Dausa district

Dausa District is a district of Rajasthan state in India within Jaipur division. The city of Dausa is the district headquarters. It has an area of 3432 km² and a population of 1,634,409 in 2011 census. It is surrounded by Alwar District in the north, Bharatpur district in the northeast, Karauli district in the southeast, Sawai Madhopur district in the south, and Jaipur district in the west. The Sawa and Banganga rivers run through the district. It is situated on the National Highway 21 from Jaipur to Agra. It is 55 km to the east of Jaipur and 103 km from Sawai Madhopur.

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

Dausa district
District of Rajasthan
Chand Baori, Abhaneri
Chand Baori, Abhaneri
Location of Dausa district in Rajasthan
Location of Dausa district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Dausa): 26.54°N 76.19°E / 26.54; 76.19
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionJaipur
HeadquartersDausa
Government
 • District CollectorQummer Ul Zaman Choudhary (IAS)
Area
 • Total3,432 km2 (1,325 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,634,409
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy68.16%
 • Sex ratio905
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationRJ-29
Major highwaysNational Highway 21 (NH-21)

National Highway 148 (NH-148)

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (NE-4)
Average annual precipitation459.8 mm
Websitedausa.rajasthan.gov.in

History

Dausa is named after a hill near the city that was called Devgiri.[2] It is situated in a region known as Dhundhar. It was ruled by the Chauhans and Badgurjars during the 10th century CE. It became the first capital of Dhundhar. In the 11th century CE, Dulha Rai won it from the Badgurjars and continued to rule until 1036 CE.[3][2]

When Akbar went to Ajmer as a pilgrim to Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in 1562 CE, he stayed in Dausa and met with Rupsi Bairagi, Hakim of Dausa at the time and brother of Bharmal.

Dausa district was constituted on 10 April 1991 by separating four tehsils, namely Dausa, Baswa, Sikrai, & Lalsot from Jaipur district. Mahwa Tehsil of Sawai Madhopur was included in this district on 15 August 1992.[2]

Geography

Dausa district is located in the eastern part of Rajasthan within Jaipur division. The area of the district is 3432 km² and ranks at 32nd among districts of Rajasthan.[4]

The Banganga and Morel rivers run through the district. However, there are no perennial rivers in the district. The district falls within the three corresponding river basins namely "Banganga River Basin" in northern part, "Banas River Basin" in southern part, and "Gambhir River Basin" in lower eastern part.[4][5]

The general topographic elevation in the district is between 250 m to 300 m above sea level. Elevation ranges from a minimum of 203.2 m above sea level in Mahwa in the northeastern part of the district and maximum of 596.3 m above sea level in Bandikui in northern part of the district.[5]

Climate

The climate of the district mostly remains dry except in the rainy season. The annual normal rainfall of the district is 561 mm.[4]

Divisions

Dausa district has 11 Sub-divisions, 15 Tehsils, 11 Panchayat Samitis and 284 Gram Panchayats.[6]

Sub–divisions

The 11 Sub-divisions in district are:[7]

Panchayat Samitis

The 11 Panchayat Samitis are:[8]

Tehsils

The 15 Tehsils are:[9]

Lok Sabha Constituency

Dausa district is part of the Dausa Lok Sabha constituency, and Jaskaur Meena is the current Member of Parliament representing this constituency.

Vidhan Sabha Constituencies

Dausa district has 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies.[10]

Constituency number Name Party Elected Representative
85 Bandikui INC Gajraj Khatana
86 Mahuwa Independent Omprakash Hudla
87 Sikrai INC Mamta Bhupesh
88 Dausa Murari Lal Meena
89 Lalsot Parsadi Lal Meena

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901321,510—    
1911305,507−0.51%
1921254,843−1.80%
1931283,384+1.07%
1941322,117+1.29%
1951403,207+2.27%
1961473,905+1.63%
1971588,702+2.19%
1981763,706+2.64%
1991999,227+2.72%
20011,323,002+2.85%
20111,634,409+2.14%
source:[11]

According to the 2011 census Dausa district has a population of 1,634,409, with a population density of 476 persons per km²,[12] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[13] or the US state of Idaho.[14] This gives it a ranking of 305th in India (out of a total of 640).[12] The district has a population density of 476 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,230/sq mi) .[12] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.31%.[12] Dausa has a sex ratio of 905 females for every 1000 males,[12] and a literacy rate of 68.16%, with male literacy at 82.98% and female literacy at 51.93%. 12.35% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.68% and 26.51% of the population respectively.[12]

Religion
Religions in Dausa district (2011)[15]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 96.81%
Islam
 
 2.78%
Other or not stated
 
 0.41%

According to the 2011 census, Hindus form the majority religious group accounting for 96.81% of the district's population, followed by Muslims (2.78%).[15]

Languages

Languages of Dausa district (2011)[16]

  Hindi (86.77%)
  Dhundari (6.64%)
  Rajasthani (6.40%)
  Others (0.19%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 86.77% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 6.64% Dhundari and 6.40% Rajasthani as their first language.[16] The dialect of the region is Dhundari.

References
  1. "Name Census 2011, Dausa Handbook data" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. Dausa-Rajasthan. "History|Dausa Rajasthan,Dausa-Rajasthan". dausa.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. Kling, Doris Marion (1993). The Emergence of Jaipur State: Rajput Response to Mughal Rule, 1562-1743. University of Pennsylvania. p. 64. Retrieved 5 October 2023. By the early eleventh century Dulha Rai had wrested Dausa and Deoti from the Badgujar Rajputs and subdued Meenas
  4. "Geographical and Physical features - District Dausa". District Dausa. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. "Hydrogeological Atlas of Rajasthan Dausa District" (PDF). Public Health Engineering Department. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  6. "District Dausa - Government of Rajasthan". District Dausa. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. "Sub Division Office - District Dausa - Government of Rajasthan". District Dausa. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. "Panchayat Samiti/Block - District Dausa - Government of Rajasthan". District Dausa. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. "Tehsil - District Dausa - Government of Rajasthan". District Dausa. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. "Assembly Constituency-Dausa District". District Dausa. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  12. "District Census Handbook 2011 - Dausa" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  13. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
  14. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Idaho 1,567,582
  15. "Table C-16 Population by religious community: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  16. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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