Chittorgarh district explained

Chittorgarh district
Settlement Type:District of Rajasthan
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Udaipur
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Chittaurgarh
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:7822
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1,544,338
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Info1:61.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics1 Info2:912
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30

Chittorgarh district is one of the 50 districts of Rajasthan state in western India.[1] The historic city of Chittaurgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district.[2] The district was established on 1 August 1948 by integrating portions of various princely states: Mewar, Pratabgarh, Tonk, and Jhalawar.[3] Chittaurgarh is famous for the Chittor fort, home to various famous Rajput dynasties.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chittorgarh 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).[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chittorgarh district has a population of 1,544,338,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[6] or the US state of Hawaii.[7] This gives it a ranking of 323rd in India (out of a total of 640).[5]

The district has a population density of 193PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.09%. Chittaurgarh has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.51%. 18.47% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.20% and 13.05% of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 census, 67.88% of the population spoke Mewari, 15.52% Rajasthani and 13.86% Hindi as their first language.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Data of Rajasthan State Pertaining to Census-2011. www.rajcensus.gov.in. 2018-09-07.
  2. Book: District Census Handbook Chittaurgarh . 2011 . Directorate of Census Operations .
  3. Book: Rajasthan District Gazetteers - Chittaurgarh . 1977 . Directorate of District Gazetteers .
  4. Web site: Ministry of Panchayati Raj . 8 September 2009 . A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme . National Institute of Rural Development . 27 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf . 5 April 2012 .
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook 2011 - Chittaurgarh. Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. Web site: US Directorate of Intelligence . Country Comparison:Population . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . dead . 13 June 2007 . 2011-10-01 . Gabon 1,576,665.
  7. Web site: 2010 Resident Population Data . U. S. Census Bureau . 2011-09-30 . Hawaii 1,360,301 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php . 2013-10-19 .
  8. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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