Jaipur district

Jaipur district
Jaipur district
District of Rajasthan
	Clockwise from top-left: Ganesh Pol in Amber Fort, Jal Mahal, Hawa Mahal, Jaigarh Fort, Jantar Mantar in Jaipur
	Location of Jaipur district in Rajasthan
	Coordinates (Jaipur): 26°55′34″N 75°49′25″E / 26.926°N 75.8235°E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Jaipur
Headquarters	Jaipur
Tehsils	16
Government
• District collector	Prakash Rajpurohit, IAS
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	19
Area
• Total	11,143 km2 (4,302 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,626,178
• Density	595/km2 (1,540/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	76%
• Sex ratio	910
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	National Highway 21 (NH-21); National Highway 48 (NH-48)
Average annual precipitation	459.8 mm
Website	jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in

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).^[4]

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
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	944,116	—
1911	889,399	−0.60%
1921	729,878	−1.96%
1931	813,631	+1.09%
1941	926,153	+1.30%
1951	1,186,745	+2.51%
1961	1,508,009	+2.42%
1971	1,993,463	+2.83%
1981	2,802,414	+3.46%
1991	3,887,895	+3.33%
2001	5,251,071	+3.05%
2011	6,626,178	+2.35%
source:^[5]

Religions in Jaipur district (2011)^[6]
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,^[4] roughly equal to the nation of Libya^[7] or the US state of Washington.^[8] This gives it a ranking of 10th in India (out of a total of 640).^[4] The district has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,550/sq mi).^[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.91%.^[4] Jaipur has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males,^[4] 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.^[4]

Languages

Languages of Jaipur district (2011)^[9]

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.^[9]

Culture

Notable personalities

HH Galtapeethadheeshwar Swami Avadheshacharya Ji Maharaj - Mahant, Shri Galta Peeth.
Hemant Shesh (1952- ) Writer and civil servant. Born in Jaipur.^[10]

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

References

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

https://jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/jaipur/en/about-jaipur/blocks-tehsils-panchayats.html#

External links

Jaipur District

[Sub-Divisions/Panchayat_Samitis/Tehsils-1] "Sub-Divisions/Panchayat Samitis/Tehsils". 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[2] "Jaipur Administration". Jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in. 22 February 2024.

[Jaipur_district_Assembly_Constituencies-3] "Assembly Constituencies of Jaipur district" (PDF). gisserver1.nic.in/. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

[districtcensus-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "District Census Handbook 2011 - Jaipur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[5] Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

[Religion-6] "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[cia-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

[language-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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