15-558: Vallabhnagar is a city in municipal council/nagar palika in Udaipur district of Rajasthan , India . The historical name of Vallabhnagar was Unthala. The population of Vallabhnagar is 8,053. This article related to a location in Rajasthan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Udaipur district Udaipur district is one of the 50 districts of Rajasthan state in western India . The historic city of Udaipur
30-574: Is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan. Before Udaipur district was established in independent India, it was a part of former Mewar or Udaipur State , comprising little less than half the portion of the former state. With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan in 1948, parts of the erstwhile district of Girwa, Khamnor, Rajnagar, Bhim, Magra, Kherwara and Kumbhalgarh , together with
45-573: The Banas basin. The average annual rainfall of the district is 637 mm. According to the 2011 census Udaipur district has a population of 3,068,420, roughly equal to the nation of Oman or the US state of Iowa . This gives it a ranking of 118th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 242 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over
60-604: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Udaipur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Udaipur district is rich in mineral resources, and produces greater value of minerals than the rest of the state combined. The important metallic minerals found in
75-475: The thikanas of Nathdwara, Kankroli, Salumbar (excluding Sayra tehsil), Bhinder, Kanor, Bansi, Bari Sadri, Amet, Sardargarh, Deogarh and Gogunda were combined to constitute the district of Udaipur. During the decadal period 1951–61, two new tehsils – Nathdwara and Gogunda – were created in the district. In 1991, seven tehsils of Udaipur district (Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara and Railmagra) were transferred out of Udaipur district to create
90-568: The area. The authority to create and administer Scheduled Areas stems from the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Constitution of India . The Fifth Schedule protects tribal interests in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana , Gujarat , Jharkhand , Chhattisgarh , Himachal Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Odisha , and Rajasthan . In the Fifth Schedule areas, the governor of
105-436: The decade 2001-2011 was 23.66%. Udaipur has a sex ratio of 958 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.74%. 19.83% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.14% and 49.71% of the population respectively. Several areas of the district are classified as Scheduled Areas because of large tribal populations in these areas. In rural areas, tribals are 60.29% of
120-454: The district are ore of copper , lead , zinc and silver . Important non-metallic minerals found in the district are rock phosphate, asbestos, limestone, and marble. Scheduled Areas (India) Scheduled Areas are areas in India with a preponderance of tribal population subject to a special governance mechanism wherein the central government plays a direct role in safeguarding cultural and economic interests of scheduled tribes in
135-425: The new district of Rajsamand . Since then, several new tehsils have been created by restructuring or dividing existing tehsils; such new tehsils include Rishabhdeo and Lasadiya created in 2008, Badgaon in 2012, Bhindar in 2017, and Kanor in 2018. The area of Udaipur District is 11,724 square kilometres. The district is characterized by hilly terrain, with hills in the west and south, an elevated plateau in
150-563: The north, and plains in the east. The western part of the district is drained by the Sabarmati, Wakal and Sei rivers, while the southeastern part of the district is drained by Jakham, Gomti and Som rivers. Udaipur district bounded on the northwest by the Aravalli Range , across which lie the districts of Sirohi and Pali . It is bounded on the north by Rajsamand District , on the east by Chittaurgarh District and Pratapgarh District , on
165-506: The population spoke Mewari , 27.00% Wagdi , 13.12% Hindi and 12.05% Rajasthani as their first language. Udaipur district comprises Fifteen sub-divisions: Sarada, Girwa, Gogunda , Badgaon, Kherwara, Bhinder, Lasadiya, Mavli, Vallabhnagar , Kotra, Jhadol , Rishabhdev and Salumbar . These sub-divisions are further divided into 18 tehsils. Girwa sub-division consists two tehsils: Girwa and Gogunda . Kherwada sub-division also comprises two tehsils: Kherwada and Rishabhdeo . Each of
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#1732854809915180-525: The population. Scheduled Areas in the district include the entire tehsils of Kotra , Jhadol , Lasadiya, Salumbar, Sarada, Kherwara , Rishabhdeo , and Gogunda , and portions of Girwa, Mavli, and Vallabhnagar tehsils. Among 2,479 villages in the district, 1,945 villages (78%) are designed as being under the Tribal Sub-Plan . Languages in Udaipur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 44.19% of
195-642: The south by Dungarpur District , and on the southwest by the state of Gujarat . The continental watershed, in the form of the Aravalli range , passes through the district, with the northeastern part of the district draining to the Bay of Bengal and the southwestern part draining to the Gulf of Khambhat . 47% of the district's area lies in the Mahi basin, 30% in Sabarmati basin, and 23% in
210-678: The state has special responsibilities with respect to tribal populations in the areas including issuing directives to the state government and limiting the effect of acts of the central or state legislature on the areas. The Sixth Schedule protects tribal interests in Assam , Meghalaya , Tripura and Mizoram . In the Sixth Schedule areas, the emphasis is on self-rule; tribal communities are granted considerable autonomy, including powers to make laws and receive central government funds for social and infrastructure development. To enable local control,
225-415: The sub-divisions, Mavli , Vallabhnagar , Kotda and Jhadol comprise only one tehsil of the same name. Salumbar sub-division comprises three tehsils: Lasadiya , Salumbar and Sarada . There are 20 Panchayat Samitis in the district. The economy of Udaipur district is primarily dependent on agriculture with 61.7 percent workers in the district engaged as cultivators or agricultural labourers. In 2006
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