Dausa District is a district of Rajasthan state in India within Jaipur division. The city of Dausa is the district headquarters. It has an area of 3432 km² and a population of 1,634,409 in 2011 census. It is surrounded by Alwar District in the north, Bharatpur district in the northeast, Karauli district in the southeast, Sawai Madhopur district in the south, and Jaipur district in the west. The Sawa and Banganga rivers run through the district. It is situated on the National Highway 21 from Jaipur to Agra. It is 55 km to the east of Jaipur and 103 km from Sawai Madhopur.
History
Dausa is named after a hill near the city that was called Devgiri. It is situated in a region known as Dhundhar. It was ruled by the Chauhans and Badgurjars during the 10th century CE. It became the first capital of Dhundhar. In the 11th century CE, Dulha Rai won it from the Badgurjars and continued to rule until 1036 CE.
When Akbar went to Ajmer as a pilgrim to Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in 1562 CE, he stayed in Dausa and met with Rupsi Bairagi, Hakim of Dausa at the time and brother of Bharmal.
Dausa district was constituted on 10 April 1991 by separating four tehsils, namely Dausa, Baswa, Sikrai, & Lalsot from Jaipur district. Mahwa Tehsil of Sawai Madhopur was included in this district on 15 August 1992.
Geography
Dausa district is located in the eastern part of Rajasthan within Jaipur division. The area of the district is 3432 km² and ranks at 32nd among districts of Rajasthan.
The Banganga and Morel rivers run through the district. However, there are no perennial rivers in the district. The district falls within the three corresponding river basins namely "Banganga River Basin" in northern part, "Banas River Basin" in southern part, and "Gambhir River Basin" in lower eastern part.
The general topographic elevation in the district is between 250 m to 300 m above sea level. Elevation ranges from a minimum of 203.2 m above sea level in Mahwa in the northeastern part of the district and maximum of 596.3 m above sea level in Bandikui in northern part of the district.
Climate
The climate of the district mostly remains dry except in the rainy season. The annual normal rainfall of the district is 561 mm.
Divisions
Dausa district has 11 Sub-divisions, 15 Tehsils, 11 Panchayat Samitis and 284 Gram Panchayats.
Sub–divisions
The 11 Sub-divisions in district are: Dausa Bandikui Lalsot Ramgarh Pachwara Lawan Nangal Rajawatan Sikrai Mahwa Mandawar Sainthal Baswa
Panchayat Samitis
The 11 Panchayat Samitis are: Dausa Bandikui Lalsot Lawan Mahwa Sikrai Ramgarh Pachwara Sikandra Nangal Rajawatan Baijupara Baswa
Tehsils
The 15 Tehsils are: Dausa Bandikui Lalsot Ramgarh Pachwara Lawan Baswa Nangal Rajawatan Mahwa Mandawar Sikrai Rahuwas Sainthal Baharawanda Baijupara Nirjharna
Lok Sabha Constituency
Dausa district is part of the Dausa Lok Sabha constituency, and Jaskaur Meena is the current Member of Parliament representing this constituency.
Vidhan Sabha Constituencies
Dausa district has 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Dausa district has a population of 1,634,409, with a population density of 476 persons per km², roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 305th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.31%. Dausa has a sex ratio of 905 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 68.16%, with male literacy at 82.98% and female literacy at 51.93%. 12.35% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.68% and 26.51% of the population respectively.
Religion
According to the 2011 census, Hindus form the majority religious group accounting for 96.81% of the district's population, followed by Muslims (2.78%).
Languages
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 86.77% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 6.64% Dhundari and 6.40% Rajasthani as their first language. The dialect of the region is Dhundari.