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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Banswara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Banswara district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
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| image_caption = Mangarh memorial, Banswara
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| map_caption = Location of Banswara district in Rajasthan
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'''Banswara District''' has an area of 5,037 km<sup>2</sup>, which is 1.47% of Rajasthan [[States and territories of India|state]], India. The city of [[Banswara]] is the district headquarters. It is bounded on the north by [[Udaipur District]], on the northeast by [[Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan|Pratapgarh District]], on the east and southeast by [[Madhya Pradesh]] state, on the southwest by [[Gujarat]] state, and on the west by [[Dungarpur District]].

==History ==
The district is named after the former Princely State of [[Banswara State|Banswara]]. There are two traditions regarding the etymology of Banswara. According to one tradition, it is derived from the name of the [[Bhil]] chief Bansia who ruled over this area before defeated by Maharaval Jagmal Singh in 1529 CE. According to the other tradition, the name is derived from the ''Bans Vara'' (the country of bamboos) due to the abundance of bamboos in the dense forests of this region.

==Geography==
Banswara is part of the [[Vagad]] region of southern Rajasthan, which includes Banswara and Dungarpur districts. The region is mainly inhabited by tribals, predominantly Bhils. Banswara and Dungarpur are together called Vagar, and in both the places local language is Vagri.

The district lies in the [[Mahi River]] basin. The Mahi flows north through the district from its origin in the [[Vindhya Range]] of Madhya Pradesh, entering the district from the southeast and flowing north towards the northern end of the district, where it turns southwest to form the boundary between Banswara and Dungarpur districts before entering Gujarat and emptying into the [[Gulf of Khambhat|Gulf of Khambat]].

Banswara District has rich [[flora (plants)|flora]] and [[fauna (animals)|fauna]]. The [[forest]]s include mainly [[teak]]. The [[wildlife]] includes a large variety of wild animals like [[leopard]], [[chinkara]], etc. Common [[birds]] in the region are [[fowl]], [[partridge]], [[black drongo]], [[grey shrike]], green [[bee-eater]], [[bulbul]], [[parrot]] etc.

==Economy==
In 2006, the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Banswara one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
Banswara district is divided into 8 sub-divisions, which are further divided into 12 tehsils and 11 development blocks. Banswara sub-division consists Banswara and Abapura Garhi consists tehsils Garhi and Arthuna , [[Ghatol]] sub-division consists Ghatol tehsil and Gaonoda and [[Kushalgarh]] sub-division consists Kushalgarh and Sajjangarh consists sajjangarh Bagidora consist Bagidora and Gangtalaitehsils. Anandpuri subdivision consists Anandpuri..Chotisarvan consists Chotisarvan tehsil The 11development blocks in the district are: Talwara, Garhi, Ghatol, Arthuna,Banswara, Bagidora, Anandpuri, Chhoti sarvan, , Gangadtalai Kushalgarh and Sajjangarh.

The district consists 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies, Kushalgarh, Garhi, Ghatol, Banswara and Bagidora. All of them along with 3 other Vidhan Sabha constituencies from Dungarpur district are part of the lone Lok Sabha constituency of the district, Banswara.<ref>[http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/ele2004/distaclist.html CEO, Rajasthan website - district & assembly constituency wise electorates]</ref>

==Demographics==
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|94.65}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Banswara district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,797,485,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[The Gambia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nebraska 1,826,341
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 267th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|399|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.58%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Banswara has a [[sex ratio]] of 979 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 57.2%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes make up 4.5% and 76.4% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 87.73% of the population in the district spoke [[Wagdi]], 4.32% [[Hindi]], 3.85% [[Bagri language|Bagri]] and 2.21% [[Bhili language|Bhili]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,58,456|13=1911|14=1,79,651|15=1921|16=2,10,371|17=1931|18=2,49,801|19=1941|20=2,87,408|21=1951|22=3,41,692|23=1961|24=4,52,712|25=1971|26=6,23,413|27=1981|28=8,41,808|29=1991|30=10,95,962|31=2001|32=14,20,601|33=2011|34=17,97,485|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== Transport ==
The nearest airport is in [[Maharana Pratap Airport]] 160 kilometres away in Udaipur(Rajasthan), while the nearest international airport is [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]] 289 km away in Ahmedabad{GUJRAT}. The closest railway station is [[Ratlam Junction railway station|Ratlam Junction]] 80 km away.

==Notes==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.banswara.rajasthan.gov.in Banswara District website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050205002847/http://www.investrajasthan.com/maps/banswara.htm Banswara District map (Invest Rajasthan)]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Banswara district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Pratapgarh district (Rajasthan)|Pratapgarh district]]
|East = [[Ratlam district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southeast = [[Jhabua district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Dohad district]], [[Gujarat]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Dungarpur district]]
}}

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>Yogesh789Dodiyar at 16:58, 3 July 2021