Sawai Madhopur district


Sawai Madhopur District is a district of Rajasthan state in North-Western India. Sawai Madhopur is the chief town and district headquarters.Sawai Madhopur District comes under Bharatpur Divisional Commissionerate.

Geography

Sawai Madhopur District has an area of 4498 km². It is bounded by Dausa District on the north, Karauli District on the northeast, Jaipur District on the northwest, the Chambal River on east across the border of Madhya Pradesh state, Kota District on the southeast, Bundi District on the south, and Tonk District on the west.

Division

Sawai Madhopur district has 8 revenue subdivisions and tehsils:
SubdivisionLand Record
Circles 		Patwar CirclesVillages
Total
Sawai madhopur748152
Chauth Ka Barwara32464
Khandar637128
Bonli431104
Malarna Dungar32476
Gangapur City32485
wazirpur32444
Bamanwas755150

District Court

Sawai Madhopur District Court was established on 1977. Shri O.P. Jain took over the charge of first Sawai Madhopur District & Session Court judge. Presently Sh. Ajai kumar ojha is the District & Sessions Judge of Sawai Madhopur. There are 10 judges in the Sawai Madhopur District Court.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sawai Madhopur one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the 12 districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Sawai Madhopur district has a population of 1,335,551, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius or the US state of Maine. This gives it a ranking of 362nd in India.
The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.79%. Sawai Madhopur has a sex ratio of 894 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 66.19%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.48% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 3.08% Urdu as their first language.

Fairs and festivals

Ganesh Chaturthi Fair

Ganesh Chaturthi Fair is the largest fair of Sawai Madhopur. It is organised on Bhadav Shukla Chaturthi at Ganesh Temple, Ranthambhore Fort. People of Rajasthan and outside Rajasthan visit for this fair. Every year 3-4 lacs devotees participates in this fair. This fair is organised for three days.

Chauth Mata Fair

Chauth Mata Temple is about 25 km from the Sawai Madhopur city in Chauth Ka Barawara town. This fair is organised on Magh Krishna Chaturthi. Lacs of people around Rajasthan and other states visit here for this Fair.

Shiv Ratri Fair

The Ghushmeshwar Mahadev temple is located 3 km from Isarda Railway Station in Kota-Jaipur on the train route to Shiwar Town, at 100 km from Jaipur and 40 km from Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, India, near Ranthambore National Park. Annual fair is organised near the temple during Shiv Ratri.

Rameshwar Dham

The Rameshwaram Temple is 60 km from Sawai Madhopur on the confluence of Banas and Chambal River. It has a Shiva temple where a fair is held annually on Shiv Ratri. Lakhs of people Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh visit here for this Fair.

KalyanJi Fair

Every year besakh shukla puranmasi this fair is organised at Gangapur City. This fair is organised for Seven days. Thousands of people join this fair.