Nagaur district

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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Nagaur.

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Nagaur District is one of the 33 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Area of the district is 17,718 km². The city of Nagaur is the district headquarters.

Geography[]

Nagaur District is situated between 26°25' & 27°40' North Latitude & 73°.10' & 75°.15' East Longitude. The district is bounded by Bikaner District to the northwest, Churu District to the north, Sikar District to the northeast, Jaipur District to the east, Ajmer District to the southeast, Pali District to the south, and Jodhpur District to the southwest and west. The district lies in the Marwar region of Rajasthan, in the Northwestern thorn scrub forests belt surrounding the Thar Desert. The Aravalli Range extends across the southeastern portion of the district, and the saline Sambhar Lake, India's largest salt lake and Rajasthan's largest lake, lies at the southwestern corner of the district, straddling the boundary with Jaipur District.

Tehsils[]

The district consists 10 tahsils. These are Nagaur, Khinvsar, Jayal, Merta, Degana, Didwana, Ladnun, Parbatsar, Makrana and Nawa. Except Khivnsar all of these are Sub-divisions also. There are 11 blocks and 1607 villages in the district.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Nagaur district has a population of 3,309,234,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Uruguay^[2] or the US state of Connecticut.^[3] This gives it a ranking of 102nd in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 187 inhabitants per square kilometre (480 /sq mi) .^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.25 %.^[1] Nagaur has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 64.08 %.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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. "Uruguay 3,308,535 July 2011 est."
^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Connecticut 3,574,097"

External links[]

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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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[districtcensus-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

[cia-2] US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Uruguay 3,308,535 July 2011 est."

[3] "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Connecticut 3,574,097"

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Bikaner district	Churu district	Sikar district
		Jaipur district
	Nagaur district

Jodhpur district	Pali district	Ajmer district