Jhalawar district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historical city of Jhalawar is the administrative headquarters of the Jhalawar district. The district is bounded on the northwest by Kota district, on the northeast by

Baran district Baran district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The headquarters of the district are located at the city of Baran. History Before Indian independence in 1947, most of present-day Baran district was part of the princely state ...

, on the east by Guna district of Madhya Pradesh state, on the south by Rajgarh district and

Agar Malwa district Agar Malwa District is a district in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was carved out of Shajapur district. Its administrative headquarters are situated in the town of Agar. History It was a division during the Sindhia state (some of th ...

of Madhya Pradesh state and on the west by Ratlam district and Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh state. The district occupies an area of 6219 km². The district is part of

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. To know more about Jhalawar City

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

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Jhalawar Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the admin ...

till

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in 1947.

Geography

The district lies in the Hadoti region in southeast Rajasthan, on the edge of

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. 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

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). It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the

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(BRGF).

Divisions

The district is divided into eight sub-divisions by the government of Rajasthan *

*Aklera *Asnawar *Gangdhar *

Bhawani Mandi Bhawani Mandi is a town and a municipality in Jhalawar district in the state of Rajasthan, India. Bhawani Mandi is also known as "The Orange City Of Rajasthan" and there is the second-largest orange market in India after Nagpur. The fou ...

Pirawa Pirawa is a city and a municipality in Jhalawar district in the India. Geography Pirawa is located at . It has an average elevation of 370 metres (1213 feet). Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically ac ...

*Khanpur *Manohar Thana.

Tehsils

There are 12 tehsil headquarters in Jhalawar district. The tehsils of district are: *Aklera *Asnawar *Gangdhar *Jhalrapatan *Khanpur *Manoharthana *Pachpahar *

*Sunel * Raipur *Bakani *Dag

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Jhalawar district has a population of 1,411,129, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 349th in India (out of a total of

). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.57%. Jhalawar has a sex ratio of 945 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.13%. 16.25% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 17.26% and 12.91% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 44.46% of the population spoke Hindi, 20.34%

Harauti Harauti or Hadauti (Hadoti) is a Rajasthani language spoken by approximately four million people in the Hadoti region of southeastern Rajasthan, India. Its speakers are concentrated in the districts of Kota, Baran, Bundi and Jhalawar in Rajast ...

, 18.91%

Malvi The Malvi or Malavi, also known as Manthani or Mahadeopuri, is breed of zebu cattle from the Malwa plateau in western Madhya Pradesh, in central India. It is a good draught breed; the milk yield of the cows is low. The breed has been studie ...

and 14.24% Sondwari as their first language.

References

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* {{Coord, 24, 36, N, 76, 09, E, region:IN-RJ_type:landmark_source:dewiki, display=title Districts of Rajasthan Districts in Kota division