12-573: Belwa is a village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan . It is 80 km away from the district headquarter. The village has a population of 4,346. This article related to a location in Rajasthan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jodhpur district Jodhpur district is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India . The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of
24-602: A literacy rate of 67.09%. 34.30% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.49% and 3.23% of the population respectively. Languages in Jodhpur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 80.22% of the population spoke Rajasthani , 8.87% Marwari and 8.61% Hindi as their first language. 26°16′50″N 73°00′57″E / 26.28056°N 73.01583°E / 26.28056; 73.01583 Districts of India A district ( zila ), also known as revenue district
36-760: A Deputy Commissioner but is not an official district. Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government. Most districts have a distinct headquarters; but the districts of Mumbai City in Maharashtra , Kolkata in West Bengal , Hyderabad in Telangana , and Chennai in Tamil Nadu are examples where there are no distinct district headquarters, although there are district collectors. The majority of districts are named after their administrative centre. Some are referred to by two names,
48-523: A portion currently serves as the residence of the current Maharaja Gaj Singh 's family and the remaining portion is a 5 star hotel under the Taj Group of Hotels . In the 2001 census, there were five sub-divisions in the district and seven tehsils . For ease of administration, there were four sub-tehsils (Upa-tehsils): Balesar, Bap, Jhanwar and Tinwari. Balesar and Bap has local councils ( panchayat samiti ). As of 2011, there were seven sub-divisions in
60-459: A traditional one and one that uses the name of the town that is the headquarters. Since most of the districts are named after a town, the word "district" is appended to distinguish between the town and the district. The following tables list the population details of various states. The columns include the hierarchical administrative subdivision codes , the district name, district headquarters, 2011 census population, area in square kilometres, and
72-461: Is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory . In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions , and in others directly into tehsils or talukas . As of 24 November 2024 , there are a total of 787 districts in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam which are Census districts and not Administrative districts and excludes Itanagar Capital Complex which has
84-425: Is situated at an altitude between 250 and 300 meters above sea level. Jodhpur district comprises three distinct physiography units, the alluvial plains, sand dunes and escarpments. The western and north-western parts of Jodhpur district are characterised by sand dunes. With exception of some parts of Bilara and Osian tehsil, land surface of the district is nearly flat and sandy. Luni is the only important river in
96-491: The 2011 census Jodhpur district has a population of 3,687,165, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oklahoma . This gives it a ranking of 73rd in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 161 inhabitants per square kilometre (420/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.69%. Jodhpur has a sex ratio of 915 females for every 1000 males, and
108-640: The capital of the kingdom of Marwar under the Rathore dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947. The district is located in the State of Rajasthan in western India . The district is bounded on the north by Bikaner District , on the northeast by Nagaur District , on the southeast and south by Pali District , on the southwest by Barmer District , and on the west and northwest by Jaisalmer District . The district stretches between 26 00’ and 27 37’ north latitude and between 72 55’ and 73 52’ east longitude. This district
120-446: The district and eleven tehsils . In addition to these, there were two independent sub-tehsils (Upa-tehsils): Jhanwar and Tinwari. All tehsils are development blocks and have panchayat samities , except Jodhpur which is an urban agglomeration governed as a Municipal Corporation . The towns of Bilara , Phalodi and Piparcity are governed by Municipal Councils. There are 1,794 villages under 351 Gram Panchayats . According to
132-622: The district, it enters Jodhpur district near Bilara and flows for a distance of over 75 km. before entering in Barmer district. Jodhpur is famous for its rich history. It is also referred to as the Blue City and "Sun City". Blue City is derived due to the blue tinge to the whitewashed houses around the Mehrangarh Fort . Other notable places of interest are the Umaid Bhawan Palace which
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#1732884228214144-576: The district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33 ), after Jaipur district . Jodhpur is the historic center of the Marwar region. The district contains Mandore , the ancient capital of the Pratihara Rajput kings (8th-13th centuries), and the Pratiharas' temple city of Osiyan . Jodhpur was founded in the 15th century by Rao Jodha , and served as
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