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{{Short description|District of Rajasthan in India}}
{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Dausa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dausa district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Rajasthan|District of Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Rajastan_Dausa_district.png
| map_caption = Location of Dausa district in Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.54|76.19|region:IN-RJ_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Dausa
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = Jaipur Division
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Dausa]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 3432
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,634,409<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0811_PART_B_DCHB_0811_DAUSA.pdf | title = Name Census 2011, Dausa Handbook data | access-date = 28 February 2016 | year = 2016 | publisher = censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 68.16
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 905
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = National Highway 11 (NH-11)
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 459.8 mm
| website = {{URL|https://dausa.rajasthan.gov.in/}}
}}

'''Dausa District''' is a district of [[Rajasthan]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in [[India]] within [[Jaipur division]]. The city of [[Dausa]] is the district headquarters. It has an area of 3432 km² and a population of 1,634,409 in 2011 census. It is surrounded by [[Alwar District]] in the north, [[Bharatpur District]] in the northeast, [[Karauli District]] in the southeast, [[Sawai Madhopur District]] in the south, and [[Jaipur District]] in the west. Dausa district is divided into eight [[tehsil]]s - Baswa, Dausa, [[Lalsot]], [[Mahwa, India|Mahwa]], Sikrai, Lawan, Nangal Rajawatan and Ramgarh Panchwara. The Sawa and Ban Ganga rivers run through the district. It is situated on the National Highway 11 from [[Jaipur]] to [[Agra]]. It is 55 km to the east of [[Jaipur]] and 103 km from [[Sawai Madhopur]].

==History==
{{more citations needed section|date=September 2020}}
Dausa is named after a hill near the city that was called Devgiri.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dausa-Rajasthan|title=History{{!}}Dausa Rajasthan,Dausa-Rajasthan|url=https://dausa.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/dausa/en/about-dausa/history.html#|access-date=22 September 2020|website=dausa.rajasthan.gov.in|language=en-us}}</ref> On the top of hill is situated a fort, built by Badgujar kings, who were the original rulers of this area. Later, Dausa was given by [[Chauhan]]s to [[Kachwaha]]s, but the centre of their power shifted to [[Kingdom of Amber|Amber]].

When [[Akbar]] went to [[Ajmer]] as a pilgrim to [[Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti]] in 1562, he stayed in Dausa and met with Rupsi Baragi, [[Hakim (title)|Hakim]] of Dausa at the time and brother of [[Bharmal]]. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Dausa. The main crops of the district are wheat, bajra, rapeseed, mustard and groundnuts.

Dausa District was constituted on 10 April 1991 by separating four [[tehsil]]s, namely Dausa, Baswa, Sikrai, & [[Lalsot]] from [[Jaipur district]].{{Citation needed|reason=four or five taluka?|date=June 2014}} Mahwa Tehsil of [[Sawai Madhopur]] was included in this district on 15 August 1992.{{Citation needed|reason=from where?|date=June 2014}}

==Statistical data==
Dausa is not the smallest district of Rajasthan by area. Dholpur is the smallest district, at 3,034 square km, while Dausa is 3,432 square km.

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Dausa District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|96.81}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|02.78}}
}}
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,21,510|13=1911|14=3,05,507|15=1921|16=2,54,843|17=1931|18=2,83,384|19=1941|20=3,22,117|21=1951|22=4,03,207|23=1961|24=4,73,905|25=1971|26=5,88,702|27=1981|28=7,63,706|29=1991|30=9,99,227|31=2001|32=13,23,002|33=2011|34=16,34,409|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}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Dausa district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,634,409, with a population density of 476 persons per km²,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0811_PART_B_DCHB_DAUSA.pdf | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 10 December 2019 | year = 2011 | publisher = Indian govt.}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<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 = 1 October 2011 | quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est. }}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<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=30 September 2011 |quote=Idaho 1,567,582 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 305th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 476 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.31%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Dausa has a [[sex ratio]] of 905 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 68.16%, with male literacy at 82.98% and female literacy at 51.93%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.88% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Rajasthan |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://dausa.rajasthan.gov.in/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060508035352/http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/DAUSA1.SHTM Dausa district on Rajasthan govt page]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Dausa district
|North = [[Alwar district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Bharatpur district]]
|Southeast = [[Karauli district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Sawai Madhopur district]]
|West = [[Jaipur district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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