Bharatpur district

Location of Bharatpur in Rajasthan: Number 30 on the eastern edge.

Bharatpur District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India also known as Jat Kingdom. The town of Bharatpur is the District Headquarters and Divisional Headquarters. Bharatpur District is a part of National Capital Region of India

History

When Bharatpur was a princely state, it was the only political entity ever to have a chartreuse colored flag.[1]

The first person to top the state board with first position and the first I.A.S officer from the district was Deepak Trivedi, a 1985 batch officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Geography

The district has an area of 5,066 km2. It is bounded by NUH district of Haryana on the north, Mathura and Agra districts of Uttar Pradesh on the east, and the district of Dholpur on the south, Karauli on the southwest, Dausa on the west and Alwar district in the north-west.

Three rivers, the Ban Ganga, Rooparel, and Gambhir, cross the district. The Ban Ganga originates in Jaipur District, passes through Dausa and Bharatpur districts to meet the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh. The Gambhir River starts from Pachana Dam of Karauli District, and meets the Ban Ganga in Bayana Tehsil. The Rooparel River starts from hills of Alwar District and enters the district in Kaman Tehsil.

Divisions

Bharatpur District has ten revenue subdivisions and eleven tehsils. They have the same names and borders, except that Weir Subdivision is divided into Weir Tehsil and Bhusawar Tehsil. The other ten tehsils are: Bayana, Bharatpur, Deeg, Kaman, Kumher, Nadbai, Nagar, Pahari, Uchchain and Roopwas (Rupbas).[2]

Bharatpur District: Revenue Scheme[2]
Subdivision Land Record
Circles (ILRCs)		 Patwar Circles Villages
Occupied		 Villages
Abandoned		 Villages
Total
Bayana 65118116197
Bharatpur 65718521206
Deeg 85613012142
Kaman 64611913132
Kumher 5471287135
Nadbai 5471214125
Nagar 6491669175
Pahari 5431354139
Roopwas 54914816164
Weir 5511548162
Uchchain

Demographics

Religions in Bharatpur District
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 84.09%
Muslims
 
 14.57%

In the 2011 census, the Bharatpur District had a population of 2,549,121,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[4] or the US state of Nevada.[5] This gave it a ranking of 166th among districts of India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district had a population density of 503 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.32%.[3] Bharatpur had a sex ratio of 877 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 71.16%.[3]

Culture

Notable personalities

Points of interest

Bharatpur District is famous for Keoladeo National Park, a major wintering area for migratory birds. Established as a duck-hunting reserve by the Maharajas of Bharatpur, it was known as the best duck shooting resort in the British Empire. The site was declared a bird sanctuary in 1956 and later upgraded to National Park. UNESCO has listed it as a world heritage site. Keoladeo National Park attracts 364 species of birds, including many from India, but also from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Siberia, China and Tibet, including the rare Siberian crane. As the monsoons arrive and the wetlands and marshes start to fill with water, birds start pouring into the park.

References

  1. ↑ Baratpur—Indian Princely State—the only political entity ever to have a chartreuse colored flag: Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 "Administrative Setup". Bharatpur District. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Kuwait 2,595,62
  5. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Nevada 2,700,551
  • Official website
  • Bharatpur History
  • "District Bharatpur: Gram Panchayat, Samiti and Ward Map". Excise Department, Government of Rajasthan.

Coordinates: 27°13′12″N 77°30′00″E / 27.22000°N 77.50000°E / 27.22000; 77.50000

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