Kota district

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Kota district
District of Rajasthan
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Clockwise from top-left: Chhar Bag in Kota, Garh Palace, Stepwell in Bawdi, Jag Mandir Sagar, Kansua Shiva Temple
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Location of Kota district in Rajasthan
Coordinates(Kota, Rajasthan): 25°10′48″N73°49′48″E / 25.18000°N 73.83000°E / 25.18000; 73.83000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
Division Kota
Headquarters Kota, Rajasthan
Area
 • Total5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total1,951,014
 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
 •  Urban
60.31 percent
Demographics
 •  Literacy 76.56
 • Sex ratio911
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website kota.rajasthan.gov.in

Kota District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Kota is the administrative headquarters of the district.

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During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva, a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti. In the early 17th century AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, the ruler of Bundi, Rao Ratan Singh, gave the smaller principality of Kota to his son, Madho Singh. Since then Kota became a hallmark of the Rajput gallantry and culture.

The district is bounded on the north by Bundi District, on the east by Baran District, on the south by Jhalawar District, and on the west by Chittorgarh District and Mandsaur District. It is now the hub of educational institutions and is home to Asia's biggest manufacturer of fertilizer.

Further, Kota is surrounded by four power stations within its 50 km radius. First is Rajasthan atomic power plant which is an atomic power plant and is very near to Kota at a place called Rawatbhata and is situated at a place called Rawatbhata in the Chittorgarh District. Second is Kota Thermal Power plant which generates power from coal and is situated at the bank of Chambal river and is within Kota city. Third is Anta Gas Power plant which generates power from gas and is situated at a place called Anta in the Baran District. and the fourth is Jawahar Sagar Power plant which is hydraulic power plant.

Divisions

There are a total of 5 tehsils within Kota District. They are listed as follows: [2]

TehsilPopulation (2011)
Pipalda 179,800
Digod168,734
Ladpura1,143,792
Ramganj Mandi272,448
Sangod186,240

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kota district has a population of 1,951,014, [1] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho [3] or the US state of New Mexico. [4] This gives it a ranking of 239th in India (out of a total of 640). [1] The district has a population density of 374 inhabitants per square kilometre (970/sq mi) . [1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.35%. [1] Kota has a sex ratio of 906 females for every 1000 males, [1] and a literacy rate of 77.48%. 60.31% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.78% and 9.42% of the population respectively. [1]

Religions in Kota district (2011) [5]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
85.15%
Islam
 
12.51%
Jainism
 
1.32%
Sikhism
 
0.57%
Other or not stated
 
0.45%

Languages

Languages of Kota district (2011) [6]

   Harauti (48.32%)
   Hindi (39.42%)
   Rajasthani (3.58%)
   Malvi (2.26%)
   Urdu (1.94%)
   Sindhi (1.12%)
  Others (3.36%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 48.32% of the population spoke Hadauti, 39.42% Hindi, 3.58% Rajasthani, 2.26% Malvi, 1.94% Urdu and 1.12% Sindhi as their first language. [6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901227,837—    
1911265,002+1.52%
1921257,631−0.28%
1931276,983+0.73%
1941313,464+1.24%
1951330,294+0.52%
1961434,543+2.78%
1971621,295+3.64%
1981898,272+3.76%
19911,220,621+3.11%
20011,568,705+2.54%
20111,951,014+2.20%
source: [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "District Census Handbook 2011 - Kota" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ↑ "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Lesotho 1,924,886
  4. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  5. ↑ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

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