Jhalawar district is one of the 33

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in western

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. The historical city of Jhalawar is the administrative headquarters of the Jhalawar district. The district is bounded on the northwest by

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, on the northeast by Baran district, on the east by Guna district of

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state, on the south by Rajgarh district and Agar district of Madhya Pradesh state and on the west by Ratlam district and

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of Madhya Pradesh state. The district occupies an area of 6219 km². The district is part of Kota division. 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

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s, a

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clan).

History

The territory of the present district belonged to the princely state of Jhalawar till India's independence in 1947.

Geography

The district lies in the

Hadoti Hadoti is a region of Rajasthan state in western India, which was once called the Bundi Kingdom. The biggest cities are Jhalawar and Kota. It includes the districts of Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar and Kota and is bounded on the west by the Mew ...

region in southeast Rajasthan, on the edge of Malwa Plateau. The

Kali Sindh River The Kali Sindh, is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in northern India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River in the Ganges Basin. The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh are the Parwan, Niwaj and Ahu rivers. The Kali Sindh River drains a ...

flows northward through the center of the district.

Economy

In 2006 the

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named Jhalawar 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).

Divisions

The district is divided into eight sub-divisions by the government of Rajasthan * Jhalawar *Aklera *Asnawar *Gangdhar *Bhawani Mandi * Pirawa *Khanpur *Manohar Thana.

Tehsils

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

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*Bakani *Dag

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Jhalawar district has a

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of 1,411,129, roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 349th 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 19.57%. Jhalawar has a

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of 945

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 62.13%. 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

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, 20.34% Harauti, 18.91% Malvi 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