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Jaipur District
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).

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:
Religions in Jaipur district (2011)
Religion Percent
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, roughly equal to the nation of Libya or the US state of Washington. This gives it a ranking of 10th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,550/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.91%. Jaipur has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males, 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.

Languages

Languages of Jaipur district (2011)

  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.

Culture

Notable personalities

  • HH Galtapeethadheeshwar Swami Avadheshacharya Ji Maharaj - Mahant, Shri Galta Peeth.
  • Hemant Shesh (1952- ) Writer and civil servant. Born in Jaipur.

Climate


Climate data for Jaipur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sub-Divisions/Panchayat Samitis/Tehsils". 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Jaipur Administration". Jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in. 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies of Jaipur district" (PDF). gisserver1.nic.in/. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 - Jaipur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Libya 6,597,960
  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Washington 6,724,540
  9. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ "हेमंत को बिरला फाउंडेशन के बिहारी पुरस्कार". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Jagran Prakashan Ltd. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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