Jaipur district
Jaipur District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western 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).[1]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Divisions
Being the state capital, Jaipur has a Legislative Assembly. There 13 Sub-divisions in district are - Jaipur, Amber, Bassi, Chaksu, Chomu, Mojmabad, 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.
| Sub-divisions | 13 |
| Tehsils | 13 |
| Villages | 2369 |
| Panchayat Samitis | 13 |
| Gram Panchayat | 489 |
| Nagar Palikas | 10 |
| Nagar Nigam | 1 |
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Jaipur district has a population of 6,663,971,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Libya[2] or the US state of Washington.[3] This gives it a ranking of 10th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,550 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.91 %.[1] Jaipur has a sex ratio of 909 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 76.44 %.[1]
[edit] Culture
[edit] Notable personalities
- Hemant Shesh (1952- ) Writer and civil servant. Born in Jaipur.[4]
| 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 | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Libya 6,597,960"
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Washington 6,724,540"
- ^ "हेमंत को बिरला फाउंडेशन के बिहारी पुरस्कार" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran (Jagran Prakashan Ltd). http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/sahitya/?page=article&articleid=2403&category=7. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
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