Sawai Madhopur district is a district 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 ...

state in north-west

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. Sawai Madhopur is the chief town and district headquarters. Sawai Madhopur district comes under

Bharatpur division Bharatpur Division is one of the administrative geographical unit, called a division, of Rajasthan state, India. The division comprises four districts, namely, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karauli Karauli (also formerly spelled Karoli or Kerow ...

Geography

Sawai Madhopur District has an area of 10527 km². It is bounded by Dausa district on the north,

Karauli district Karauli District is a district of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Karauli is the district headquarters. Karauli District comes under Bharatpur division, Bharatpur Divisional Commissionerate. Karauli is famous for popular red-stone. Th ...

on the northeast,

Sheopur district Sheopur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district is located in the north of the state and forms part of Chambal division. It is situated on the periphery of Rajasthan, which shows in the influence of Rajastha ...

of Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Kota and Bundi districts on the south, and Tonk district on the west. The

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are found in this district, in which is the famous Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. The

Chambal River The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central and Northern India, and thus forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan t ...

forms the southeastern boundary of the district.

Division

Sawai Madhopur district has 8 revenue subdivisions and

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 adminis ...

s: * Sawai Madhopur * Chauth Ka Barwara * Khandar * Bonli * Malarna Dungar *

Gangapur City Gangapur City is a nagar parishad, state assembly constituency, Tehsil and Block in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India. Population-wise, it is the 18th largest city in Rajasthan. History King Kushaliram Haldiya established Gangapur and origi ...

* Wazeerpur * Bamanwas

District Court

Sawai Madhopur District Court was established on 1977. Shri O.P. Jain took over the charge of first Sawai Madhopur District & Session Court judge. Presently Sh. Ajai kumar Ojha is the District & Sessions Judge of Sawai Madhopur. There are 10 judges in the Sawai Madhopur District Court.

Economy

In 2006 the

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named Sawai Madhopur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 12 districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Sawai Madhopur district has a

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of 1,335,551, 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 362nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.79%. Sawai Madhopur has a

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of 894

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 66.19%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.87% and 21.40% of the population respectively. The largest community in the district is the

Meena Meena () is a sub-group of Bhils. They speak Meena language. They started adopting the Brahmin worship system. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mina''. Historians claim that they belong to the Matsya tribe. They got the st ...

s, while the Gurjars are a significant population. Of the Dalits, the Bairwa are the largest population making up approximately half the total SC population. The District is dominant by Meena community and Gurjars are also in sizeable number. and as per the census of India 2011, Meenas population is 4.85 lakh and Gurjars are 2.15 lac, these both caste play key role in Lok Sabha election. In Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency, Meena voters are 4 lakh, Muslims 2.85 lakh, Gurjars 1.75 lakh, 2.5 lakh General and 3 lakh SC. At the time of the

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, 92.13% of the population in the district spoke

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 ...

, 3.60% Rajasthani and 3.08%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' The main dialect of the district is

Dhundari Dhundhari (also known as Jaipuri) is a dialect of Rajasthani spoken in the Dhundhar region of northeastern Rajasthan state, India. Dhundari-speaking people are found in four districts – Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa, Tonk and some parts ...

Fairs and festivals

Ganesh Chaturthi Fair

Ganesh Chaturthi Fair is the largest fair of Sawai Madhopur. It is organised on Bhadav Shukla Chaturthi at Ganesh Temple, Ranthambhore Fort. People of Rajasthan and outside Rajasthan visit for this fair. Every year 3-4 lacs devotees participates in this fair. This fair is organised for three days.

Chauth Mata Fair

Chauth Mata Temple is about 25 km from the Sawai Madhopur city in Chauth Ka Barwara town. This fair is organised on Magh Krishna Chaturthi. Lacs of people around Rajasthan and other states visit here for this Fair.

Shiv Ratri Fair

The Ghushmeshwar Mahadev temple is located 3 km from Isarda Railway Station in Kota-Jaipur on the train route to Shiwar Town, at 100 km from

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known a ...

and 40 km from Sawai Madhopur in

, near Ranthambore National Park. Annual fair is organised near the temple during Shiv Ratri.

Rameshwar Dham

The Rameshwaram Temple is 60 km from Sawai Madhopur on the confluence of Banas and

. It has a Shiva temple where a fair is held annually on Shiv Ratri. Lakhs of people

and

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second ...

visit here for this Fair.

KalyanJi Fair

Every year the Besakh Shukla Puranmasi fair is organised at

for seven days. Thousands of people join this fair.

Chamatkarji fair

A fair is organised at

Chamatkarji Chamatkarji is an important Jain temple located near Ranthambore Fort in the city of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. Architecture The temple complex is enclosed within a high parapet wall canopied by chhatris all round. The main shrine is struct ...

Sharad Purnima Sharad Purnima (also known as Kumara Purnima, Kojagari Purnima, Navanna Purnima, Kojagrat Purnima or Kaumudi Purnima) is a religious festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashvin (September to October), marki ...

References

External links

Official Site
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