Udaipur district is one of the 33

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s of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

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in western

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. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is part of the

Mewar Mewar or Mewad is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, Neemuch an ...

region of Rajasthan.

History

Before Udaipur district was established in independent India, it was a part of former Mewar or Udaipur State, comprising little less than half the portion of the former state. With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan in 1948, parts of the erstwhile district of Girwa, Khamnor, Rajnagar, Bhim, Magra, Kherwara and Kumbhalgarh, together with the

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of Nathdwara, Kankroli, Salumbar (excluding Sayra tehsil), Bhinder, Kanor, Bansi, Bari Sadri, Amet, Sardargarh, Deogarh and Gogunda were combined to constitute the district of Udaipur. During the decadal period 1951–61, two new tehsils – Nathdwara and Gogunda – were created in the district. In 1991, seven tehsils of Udaipur district (Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara and Railmagra) were transferred out of Udaipur district to create the new district of Rajsamand. Since then, several new tehsils have been created by restructuring or dividing existing tehsils; such new tehsils include

Rishabhdeo Rikhabdeo (aka Rishabhadeo) is a census town in Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, in north-west India. Rishabhadeo is situated from Udaipur and is on Udaipur-Ahmedabad Road. The name of the town is also Dhulev The place got its name ...

and Lasadiya created in 2008, Badgaon in 2012, Bhindar in 2017, and Kanor in 2018.

Geography

The area of Udaipur District is 11,724 square kilometres. The district is characterized by hilly terrain, with hills in the west and south, an elevated plateau in the north, and plains in the east. The western part of the district is drained by the Sabarmati, Wakal and Sei rivers, while the southeastern part of the district is drained by Jakham, Gomti and Som rivers. Udaipur district bounded on the northwest by the Aravalli Range, across which lie the districts of

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and

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. It is bounded on the north by Rajsamand District, on the east by Chittaurgarh District and Pratapgarh District, on the south by Dungarpur District, and on the southwest by the state of

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. The continental watershed, in the form of the Aravalli range, passes through the district, with the northeastern part of the district draining to the

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and the southwestern part draining to the Gulf of Khambhat. 47% of the district's area lies in the Mahi basin, 30% in Sabarmati basin, and 23% in the Banas basin. The average annual rainfall of the district is 637 mm.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Udaipur district has a

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of 3,068,420, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 118th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.66%. Udaipur has a

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of 958 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.74%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.14% and 49.71% of the population respectively. Several areas of the district are classified as

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because of large tribal populations in these areas. Scheduled Areas in the district include the entire tehsils of Kotra,

Jhadol Jhadol (Jharol) is a village in Jhadol Tehsil in Udaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. 2001 census, it had a population of 4,753 in 988 households. It is the headquarters of Jhadol tehsil (sub-district), and is sometimes wr ...

, Lasadiya, Salumbar, Sarada,

Kherwara Kherwara Chhaoni is a census town in the Udaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Vagad region, which includes the districts of Dungarpur, Banswara and parts of Udaipur district. It is in close proximity to two major h ...

, and Gogunda, and portions of Girwa, Mavli, and Vallabhnagar tehsils. Among 2,479 villages in the district, 1,945 villages (78%) are designed as being under the

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Languages

At the time of the 2011 census, 44.19% of the population spoke Mewari, 27.00%

Wagdi Wagdi is a Bhil language of India spoken mainly in Dungarpur and Banswara districts of Southern Rajasthan. Wagdi has been characterized as a dialect of Bhili Bhili (Bhili: ), , is a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in west-central India ...

, 13.12%

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and 12.05% Rajasthani as their first language.

Administrative Structure

Udaipur district comprises thirteen sub-divisions: Sarada, Girwa, Gogunda, Badgaon, Kherwara, Bhinder, Lasadiya, Mavli,

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, Kotra,

, Rishabhdev and Salumbar. These sub-divisions are further divided into 15 tehsils. Girwa sub-division consists two tehsils: Girwa and Gogunda. Kherwada sub-division also comprises two tehsils: Kherwada and

. Each of the sub-divisions, Mavli,

, Kotda and

comprise only one tehsil of the same name. Salumbar sub-division comprises three tehsils: Lasadiya, Salumbar and Sarada. There are 20 Panchayat Samitis in the district.

Economy

The economy of Udaipur district is primarily dependent on agriculture with 61.7 percent workers in the district engaged as cultivators or agricultural labourers. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Udaipur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of

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

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(BRGF). Udaipur district is rich in mineral resources, and produces greater value of minerals than the rest of the state combined. The important metallic minerals found in the district are ore of

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and

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. Important non-metallic minerals found in the district are rock phosphate, asbestos, limestone, and marble.

References

External links

Udaipur district website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Udaipur District Districts of Rajasthan Districts in Udaipur division States and territories established in 1948