Didwana-Kuchaman district

Didwana–Kuchaman district
Location of Didwana Kuchaman district in Rajasthan
Location of Didwana Kuchaman district in Rajasthan
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DivisionAjmer
EstablishedAugust 2023
HeadquartersDidwana
Government
 • TypeDemocracy
 • BodyGovernment of Rajasthan
 • District Collector & MagistratePukhraj Sen, IAS[1]
 • Superintendent of PoliceRajendra Kumar Meena, IPS[2]
WebsiteDeedwana-Kuchaman District

Didwana-Kuchaman district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Didwana city serving as the district headquarters.

The district was established on 7 August 2023.[3]

Demographics

Religions in Didwana Kuchaman district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
82.82%
Islam
16.52%
Jainism
0.44%
Other or not stated
0.22%

At the time of the 2011 census, Didwana-Kuchaman district had a population of 1,625,837. Didwana-Kuchaman district had a sex ratio of 954 females per 1000 males. 359,823 (22.13%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 326,713 (20.10%) and 6,798 (0.42%) of the population respectively.[5]

Hindus are the majority religion. Muslims mainly live in urban areas and are in majority in several towns such as Makrana.

Languages of Didwana Kuchaman district (2011)[6]
  1. Rajasthani (77.7%)
  2. Marwari (17.5%)
  3. Urdu (2.40%)
  4. Hindi (2.20%)
  5. Others (0.22%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 77.70% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 17.48% Marwari, 2.40% Urdu and 2.20% Hindi as their first language.[6]

Total population of district as per the 2011 Census of India is as follows:

Population As per Census 2011<(only 5 Tehsils Makrana, Parbatsar, Nawa, Didwana and Ladnu was present during census)
Sl No Sub Division Total Population Male Population Female Population
1 Makrana 345,569 177,715 167,884
2 Didwana 397,003 202,303 194,700
3 Nawa 404,910 208,912 195,998
4 Parbatsar 225,413 114,898 110,515
5 Ladnun 252,942 128,390 124,552
Total 1,625,837 832,218 793,649

Tehsils

Presently Tehsils are as follows:

Sl No Sub Division Tehsil
1 Makrana 1 Makrana
2 Didwana 2 Didwana
3 Maulasar
4 Chhoti Khatu
3 Nawa 5 Nawa
4 Parbatsar 6 Parbatsar
5 Ladnun 7 Ladnun
6 Kuchaman City 8 Kuchaman City

References