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 si ...

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in western

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. The historic city of

Udaipur Udaipur () ( ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic cap ...

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 and Man ...

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 Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, largest ...

in 1948, parts of the erstwhile district of Girwa, Khamnor, Rajnagar, Bhim, Magra, Kherwara and Kumbhalgarh, together with the thikanas 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 Rajsamand is a city, located in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, western India. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh of Mewar. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajsam ...

. 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 The Aravalli Range (also spelled ''Aravali'') is a mountain range in Northern- Western India, running approximately in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana, Rajasthan, and ending in Ahmedabad Gujarat. ...

, across which lie the districts of

Sirohi Sirohi is a city, located in Sirohi district in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Sirohi ruled by Deora Chauhan Rajput rul ...

and

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. It is bounded on the north by

Rajsamand District 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, Ame ...

, on the east by

Chittaurgarh District Chittorgarh district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Chittaurgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was established on 1 August 1948 by integrating portions of ...

and Pratapgarh District, on the south by

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, and on the southwest by the state of

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. The continental watershed, in the form of the

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, 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

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. 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 640). 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

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

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 Scheduled Areas because of large

tribal The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to conflic ...

populations in these areas. Scheduled Areas in the district include the entire tehsils of

Kotra KOTRA (Korea Trade Promotion Corporation initially, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency since 1995) is a state-funded trade and investment promotion organization operated by the Government of South Korea.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 written ...

, Lasadiya, Salumbar, Sarada, Kherwara,

, and

Gogunda Gogunda is a town and tehsil headquarters of Gogunda Tehsil in Udaipur district, located about in north-west from Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated on a high mountain in Aravalli hills and is reached by crossing a d ...

, 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 Tribal Sub-Plan.

Languages

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

Mewari Mewari is an Indo-Aryan language of the Rajasthani group. It is spoken by about five million speakers in Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh districts of Rajasthan state and Mandsaur, Neemuch districts of Madhya Prades ...

, 27.00% Wagdi, 13.12%

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and 12.05%

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as their first language.

Administrative Structure

Udaipur district comprises thirteen sub-divisions: Sarada, Girwa,

, Badgaon, Kherwara, Bhinder, Lasadiya, Mavli, Vallabhnagar, 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 written ...

, Rishabhdev and

Salumbar Salumbar is a statutory town in Udaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Geography Salumbar is located at . It has an average elevation of 262 metres (859 feet). Demographics India census, Salumbar had a population of 16,4 ...

. These sub-divisions are further divided into 15 tehsils. Girwa sub-division consists two tehsils:

Girwa Girwa is a tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India. The administrative headquarter of the tehsil is located in the City of Udaipur. History Before the formation of the Republic of India, the territory of present-day Girw tehsil was part ...

and

. Kherwada sub-division also comprises two tehsils: Kherwada and

. Each of the sub-divisions,

Mavli Mavli is a town in Mavli tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India. Mavli Junction railway station is an important station under Ajmer railway division of North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. It connects Marwar Junction , Chit ...

, Vallabhnagar, Kotda and

comprise only one tehsil of the same name. Salumbar sub-division comprises three tehsils: Lasadiya,

and

Sarada Sharada or Sarada (Sanskrit for "autumnal") may refer to: * the season spanning the months of Bhadrapada, Ashvin, and Kārtika of the traditional lunar Hindu calendar * Another name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati * Sharada script, abugida writin ...

. 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 The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is a branch of the Government of India. Ministry of Panchayati Raj looks into all matters relating to the Panchayati Raj and Panchayati Raj Institutions. It was created in May 2004. The ministry is headed by a m ...

named Udaipur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (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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lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

and

silver Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...

. 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