Deeg district

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Deeg district
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Deeg district is also a part of Mewat region. Location of Deeg district in Rajasthan
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
Division Bharatpur
EstablishedAugust 2023
Headquarters Deeg
Government
   District Collector & Magistrate Shruti Bhardwaj, IAS [1]
   Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Meena, IPS [2]
Population
 (2011) [3]
  Total
1,072,755
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website Deeg District

Deeg district is a district in Rajasthan state in northwestern India. It is bordered by Haryana to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the east, Bharatpur district to the south, and Alwar district to the west.

Deeg district was once part of Bharatpur State before its accession to India. After Bharatpur State's merger to Rajasthan, Deeg became part of Bharatpur district. In August 2023, Chief Minister Ashok Gelhot declared Deeg to be a new district. The district is located at the junction of the Mewat region and Braj region, with northern tehsils part of Mewat and southern tehsils part of Braj Bhoomi.

Deeg district has 9 tehsils: Pahari, Jurhara, Kaman, Seekri, Nagar, Deeg, Janoothar, Kumher and Rarah.

Demographics

Religions in Deeg district (2011) [4]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
66.02%
Islam
31.90%
Sikhism
1.65%
Other or not stated
0.43%

Deeg district has a population of 1,072,755. Deeg district has a sex ratio of 894 females per 1000 males. 132,151 (12.32%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 163,199 (15.21%) and 10,669 (0.99%) of the population respectively. [3]

Hindus are the majority community in the district. Muslims, mainly Meos, are largely rural and are majority in the northern tehsils which are part of Mewat. Southern tehsils are predominantly Hindu with very small minorities percentage.

Languages of Deeg district (2011) [5]

   Hindi (52.86%)
   Braj Bhasha (31.65%)
   Mewati (11.87%)
   Urdu (1.62%)
   Punjabi (1.55%)
  Others (0.45%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 52.86% of the population spoke Hindi, 31.65% Braj, 11.87% Mewati , 1.62% Urdu and 1.55% Punjabi as their first language. [5]

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References

  1. "Administration : Deeg District". 28 June 2024.
  2. "Administration : Deeg District". 28 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "District Census Handbook 2011 - Bharatpur" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.