6-478: Chittorgarh district is one of the 50 districts of Rajasthan state in western India . The historic city of Chittaurgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was established on 1 August 1948 by integrating portions of various princely states: Mewar , Pratabgarh , Tonk , and Jhalawar . Chittaurgarh is famous for the Chittor fort , home to various famous Rajput dynasties. In 2006
12-703: A Deputy Commissioner or district Magistrate (from the Indian Administrative Service ), a Superintendent of Police (from the Indian Police Service ) and a Deputy Conservator of Forests (from the Indian Forest Service ), each of which is assisted by officers of various Rajasthan state services. The state-appointed officials are responsible for matters such as health, education, and other primary facilities. On 17 March 2023, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced
18-490: A ranking of 323rd in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 193 inhabitants per square kilometre (500/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.09%. Chittaurgarh has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.51%. 18.47% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.20% and 13.05% of
24-680: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chittorgarh 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). According to the 2011 census Chittorgarh district has a population of 1,544,338, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon or the US state of Hawaii . This gives it
30-506: The creation of 19 new districts and 3 new divisions, while Jaipur district and Jodhpur district would cease to exist (becoming Jaipur Urban, Jaipur rural, Jodhpur urban, and Jodhpur rural), thus number of districts was increased to 50 and divisions to 10. Later, On 6 October 2023, Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot announced three new districts, but no official notification was published in this regard. The three districts announced were Malpura, Sujangarh, and Kuchaman City. Therefore
36-616: The population respectively. Languages of Chittorgarh district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 67.88% of the population spoke Mewari , 15.52% Rajasthani and 13.86% Hindi as their first language. 24°52′48″N 74°37′12″E / 24.88000°N 74.62000°E / 24.88000; 74.62000 Districts of Rajasthan The Indian state of Rajasthan is divided into 50 districts for administrative purposes. The responsibilities of district management are carried out by All-India officials and state-appointed officials. The All-India officials in each district are
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