Dholpur district
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Dholpur district | |
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     Rani ki Haveli in Machkund, Kalia Mata Temple in Bari, Talab-e-Shahi, Chambal River near Dholpur, Shergarh Fort | |
.svg) Location of Dholpur district in Rajasthan | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Bharatpur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,206,516 |
| • Density | 36,000/km2 (94,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Dholpur District is a district of
Bharatpur District on 15 April 1982.[2]
Dholpur District has an area of 3084 km2. The
Karauli District of Rajasthan on the west. All along the bank of the Chambal River the district is deeply intersected by ravines; low ranges of hills in the western portion of the district supply quarries of fine-grained and easily worked red sandstone
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Administratively the district is divided into four subdivisions, Dholpur, Bari, Rajakhera, and Baseri, and six tehsils, Dholpur, Bari, Rajakhera, Basedi, Sarmathura and Saipau.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 298,547 | — |
| 1911 | 273,322 | −0.88% |
| 1921 | 241,508 | −1.23% |
| 1931 | 246,660 | +0.21% |
| 1941 | 286,788 | +1.52% |
| 1951 | 302,123 | +0.52% |
| 1961 | 363,727 | +1.87% |
| 1971 | 459,655 | +2.37% |
| 1981 | 585,059 | +2.44% |
| 1991 | 749,479 | +2.51% |
| 2001 | 983,258 | +2.75% |
| 2011 | 1,206,516 | +2.07% |
| source:[3] | ||
According to the
640).[1] The district has a population density of 398 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,030/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.78%.[1] Dhaulpur has a sex ratio of 845 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 70.14%. 20.51% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.36% and 4.86% of the population respectively.[1]
At the time of the
2011 Census of India, 97.91% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 1.58% Braj Bhasha as their first language.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook 2011 - Dholpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "History | DISTRICT COURT DHOLPUR | India". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Bahrain 1,214,705 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
New Hampshire 1,316,470
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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