Bhilwara district

Bhilwara District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Bhilwara is the district headquarters.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Bhilwara.
Bhilwara district
District of Rajasthan
Location of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
Area
 • Total10,455 km2 (4,037 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,408,523
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

History

Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhilwara districts of the state.[1]

Geography and demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901354,261—    
1911437,969+2.14%
1921465,050+0.60%
1931532,185+1.36%
1941634,666+1.78%
1951731,532+1.43%
1961869,410+1.74%
19711,059,055+1.99%
19811,315,552+2.19%
19911,599,056+1.97%
20012,020,969+2.37%
20112,408,523+1.77%
source:[2]

The district has an area of 10,455 km², and a population of 2,009,516 (2001 census), which increased 26.14% from 1991 to 2001. Famous for its textile & minerals Industries. It is bounded on the north by Ajmer District, on the east by Bundi District, on the south by Chittorgarh District and on the west by Rajsamand District. State Highway (Jaipur-Udaipur) passes through the district, as does a broad gauge railway line measuring 84 km and connecting Ajmer with Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. The nearest airport is at Udaipur (171 km).

Administrative set-up

There are 7 sub-divisions in the district: Bhilwara, Shahpura, Gangapur, Gulabpura, ASIND, Mandalgarh and Jahajpur. Under these sub-divisions there are 12 Tehsils as per Census of India 2011 report and these 12 Tehsils are Panachayat Samitis: Bhilwara, Banera, Mandal, Mandalgarh, Beejoliya, Kotri, Hurda, Shahpura, Jahazpur, Sahada, Asind and Raipur. There are four Sub Tehsils under the Tehsils mentioned in () also named Bagor (Mandal), Badnor (Asind), Hamirgarh and Puliakalan (Shahpura). Similarly there are 1783 villages as per census of 2001.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Bhilwara district has a population of 2,408,523,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[4] or the US state of New Mexico.[5] This gives it a ranking of 184th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 230 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.7%.[3] Bhilwara has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 62.71%.[3]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.93% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 0.56% Urdu as their first language.[6]

This district also called Textile City or Manchester of India.

Religions in Bhilwara
Hinduism
 
 92.37%
Islam
 
 5.91%
Jainism
 
 1.46%
sikh
 
 0.06%
Others
 
 0.10%
Distribution of religions
Includes Christianss (0.08%).

References
  1. Pillai, Geetha Sunil (28 February 2017), "Stone age tools dating back 2,00,000 years found in Rajasthan", The Times of India
  2. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  3. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kuwait 2,595,62
  5. "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
  6. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue

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