Jhalawar district

Jhalawar district (झालावाड़) 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 Nimach 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.

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

झालावाड़
District of Rajasthan
Location of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
Area
 • Total6,928 km2 (2,675 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,411,129
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

Origin of name

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

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

Geography

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

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

The district is divided into Eight sub-divisions as per Govt of Rajasthan: Jhalawar, Aklera, Asnawar, Gangdhar, Bhawani Mandi, Pirawa, Khanpur, and Manohar Thana.

Demographics
Religions in Jhalawar District
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 92.11%
Muslims
 
 06.81%

According to the 2011 census Jhalawar district has a population of 1,411,129,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland[3] or the US state of Hawaii.[4] This gives it a ranking of 349th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 227 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.57%.[2] Jhalawar has a sex ratio of 945 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 62.13%.[2]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.80% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 0.68% Urdu as their first language.[5]

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:[6]

References
  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. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Swaziland 1,370,424
  4. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  5. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  6. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901


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