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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Bhilwara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhilwara district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Bijoliya Parasnath 49.jpg
|photo1b = Shahpura Mahal.jpg
|photo2a = Amargarh Fort, Rajasthan, India.jpg
|photo2b = Jahazpur Fort, Rajasthan, India.jpg
|photo3a = Feel the breeze - panoramio.jpg
}}
| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Bijolia Parshvanath temple]], Shahpura Palace, [[Jahazpur Fort]], Lake near [[Bhilwara]], [[Amargarh Fort]]
| image_map = Bhilwara in Rajasthan (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ajmer division|Ajmer]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat =
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 10,455
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,408,523
| population_footnotes = <ref name=districtcensus/>
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title = Administration
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = District Collector
| leader_name1 = Ashish Modi
| leader_title2 = Superintendent of Police
| leader_name2 = Adarsh Sidhu
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| website = {{URL|https://bhilwara.rajasthan.gov.in/}}
| official_name =
| Government =
}}

'''Bhilwara District''' is a district of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] in western [[India]]. The town of [[Bhilwara]] is the district headquarters.

==History==
Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 200,000 years were found in [[Bundi district|Bundi]] and Bhilwara districts of the state.<ref>{{citation |last=Pillai |first=Geetha Sunil |title=Stone age tools dating back 2,00,000 years found in Rajasthan |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/udaipur/stone-age-tools-dating-back-200000-years-found-in-rajasthan/articleshow/57385393.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=28 February 2017 }}</ref>

==Geography==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,54,261|13=1911|14=4,37,969|15=1921|16=4,65,050|17=1931|18=5,32,185|19=1941|20=6,34,666|21=1951|22=7,31,532|23=1961|24=8,69,410|25=1971|26=10,59,055|27=1981|28=13,15,552|29=1991|30=15,99,056|31=2001|32=20,20,969|33=2011|34=24,08,523|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=left}}The district has an area of 10,455 km², and a population of 2,408,523 (2011 census), which increased 19.60% from 2001 to 2011. Famous for its textile & minerals Industries. It is bounded on the north by [[Ajmer District]], on the east by [[Bundi District]], on the south by [[Chittorgarh District]] and on the west by [[Rajsamand District]]. State Highway (Jaipur-Udaipur) passes through the district, as does a [[broad gauge]] railway line measuring 84 km and connecting [[Ajmer]] with [[Khandwa]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The nearest airport is at [[Udaipur, Rajasthan|Udaipur]] (171 km).

==Administration==
There are 7 sub-divisions in the district: [[Bhilwara]], [[Shahpura, Bhilwara|Shahpura]], [[Gangapur, Bhilwara|Gangapur]], [[Gulabpura]], [[Asind]], [[Mandalgarh]] and [[Jahazpur]]. Under these sub-divisions there are 12 Tehsils as per Census of India 2011 report and these 12 Tehsils are Panachayat Samitis: [[Bhilwara]], [[Banera]], [[Mandal tehsil|Mandal]], [[Mandalgarh]], [[Beejoliya Kalan|Beejoliya]], [[Kotri]], [[Hurda]], [[Shahpura, Bhilwara|Shahpura]], [[Jahazpur]], [[Sahada]], [[Asind]] and [[Raipur]]. There are four Sub Tehsils under the Tehsils mentioned in () also named [[Bagor, Rajasthan|Bagor]] (Mandal), Badnor (Asind), [[Hamirgarh]] and Puliakalan (Shahpura). Similarly there are 1783 villages as per census of 2001.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bhilwara district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,408,523,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Bhilwara|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1024/download/3110/DH_2011_0824_PART_A_DCHB_BHILWARA.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<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 = Kuwait 2,595,62
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<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=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |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 184th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 230 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.7%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bhilwara has a [[sex ratio]] of 969 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 [[males]],<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 62.71%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.94% and 9.52% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/> This district, rather pretentiously, is boastfully called Textile City or Manchester of Rajasthan.

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Bhilwara district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11390/download/14503/DDW08C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|92.37}}
{{bar percent|[[Rajasthani Muslims|Muslims]]|green|5.91}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Rajasthan|Jains]]|brown|1.46}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.26}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Bhilwara district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value1 = 53.08 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Mewari language|Mewari]] |value2 = 27.50 |color2 = pink
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 15.00 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Marwari language|Marwari]] |value4 = 1.82 |color4 = maroon
|label5 = Others |value5 = 2.60 |color5 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 53.08% of the population spoke [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], 27.50% [[Mewari language|Mewari]], 15.00% [[Hindi]] and 1.82% [[Marwari language|Marwari]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10220/download/13332/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0800.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.bhilwara.rajasthan.gov.in}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091008160221/http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/rajgovt/Districtprofile/bhilwara.html Bhilwara district Profile]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bhilwara district
|North = [[Ajmer district]]
|Northeast = [[Tonk district]]
|East = [[Bundi district]]
|Southeast = [[Chittaurgarh district]] (Eastern) <br/> [[Neemuch district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|South = [[Chittaurgarh district]] (Western)
|Southwest =
|West = [[Rajsamand district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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