Dholpur district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dholpur.

Dholpur district
District of Rajasthan
Rani ki Haveli in Machkund, Kalia Mata Temple in Bari, Talab-e-Shahi, Chambal River near Dholpur, Shergarh Fort
Location of Dholpur district in Rajasthan
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Bharatpur
Area
• Total	3,084 km2 (1,191 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	1,206,516
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Dholpur District is a district of Rajasthan state in Northern India. The town of Dholpur is the district headquarters. Dholpur District is a part of Bharatpur Divisional Commissionerate. It was carved out from the erstwhile Bharatpur District on 15 April 1982. ^[2]

Dholpur District has an area of 3084 km². The Chambal River forms the southern boundary of the district, across which lies the state of Madhya Pradesh. The district is bounded by the state of Uttar Pradesh on the east and northeast, by Bharatpur District of Rajasthan on the northwest, and 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.

Administratively the district is divided into four subdivisions, Dholpur, Bari, Rajakhera, and Baseri, and six tehsils, Dholpur, Bari, Rajakhera, Basedi, Sarmathura and Saipau.

Demographics

Religions in Dhaulpur district (2011) [3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			93.45%
Islam			5.99%
Other or not stated			0.56%

According to the 2011 census Dholpur district had a population of 1,206,516, ^[4] making Dholpur the 394th most populated of India's 640 district. ^[1] The district had 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] Dholpur had 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]

Languages of Dholpur district (2011) ^[5]

1. Hindi (97.91%)
2. Braj Bhasha (1.58%)
3. Others (0.51%)

Historical population

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: [6]

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. ^[5]

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 - Dholpur" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
2. "History | DISTRICT COURT DHOLPUR | India" . Retrieved 25 February 2024.
3. "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
4. "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
5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

External links

• Official website

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