Jodhpur District is a

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in the

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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 ...

in western

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. The city of

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...

is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaipur district. Jodhpur is the historic center of the

Marwar Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. The word 'maru' is Sanskrit for desert. In Rajasthani languages, "wad" means a particular area. English tra ...

region. The district contains Mandore, the ancient capital of the

Pratihara The Gurjara-Pratihara was a dynasty that ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. The Gurjara-Pratiharas were instrumental in containing Arab armies moving east of the ...

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

kings (6th-13th centuries), and the Pratiharas' temple city of Osiyan. Jodhpur was founded in the 15th century by

Rao Jodha Rao Jodha Rathore(28 March 1416 – 6 April 1489) was a ruler of Mandore in the present-day state of Rajasthan. He was the son of Rao Ranmal (Rao Ridmal) of the Rathore clan. He is known for his illustrious military career and for founding the c ...

, and served as the capital of the kingdom of Marwar under the Rathore dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947.

Geography

The district is located in the State of

in western

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district comprises three distinct physiography units, the alluvial plains, sand dunes and escarpments. The western and north-western parts of

district are characterised by sand dunes. With exception of some parts of Bilara and Osian tehsil, land surface of the district is nearly flat and sandy. Luni is the only important river in the district, it enters Jodhpur district near Bilara and flows for a distance of over 75 km. before entering in Barmer district.

Economy

Tourism

Jodhpur is famous for its rich history. It is also referred to as the ''Blue City'' and "Sun City". ''Blue City'' is derived due to the blue tinge to the whitewashed houses around the

Mehrangarh Fort Mehrangarh Fort covers an area of 1,200 acres (486 hectares) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The complex is located on a hilltop around 122 metres above the surrounding plain, and was constructed by Rajput ruler Rao Jodha, though most of the ex ...

. Other notable places of interest are the

Umaid Bhawan Palace Umaid Bhawan Palace, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, is one of the world's largest private residences. A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels. It is named after Umaid Singh, Maharaja Umaid Singh, grandfather of the present owner, Ga ...

which a portion currently serves as the residence of the current Maharaja Gaj Singh's family and the remaining portion is a 5 star hotel under the Taj Group of Hotels.

Divisions

In the 2001 census, there were five sub-divisions in the district and seven

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...

s. For ease of administration, there were four sub-tehsils (Upa-tehsils): Balesar, Bap, Jhanwar and Tinwari. Balesar and Bap has local councils (

panchayat samiti Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...

). As of 2011, there were seven sub-divisions in the district and eleven

s. In addition to these, there were two independent sub-tehsils (Upa-tehsils): Jhanwar and Tinwari. All tehsils are development blocks and have

es, except Jodhpur which is an urban agglomeration governed as a

Municipal Corporation A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally ...

. The towns of

Bilara Bilara is a city and a municipality located in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarters for Bilara tehsil and a market center for the surrounding agricultural area. Demographics Bilara is a Municipal ...

, Phalodi and Piparcity are governed by Municipal Councils. There are 1,794 villages under 351

Gram Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Jodhpur district has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 3,687,165, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oklahoma. This gives it a ranking of 73rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

population growth rate Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to ...

over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.69%. Jodhpur has a

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species d ...

of 915

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 67.09%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.49% and 3.23% of the population respectively.

Languages

At the time of the 2011 census, 80.22% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 8.87% Marwari and 8.61%

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

as their first language.

Notable people

Vijaydan Detha Vijaydan Detha (1 September 1926 – 10 November 2013), also known as Bijji, was a noted Indian writer of Rajasthani literature. He was a recipient of several awards including the Padma Shri and the Sahitya Akademi Award. Detha has more than 80 ...

, writer and folklorist. Born in Borunda (

tahsil). * Om Thanvi (born 1957) Writer and editor. Born in Phalodi. * Justice Devendra Kachhawaha, Judge, Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur * Abhishek Manu Singhvi, well known lawyer and Politician * Barkatullah Khan (1920–73) Politician. Born in

. *

Ashwini Vaishnaw Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician and former IAS officer currently serving as the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology in Government of India, since 8 July 2021. He is a membe ...

, Politician, former IAS officer & currently the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & IT. * Parasram Maderna (1926–2014) Politician and Jat leader. * Jai Narayan Vyas (1899–1963) 3rd CM of Rajasthan. * Narayan Singh Manaklao (born 1942) Social worker. *

Ashok Gehlot Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He held this position from December 1998 to 2003, and from 2008 to 2013, and again from 17 December 2018. He represents Sardarpura constituency of Jo ...

(born 1951) 12th CM of Rajasthan. *

Chitrangada Singh Chitrangda Singh (born 30 August) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in 2005 with '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' for which she won Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut. Singh has starred in ...

(born 1976) Bollywood Actress. * Shailesh Lodha, Indian poet, actor, comedian and writer * Mehdi Hassan (1927–2012) Pakistani Ghazal Singer * Jaswant Singh Bishnoi * Narayan Singh Bhati *

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (born 3 October 1967) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan who is currently serving as Union Cabinet Minister in Ministry of Jal Shakti. He is a member of parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representing ...

, politician. * Narayan Lal Panchariya * Kamsa Meghwal * Narayan Singh Manaklao * Mathura Das Mathur * Sheo Dan Mal * Gajendra Singh Khimsar

References

Jodhpur district Official website

Jodhpur district

External links

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