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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kota, Rajasthan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kota district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
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| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = CHHAR BAG JPEG 5 kota Rajasthan.jpg
|photo1b = GARH PALACE kota Rajasthan.jpg
|photo2a = Shiv Temple Kansua Kota.jpg
|photo2b = BAWDI KOTA.jpg
|photo3a = Jag Mandir Kota.jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Chhar Bag in [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], Garh Palace, Stepwell in Bawdi, Jag Mandir Sagar, Kansua Shiva Temple
| image_map = Kota in Rajasthan (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Kota district in Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{coord|25|10|48|N|73|49|48|E}}
| coor_pinpoint = Kota, Rajasthan
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kota Division|Kota]]
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Kota, Rajasthan]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 5217
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,951,014
| population_footnotes = <ref name=districtcensus/>
| population_urban = 60.31 percent
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 76.56
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 911
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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'''Kota District''' is a district of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] in western [[India]]. The city of [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.

During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva, a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti. In the early 17th century AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, the ruler of Bundi, Rao Ratan Singh, gave the smaller principality of Kota to his son, Madho Singh. Since then Kota became a hallmark of the Rajput gallantry and culture. In Pre-Independence days social activist [[Guru Radha Kishan]] worked here along with other prominent freedom fighters and organised people against insane policies of the government. He left Kota after local administration came to know about the arrest warrant issued against him for his activities for freedom movement.

The district is bounded on the north by [[Bundi District]], on the east by [[Baran District]], on the south by [[Jhalawar District]], and on the west by [[Chittorgarh District]]. It is renowned for its [[Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination|IIT JEE]] preparation as well as medical exams preparation . It is now the hub of educational institutions and is home to [[Asia]]'s biggest manufacturer of [[fertilizer]].

Further, Kota is surrounded by four power stations within its 50 km radius. First is [[Rajasthan Atomic Power Station|Rajasthan atomic power plant]] which is an atomic power plant and is very near to Kota at a place called [[Rawatbhata]] and is situated at a place called Rawatbhata in the Chittorgarh District. Second is Kota Thermal Power plant which generates power from coal and is situated at the bank of Chambal river and is within Kota city. Third is Anta Gas Power plant which generates power from gas and is situated at a place called Anta in the [[Baran District]]. and the fourth is Jawahar Sagar Power plant which is hydraulic power plant.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kota district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,951,014,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Kota|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1052/download/3222/DH_2011_0829_PART_A_DCHB_KOTA.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Lesotho]]<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 = Lesotho 1,924,886
}}</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 239th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 374 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.35%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kota has a [[sex ratio]] of 906 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 77.48%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.78% and 9.42% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Kota 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>
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|85.15}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|12.51}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Rajasthan|Jains]]|brown|1.32}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhs]]|darkkhaki|0.57}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.45}}
}}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Kota district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Harauti language|Harauti]] |value1 = 48.32 |color1 = indianred
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 39.42 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value3 = 3.58 |color3 = red
|label4 = [[Malvi language|Malvi]] |value4 = 2.26 |color4 = mediumvioletred
|label5 = [[Urdu]] |value5 = 1.94 |color5 = green
|label6 = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] |value6 = 1.12 |color6 = yellow
|label7 = Others |value7 =3.36 |color7 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 48.32% of the population spoke [[Harauti language|Hadauti]], 39.42% [[Hindi]], 3.58% [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], 2.26% [[Malvi language|Malvi]], 1.94% [[Urdu]] and 1.12% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] 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>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,27,837|13=1911|14=2,65,002|15=1921|16=2,57,631|17=1931|18=2,76,983|19=1941|20=3,13,464|21=1951|22=3,30,294|23=1961|24=4,34,543|25=1971|26=6,21,295|27=1981|28=8,98,272|29=1991|30=12,20,621|31=2001|32=15,68,705|33=2011|34=19,51,014|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}}

==Newspapers==
*[[Dainik Bhaskar]]
*[[Rajasthan Patrika]]

==See also==
*[[Keshavpura]]
*[[Ramganj Mandi]]
*[[Kota Stone|Kota Stone Industry]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://kota.rajasthan.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kota district
|North = [[Bundi district]]
|Northeast = [[Sawai Madhopur district]] <br> [[Sheopur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|East = [[Baran district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Jhalawar district]]
|Southwest = [[Mandsaur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|West = [[Chittaurgarh district]] (Eastern)
|Northwest =
}}


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