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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jodhpur district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Rajasthan|District of Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Rajastan Jodhpur district.png
| map_caption = Location of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{coord|27.62|72.92}} - {{coord|26.00|73.87}}
| coor_pinpoint = Jodhpur
| 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 = [[Jodhpur Division]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jodhpur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = Phalodi Osian Bhoplghard Luni Balesair Lohawat Serghard Bilara
| area_total_km2 = 22850
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3687165
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 34.30 percent
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 65.94
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 916
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jodhpur]]
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
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| website = {{URL|http://jodhpur.rajasthan.gov.in}}
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[[File:Map rajasthan dist Jodhpur.png|thumb|right|400px|Jodhpur District in Rajasthan]]

'''Jodhpur District''' is a [[List of districts in India|district]] in the [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[Rajasthan]] in western [[India]]. The city of [[Jodhpur]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.

As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of [[Districts of Rajasthan|33]]), after [[Jaipur district]].<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>

Jodhpur is the historic center of the [[Marwar]] region. The district contains [[Mandore]], the ancient capital of the [[Pratihara]] [[Rajput]] kings (6th-13th centuries), and the Pratiharas' temple city of [[Osian, Jodhpur|Osiyan]]. Jodhpur was founded in the 15th century by [[Rao Jodha]], and served as the capital of the kingdom of Marwar under the Rathore dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947.

==Geography==
The district is located in the State of [[Rajasthan]] in western [[India]]. [The district is bounded on the north by [[Bikaner District]], on the northeast by [[Nagaur District]], on the southeast and south by [[Pali District]], on the southwest by [[Barmer District]], and on the west and northwest by [[Jaisalmer District]]. The district stretches between 26 00’ and 27 37’ north latitude and between 72 55’ and 73 52’ east longitude. This district is situated at an altitude between 250 and 300 meters above sea level.

[[Jodhpur]] district comprises three distinct physiography units, the alluvial plains, sand dunes and escarpments. The western and north-western parts of [[Jodhpur]] district are characterized by sand dunes. With exception of some parts of Bilara and Osian tehsil, land surface of the district is nearly flat and sandy. Luni is the only important river in the district, it enters Jodhpur district near Bilara and flows for a distance of over 75 km. before entering in Barmer district.

==Economy==

===Tourism===
Jodhpur is famous for its rich history. It is also referred to as the ''Blue City'' and "Sun City". ''Blue City'' is derived due to the blue tinge to the whitewashed houses around the [[Mehrangarh Fort]]. Other notable places of interest are the [[Umaid Bhawan Palace]] which a portion currently{{when|date=February 2019}} serves as the residence of the current [[Maharaja Gaj Singh]]'s family and the remaining portion is a 5 star hotel under the [[Taj Group of Hotels]].{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

==Divisions==
In the 2001 census, there were five sub-divisions in the district and seven [[tehsil]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census 2001 Population Finder: Rajasthan: Jodhpur:|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=08&district_code=15|access-date=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513203122/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=08&district_code=15|archive-date=13 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Jodh-Admin-2002">{{Cite web|title=Administrative Setup|publisher=Jodhpur District|url=http://www.jodhpur.rajasthan.gov.in/as.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021225084134/http://www.jodhpur.nic.in/as.htm|archive-date=25 December 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref> For ease of administration, there were four sub-tehsils (Upa-tehsils): Balesar, Bap, Jhanwar and Tinwari.<ref name="Jodh-Admin-2002" /> Balesar and Bap has local councils ([[panchayat samiti]]).<ref name="Jodh-Admin-2002" />

