Salumbar district

Salumbar district
District of Rajasthan
Location of Salumbar district in Rajasthan
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Udaipur
Established	August 2023
Headquarters	Salumbar
Population
• Total	570,775
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Map of Salumbar District

Salumbar is a district located in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southern Rajasthan near the border with Gujarat. It comprises five Tehsils which were formerly part of Udaipur district - Sarada, Lasadiya, Salumbar, Semari, Jhallara. It was carved out of erstwhile Udaipur district on 7 August 2023 by Chief Minister Ashok Gelhot. ^[1]

Demographics

Religions in Salumbar district (2011) [2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			96.95%
Jainism			1.61%
Islam			1.27%
Other or not stated			0.17%

Salumbar district has a population of 570,775 as of the 2011 census. 280,412 were women while 290,363 were men. 31,776 lived in urban areas. The district is one of the few places in India where Jains are the second-largest religious community. SC and ST population was 24,628 (4.31%) and 360,065 (63.08%) of the population respectively.

Languages in Salumbar district (2011) ^[3]

1. Mewari (53.8%)
2. Wagdi (23.8%)
3. Rajasthani (7.61%)
4. Hindi (7.33%)
5. Malvi (4.08%)
6. Others (3.34%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 53.84% of the population spoke Mewari, 23.80% Wagdi, 7.61% Rajasthani, 7.33% Hindi and 4.08% Malvi as their first language. ^[3]

References

1. "Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot creates 19 more districts, 3 new divisions in election year". The Times of India. 18 March 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
2. "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
3. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

External links

• https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/udaipur-rajasthanudaipur40-years-old-demand-fulfilled-salumbar-became-district-5577355.html