Karauli district
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Clockwise from top-left: Shri Mahaveer Ji temple, Kalia Devi Temple in Karauli, Hindaun Fort, Maheshwara ki Kho, Timangarh Fort
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Location of Karauli district in Rajasthan
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| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Bharatpur |
| Headquarters | Karauli |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Neelabh Saxena, IAS[1] |
| • Superintendent of Police | Brajesh Jyoti Upadhyay, IPS[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,043 km2 (1,947 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[3]
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| • Total | 1,458,248 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 66.22 |
| • Sex ratio | 861 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Rajasthani |
| • Native | Rajasthani, Braj Bhasha dialect |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | Karauli District |
Karauli District is a district of the state of Rajasthaninwestern India. It is located in the Braj Bhoomi region. The town of Karauli serves as the administrative headquarters of the district. Karauli district also comes under the Bharatpur Divisional Commissionerate.
The population of Karuali district was 1,458,248 people in the 2011 Indian census, giving a population density of 264 inhabitants per square kilometre (680/sq mi).[3]
Karauli District encompasses an area of 5,043 square kilometres (1,947 sq mi). It is bordered by Dholpur district to the east, Bharatpur district to the northeast, Dausa district to the north, and Sawai Madhopur district to the west.[4] Karauli City is located 169 km (105 mi) from Gwalior, 114 km (71 mi) west of Agra and 158 km (98 mi) from the city of Jaipur.
The Chambal River forms the southeastern boundary of the district with the state of Madhya Pradesh, around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Mandrayal. Although most of Karauli district is composed of hills and valleys, there are no high mountains, with the highest having an elevation less than 450 metres (1,480 ft) above sea level.[4]
The district also has a forest which covered an area of 172,459 hectares (426,160 acres) in 2011, about 30% of the total geographical area of the district's 504,301 ha (1,246,150 acres).
Natural resources found in Karauli district include sandstone, masonry stone, silica sand, soapstone, white clay and some iron ore.[citation needed]
Karauli district's natural environment includes the Vindhya Range and Aravalli Range. The district has both plains and hilly areas.[5] The plains are fertile and the soil present in the area is lightweight and sandy. There are many rivers in the district.
The climate in Karauli district is sunny for most of the year, with the average annual high 35 °C (95 °F) and low 23 °C (73 °F). Extreme temperatures have reached 49 °C (120 °F) in May and 2 °C (36 °F) in January.[6] The humidity of Karauli district ranges from 31% to 35% in the dry season with a dew point between 11 °C (52 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F). The annual rainfall is 668.86 mm (26.333 in), falling for an average of 35 days per year, concentrated during the South Asian Monsoon from June to September.
Karauli City is the district headquarters of Karauli district, which is divided into eight tehsils, six subdivisions, 223 Panchayats, 881 villages, six Panchayat Samiti, two Nagar Parishad, and one Nagarpalika.
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Karauli district one of the country's 250 most impoverished districts (out of a total of 640 districts).[7] It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 298,215 | — |
| 1911 | 295,899 | −0.08% |
| 1921 | 266,079 | −1.06% |
| 1931 | 292,829 | +0.96% |
| 1941 | 330,914 | +1.23% |
| 1951 | 370,984 | +1.15% |
| 1961 | 443,169 | +1.79% |
| 1971 | 557,132 | +2.31% |
| 1981 | 718,715 | +2.58% |
| 1991 | 924,715 | +2.55% |
| 2001 | 1,205,888 | +2.69% |
| 2011 | 1,458,248 | +1.92% |
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In the 2011 census of India, Karauli district had a population of 1,458,248,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[9] or the US state of Hawaii.[10] This makes it the 340th most populous district in India.[3] The district has a population density of 264 inhabitants per square kilometre (680/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate from 2001 to 2011 was 20.57%.[3] Karauli has a sex ratio of 858 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 67.34%. 14.96% of the population lives in urban areas.[3]
The Jat and Yadav castes both have a significant population in Karauli.[11]
After the separation of Todabhim and Nadoti tehsils, the resulting district had a population of 1,056,170. The district had a sex ratio of 858 females per 1000 males. 195,128 people (18.48% of the population) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 267,102 (25.29%) and 209,289 (19.82%) of the population respectively.[3] Hindi is the predominant language, spoken by 99.41% of the population.[13] Gurjar And schedule casts form the majority in Karauli district.[14]
Swaziland 1,370,424
Hawaii 1,360,301
Places adjacent to Karauli district
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