8-592: Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan State in western India . It surrounds the Kumbhalgarh fortress and covers an area of 610.528 km (236 sq mi). The sanctuary extends across the Aravalli Range , covering parts of Rajsamand , Udaipur , and Pali districts, ranging from 500 to 1,300 metres (1,600 to 4,300 ft) in elevation. It
16-594: Is part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion . Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary takes name after the impressive historic fort of Kumbhalgarh. The wildlife sanctuary consists of a 224.890 km (87 sq mi) core area and a 385.638 km (149 sq mi) buffer area. It covers four hill and mountain ranges of the Aravalli: Kumbhalgarh range; Sadri range; Desuri range and Bokhada range. Twenty-two villages are located inside
24-405: Is the apex predator in the sanctuary. The birds at Kumbhalgarh includes the grey junglefowl . The amphibians include the common toad, Indian bullfrog, and skipper frog; reptiles like the rat snake, Indian cobra, and checkered keelback; fish species such as katla, mahseer, and rohu; invertebrates like alsiya, bhanwar, and tannin. Rajsamand District Rajsamand District is a district of
32-461: The state of Rajasthan in western India . The city of Rajsamand is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from Udaipur district by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh , Amet , Kumbhalgarh , Rajsamand , Nathdwara , and Railmagra . The district has an area of 4,768 km . The Aravalli Range forms the northwestern boundary of the district, across which lies Pali District . Beawar District lies to
40-584: The US state of Rhode Island . This gives it a ranking of 405th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 302 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.35%. Rajsamand has a sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.93%. 15.89% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.81% and 13.90% of
48-458: The north, Bhilwara District to the northeast and east, Chittorgarh District to the southeast, and Udaipur District to the south. The district lies in the watershed of the Banas River and its tributaries. Some other rivers are: Ari, Gomati, Chandrabhaga According to the 2011 census Rajsamand district has a population of 1,156,597, roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste or
56-482: The population respectively. Languages of Rajsamand district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 75.36% of the population in the district spoke Mewari , 17.19% Rajasthani , 5.30% Hindi and 0.97% Marwari as their first language. Rajsamand district had lot of natural and historical places to visit. Literacy in India Too Many Requests If you report this error to
64-592: The sanctuary. The soils are generally thin, mostly of sandy loam . The base rocks are mainly metamorphic , from the Archean . The topography of the sanctuary can be divided into hills, piedmont and plain . The areas of plain have mostly been co-opted for crops. Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary harbours the Indian wolf , Indian leopard , sloth bear , striped hyena , golden jackal , jungle cat , sambhar , nilgai , chausingha , chinkara and Indian hare . The leopard
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