Jaipur district

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Jaipur district
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Jal Mahal (Water Palace).jpg
Vrihat samrat yantra, JantarMantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan.jpg
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Clockwise from top-left: Ganesh Pol in Amber Fort, Jal Mahal, Hawa Mahal, Jaigarh Fort, Jantar Mantar in Jaipur
Jaipur in Rajasthan (India).svg
Location of Jaipur district in Rajasthan
Coordinates(Jaipur): 26°55′34″N75°49′25″E / 26.926°N 75.8235°E / 26.926; 75.8235
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
Division Jaipur
Headquarters Jaipur
Tehsils 16 [1]
Government
   District collector Prakash Rajpurohit, IAS [2]
   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
   Literacy 76%
  Sex ratio910
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways National Highway 21 (NH-21)
National Highway 48 (NH-48)
Average annual precipitation459.8 mm
Website jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in

Jaipur District is a district in the state of Rajasthan in Northern India.the city of Jaipur, which is Rajasthan's capital and the largest city, is the district headquarters. It is the tenth most populous district in India (out of 640). [4]

Contents

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]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
87.83%
Islam
10.38%
Jainism
1.22%
Others
0.57%

According to the 2011 census Jaipur district has a population of 6,626,178, [4] roughly equal to the nation of Libya [7] or the US state of Washington. [8] This gives it a ranking of 10th in India (out of a total of 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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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

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References

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