Sanchore district

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Sanchore district
Pali
Established7 August 2023
HeadquartersSanchore
Area
 • Total2,996 km2 (1,157 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total845,430
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
343041
Vehicle registration(RJ46)
Websitesanchore.rajasthan.gov.in

Sanchore district is a

Bishnoi, Kalbi and Rajput also have significant population in district.[1][2]

Demographics

Religions in Sanchore district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
94.50%
Islam
4.74%
Jainism
0.65%
Other or not stated
0.11%

At the time of the 2011 census, the area that would become Sanchore district had a population of 845,430. Sanchore district had 438,753 males and 406,677 females for a sex ratio of 927 females per 1000 males. 32,875 (3.89%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 158,826 (18.79%) and 69,492 (8.22%) respectively.[4]

Languages of Sanchore district (2011)[5]

  
Rajasthani
(41.74%)
  Others (1.87%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 56.39% of the population spoke

Rajasthani as their first language. Speakers of Gujarati and Sindhi are also present in the district in small numbers.[5]

References

  1. ^ "जालोर: सांचोर जिले की विधिवत हुई स्थापना,हवन के साथ संत महात्माओं का हुआ संबोधन". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  2. ^ "4 उपखंड और 4 तहसील के साथ बना सांचौर जिला:ओएसडी बनेंगे कलेक्टर, एसपी; जल्द खुलेंगे जिला लेवल के सभी ऑफिस". Bhaskar. 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 - Jalore" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.