Chittorgarh district


Chittaurgarh district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Chittaurgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district. The modern district of Chittaurgarh was established on 1 August 1948 by integrating portions of various states: Mewar, Pratabgarh, Tonk, and Jhalawar.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chittorgarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chittorgarh district has a population of 1,544,338, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 323rd in India.
The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.09%. Chittaurgarh has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 62.51%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.40% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 0.58% Urdu as their first language.

Places of interest