Jaipur district

Coordinates: 26°55′34″N 75°49′25″E / 26.926°N 75.8235°E / 26.926; 75.8235
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Jaipur. For disambiguation, see Jaipur (disambiguation).

Jaipur district
Vidhan Sabha constituencies
19[3]
Area
 • Total11,143 km2 (4,302 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total6,626,178
 • Density595/km2 (1,540/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy76%
 • Sex ratio910
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNational Highway 21 (NH-21)
National Highway 48 (NH-48)
Average annual precipitation459.8 mm
Websitejaipur.rajasthan.gov.in

Jaipur District is a district in the

640).[4]

Divisions

Being the state capital, Jaipur has a Legislative Assembly. The 13 Sub-divisions in district are:

Panchayat Samitis
are:

Tehsils
are: 3 new tehsils have recently been added, earlier there were 13 tehsils and now 16.

Sub-divisions
 13
Tehsil 16
Villages
 2369
Panchayat Samiti (Block)
 13
Gram Panchayat
 489
Nagar Palika
 10
Nagar Nigam
 2

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901944,116—    
1911889,399−0.60%
1921729,878−1.96%
1931813,631+1.09%
1941926,153+1.30%
19511,186,745+2.51%
19611,508,009+2.42%
19711,993,463+2.83%
19812,802,414+3.46%
19913,887,895+3.33%
20015,251,071+3.05%
20116,626,178+2.35%
source:[5]
Religions in Jaipur district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.83%
Islam
 
 10.38%
Jainism
 
 1.22%
Others
 
 0.57%

According to the

640).[4] The district has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,550/sq mi).[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.91%.[4] Jaipur has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 76.44%. 52.40% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.14% and 7.97% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages

Languages of Jaipur district (2011)[9]

  Hindi (45.85%)
  Rajasthani (34.44%)
  Dhundari (11.31%)
  Urdu (2.74%)
  Marwari (2.52%)
  Sindhi (1.21%)
  Others (1.93%)

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 45.85% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 34.44% Rajasthani, 11.31% Dhundari, 2.74% Urdu, 2.52% Marwari, 1.21% Sindhi, 0.42% Punjabi and 0.41% Bengali as their first language.[9]

Culture

Notable personalities

Climate


Climate data for Jaipur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30
(86) 		32
(90) 		40
(104) 		43
(109) 		45
(113) 		43
(109) 		45
(113) 		39
(102) 		39
(102) 		38
(100) 		37
(99) 		32
(90) 		45
(113)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		26
(79) 		32
(90) 		37
(99) 		40
(104) 		40
(104) 		34
(93) 		32
(90) 		33
(91) 		33
(91) 		29
(84) 		24
(75) 		32
(89)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8
(46) 		11
(52) 		16
(61) 		21
(70) 		25
(77) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		19
(66) 		13
(55) 		9
(48) 		19
(65)
Record low °C (°F) 1
(34) 		0
(32) 		5
(41) 		12
(54) 		17
(63) 		21
(70) 		16
(61) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		10
(50) 		6
(43) 		3
(37) 		0
(32)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8
(0.3) 		12
(0.5) 		6
(0.2) 		4
(0.2) 		16
(0.6) 		66
(2.6) 		216
(8.5) 		231
(9.1) 		80
(3.1) 		23
(0.9) 		3
(0.1) 		3
(0.1) 		668
(26.2)
Source: BBC Weather

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sub-Divisions/Panchayat Samitis/Tehsils". 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Jaipur Administration". Jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in. 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies of Jaipur district" (PDF). gisserver1.nic.in/. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "District Census Handbook 2011 - Jaipur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Libya 6,597,960
  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Washington 6,724,540
  9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ "हेमंत को बिरला फाउंडेशन के बिहारी पुरस्कार". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Jagran Prakashan Ltd. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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