and Neemuch District of Madhya Pradesh to the south and west. It is divided into 10 tehsils which are: Chittorgarh, Rashmi, Gangrar, Begun, Kapasan, Rawatbhata, Dungla, bhadesar, Bari Sadri and Nimbahera.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chittorgarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chittorgarh district has a population of 1,544,338,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[6] or the US state of Hawaii.[7] This gives it a ranking of 323rd in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 193 inhabitants per square kilometre (500/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.09%.[5] Chittaurgarh has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 62.51%.[5]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.40% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 0.58% Urdu as their first language.[8]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901234,331—    
1911288,969+2.12%
1921308,082+0.64%
1931352,415+1.35%
1941417,574+1.71%
1951472,109+1.24%
1961571,327+1.93%
1971714,436+2.26%
1981921,629+2.58%
19911,104,610+1.83%
20011,330,360+1.88%
20111,544,338+1.50%
source:[9]

Places of interest

Chittorgarh fort inside
Temple inside Chittorgarh fort

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Data of Rajasthan State Pertaining to Census-2011". www.rajcensus.gov.in. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ District Census Handbook Chittaurgarh. Directorate of Census Operations. 2011.
  3. ^ Agarwal, B.D. (1979). Rajasthan District Gazeteers Udaipur. Jaipur: Directorate of District Gazeteers.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Gabon 1,576,665
  7. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  8. ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  9. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

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