Bhilwara District is a district of the

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

in western

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. The city of Bhilwara is the district headquarters.

History

Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhilwara districts of the state.

Geography

The district has an area of 10,455 km², and a population of 2,408,523 (2011 census), which increased 19.60% from 2001 to 2011. Famous for its textile & minerals Industries. It is bounded on the north by

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, on the east by Bundi District, on the south by Chittorgarh District and on the west by Rajsamand District. State Highway (Jaipur-Udaipur) passes through the district, as does a

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railway line measuring 84 km and connecting

Ajmer Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...

with Khandwa in

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. The nearest airport is at Udaipur (171 km).

Administration

There are 7 sub-divisions in the district: Bhilwara, Shahpura, Gangapur, Gulabpura, Asind, Mandalgarh and Jahazpur. Under these sub-divisions there are 12 Tehsils as per Census of India 2011 report and these 12 Tehsils are Panachayat Samitis: Bhilwara, Banera,

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, Mandalgarh, Beejoliya, Kotri, Hurda, Shahpura, Jahazpur, Sahada, Asind and Raipur. There are four Sub Tehsils under the Tehsils mentioned in () also named Bagor (Mandal), Badnor (Asind), Hamirgarh and Puliakalan (Shahpura). Similarly there are 1783 villages as per census of 2001.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Bhilwara district has a

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of 2,408,523, 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 184th 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 19.7%. Bhilwara has a

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of 969 females for every 1000 males, and a

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of 62.71%. 21.28% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.94% and 9.52% of the population respectively. This district, rather pretentiously, is boastfully called Textile City or Manchester of Rajasthan. At the time of the 2011 census, 53.08% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 27.50% Mewari, 15.00%

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and 1.82% Marwari as their first language.

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