As of 2011, there were seven sub-divisions in the district and eleven [[tehsil]]s. In addition to these, there were two independent sub-tehsils (Upa-tehsils): Jhanwar and Tinwari.<ref name="Jodh-Admin">{{Cite web |title=Administrative Setup |publisher=Jodhpur District |url=http://jodhpur.nic.in/as.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6GajhadRo?url=http://jodhpur.nic.in/as.html |archive-date=13 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Divisions of Jodhpur District'''
! Subdivision
! Subdivision Headquarters
! Tehsil
! Tehsil Headquarters
! Panchayat Villages
|-
| Jodhpur Subdivision || [[Jodhpur]] || Jodhpur Tehsil || Jodhpur || style="text-align: right;" | 0
|-
| rowspan="2" | Bhopalgarh Subdivision || rowspan="2" | [[Bhopalgarh]] || [[Bhopalgarh tehsil|Bhopalgarh Tehsil]] || Bhopalgarh || style="text-align: right;" | 39
|-
|[[Bawadi tehsil|Bawadi Tehsil]] || ? ||style="text-align: right;" | 26
|-
| Luni Subdivision || [[Luni, Rajasthan|Luni]] || Luni Tehsil || Luni || style="text-align: right;" | 41
|-
| rowspan="2" | Osian Subdivision || rowspan="2" | [[Osian, Jodhpur|Osian]] || [[Osian tehsil|Osian Tehsil]] || Osian || style="text-align: right;" | 29
|-
|Tinwari Tehsil
|[[Tinwari]]
|style="text-align: right;" |26
|-
| rowspan="2" | Phalodi Subdivision || rowspan="2" | [[Phalodi]] || [[Phalodi tehsil|Phalodi Tehsil]] || Phalodi || style="text-align: right;" | 38
|-
| [[Bap tehsil|Bap Tehsil]] || [[Bap, Rajasthan|Bap]] ||style="text-align: right;" | 32
|-
| [[Bilara]] || Bilara ||[[Bilara]] ||[[Bilara]] ||style="text-align: right;" | 40
|-
| rowspan="2" | Shergarh Subdivision || rowspan="2" | [[Shergarh, Rajasthan|Shergarh]] || [[Shergarh tehsil|Shergarh Tehsil]] || Shergarh || style="text-align: right;" | 33
|-
| [[Balesar tehsil|Balesar Tehsil]] || [[Balesar]] || style="text-align: right;" | 33
|}
All tehsils are development blocks and have [[panchayat samiti]]es,<ref name="NPD-Jodh-Blocks">{{Cite web |title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Block Panchayats of Jodhpur, Rajasthan |publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India |url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=107&parenttype=D&ptype=B |access-date=13 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113172251/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=107&parenttype=D&ptype=B |archive-date=13 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Map:Jodhpur District, Administrative Setup |year=2007 |publisher=Jodhpur District |url=http://jodhpur.nic.in/images/map1.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409233202/http://jodhpur.nic.in/images/map1.jpg |archive-date= 9 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> except Jodhpur which is an urban agglomeration governed as a [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="India-ULBs">{{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Report on Urban Local Bodies|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/RptULBList.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513185341/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/RptULBList.asp|archive-date=13 May 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref> The towns of [[Bilara]], [[Phalodi]] and [[Piparcity]] are governed by Municipal Councils.<ref name="India-ULBs" /> There are 1,794 villages<ref name="Jodh-Admin" /> under 351 [[Gram Panchayat]]s.<ref name="NPD-Jodh-Blocks" />

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Jodhpur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,687,165,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Liberia]]<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 =Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Oklahoma]].<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=Oklahoma 3,751,351
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=1 January 2011
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 73rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 161 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.69%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jodhpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 915 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.09%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.90% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 0.50% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], 0.44% [[Urdu]] and 0.42% [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Culture==
{{expand section|date=December 2018}}

==Notable people==
* [[Om Thanvi]] (born 1957) Writer and editor. Born in [[Phalodi]].
* [[Barkatullah Khan]] (1920–73) Politician. Born in [[Jodhpur]].
* [[Parasram Maderna]] (1926–2014) Politician and Jat leader.
* [[Jai Narayan Vyas]] (1899–1963) 3rd CM of Rajasthan.
* [[Narayan Singh Manaklao]] (born 1942) Social worker.
* [[Ashok Gehlot]] (born 1951) 12th CM of Rajasthan.
* [[Chitrangada Singh]] (born 1976) Bollywood Actress.
* [[Mehdi Hassan]] (1927-2012) Pakistani Ghazal Singer
* [[Jaswant Singh Bishnoi]]
* [[Narayan Singh Bhati]]
* [[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]] Politician.
* [[Narayan Lal Panchariya]]
* [[Kamsa Meghwal]]
* [[Narayan Singh Manaklao]]
* [[Mathura Das Mathur]]
* [[Sheo Dan Mal]]
* [[Gajendra Singh Khimsar]]

==See also==
* [[Central Arid Zone Research Institute]]
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://jodhpur.rajasthan.gov.in/ Jodhpur district Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091123143027/http://rajasthanonline.in/Profile/districts/Jodhpur.asp Jodhpur district]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/rajasthan/districts/jodhpur.htm Jodhpur Map]

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Cite web|title=District Jodhpur: Gram Panchayat, Samiti and Ward Map|publisher=Excise Department, Government of Rajasthan|url=http://rajexcise.net/web/IMAGES/jodhpur.jpg|access-date=21 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520233935/http://rajexcise.net/web/IMAGES/jodhpur.jpg|archive-date=20 May 2013|url-status=dead}}
* [http://jodhpur.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/jodhpur/en/home.html Official Website of Jodhpur District]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jodhpur district
|North = [[Bikaner district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Nagaur district]]
|Southeast = [[Pali district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Barmer district]]
|West = [[Jaisalmer district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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