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Jaipur district
Jaipur District
—  District of Rajasthan  —
Rajastan Jaipur district
Location of Jaipur district in Rajasthan
Country India
State Rajasthan
Administrative division Jaipur Division
Established
Headquarters Jaipur
Tehsils [1]
Government
 • Assembly seats [2]
Area
 • Total 11,152 km2 (4,306 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,663,971Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Major highways National Highway 11 (NH-11), National Highway 8 (NH-8)
Coordinates 26°55′34″N 75°49′25″E / 26.926, 75.8235Coordinates: 26°55′34″N 75°49′25″E / 26.926, 75.8235
Average annual precipitation 459.8 mm
Website Official website
Map rajasthan dist num blank

27. Jaipur district in Rajasthan

Jaipur District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in Northern India. The city of Jaipur, which is Rajasthan's capital and largest city, is the district headquarters. It is the tenth most populous district in India (out of 640).[3]

Geography[]

Jaipur District has an area of 11,152 km². It is bounded by Sikar District on the north, Haryana state on the extreme northeast, Alwar and Dausa districts on the east, Sawai Madhopur District on the southeast, Tonk District on the south, Ajmer District on the west, and Nagaur District on the northwest.

Divisions[]

Being the state capital, Jaipur has a Legislative Assembly. There 13 Sub-divisions in district are:

  • Jaipur
  • Amber
  • Bassi
  • Chaksu
  • Chomu
  • Mauzmabad
  • Jamwa Ramgarh
  • Phagi
  • Phulera
  • Kotputli
  • Sanganer
  • Shahpura
  • Viratnagar

Panchayat Samitis are:

  • Amber
  • Bassi
  • Chaksu
  • Govindgarh
  • Dudu
  • Jamwa Ramgarh
  • Phagi
  • Sambhar
  • Jhotwara
  • Kotputli
  • Shahpura
  • Sanganer
  • Viratnagar

Tehsils are:

  • Amber
  • Bassi
  • Chaksu
  • Chomu
  • Dudu
  • Jamwa Ramgarh
  • Phagi
  • Sambhar
  • Jaipur
  • Kotputli
  • Shahpura
  • Sanganer
  • Viratnagar
Sub-divisions 13
Tehsil 13
Villages 2369
Panchayat Samiti (Block) 13
Gram Panchayat 489
Nagar Palika 10
Nagar Nigam 1

Demographics[]

Religion in Jaipur District
Religion Percent
Hinduism
  
89%
Islam
  
7%
Jainism
  
3%
Christianity
  
0.47%
Buddhism
  
0.03%
other religions
  
0.53%

According to the 2011 census Jaipur district has a population of 6,663,971,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Libya[4] or the US state of Washington.[5] This gives it a ranking of 10th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,550 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.91%.[3] Jaipur has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 76.44%.[3]

Culture[]

Notable personalities[]

  • Hemant Shesh (1952- ) Writer and civil servant. Born in Jaipur.[6]
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)
Average high °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)
31.9
(89.5)
Average low °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)
18.5
(65.3)
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)
Precipitation mm (inches) 8
(0.31)
12
(0.47)
6
(0.24)
4
(0.16)
16
(0.63)
66
(2.6)
216
(8.5)
231
(9.09)
80
(3.15)
23
(0.91)
3
(0.12)
3
(0.12)
668
(26.3)
Source: BBC Weather

See also[]

  • Dravati River, Amanishah ka Nallah

References[]

External links[]

Template:Jaipur district

Divisions and Districts of Rajasthan
Ajmer Division: Ajmer | Bhilwara | Nagaur | Tonk
Bharatpur Division: Bharatpur | Dholpur | Karauli | Sawai Madhopur
Bikaner Division: Bikaner | Churu | Sri Ganganagar | Hanumangarh
Jaipur Division: Alwar | Dausa | Jaipur | Jhunjhunu | Sikar
Jodhpur Division: Barmer | Jaisalmer | Jalore | Jodhpur | Pali | Sirohi
Kota Division: Baran | Bundi | Jhalawar | Kota
Udaipur Division: Banswara | Chittorgarh | Dungarpur | Rajsamand | Udaipur


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