Rajsamand 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

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of Rajsamand is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from Udaipur district by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara, and Railmagra.

Geography

The district has an area of 4,768 km². The

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forms the northwestern boundary of the district, across which lies

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. Beawar District lies to the north,

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to the northeast and east, Chittorgarh District to the southeast, and Udaipur District to the south. The district lies in the watershed of the Banas River and its tributaries. Some other rivers are: Ari, Gomati, Chandrabhaga

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Rajsamand district has a

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of 1,156,597, 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 405th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.35%. Rajsamand has a

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of 988 females for every 1000 males, and a

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of 63.93%. 15.89% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.81% and 13.90% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 75.36% of the population in the district spoke Mewari, 17.19%

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, 5.30%

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and 0.97% Marwari as their first language.

Places to interest

Rajsamand district had lot of natural and historical places to visit. * Kumbhalgarh * Rajsamand Lake * Charbhuja Temple, Garhbor * Shrinathji Temple, Nathdwara * Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary * Haldighati * Dwarkadheesh Temple * Deogarh * Victory memorial at Dewair * Todgarh Raoli Sanctuary * Ghoram Ghat, Kachabali

References

External links

Rajsamand District Official website
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Rajsamand Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajsamand District Districts of Rajasthan 1991 establishments in Rajasthan Districts in Udaipur division

Geography

Demographics

Places to interest

See also

References

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