Sawai Madhopur district

Sawai Madhopur district is a district of Rajasthan state in north-west India. Sawai Madhopur is the chief town and district headquarters. Sawai Madhopur district comes under Bharatpur division.

Sawai Madhopur is the district headquarter of the district.

Geography
Sawai Madhopur District has an area of 4498.00 km2. It is bounded by Dausa district, Gangapur City district on the north, Karauli district on the northeast, Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Kota and Bundi districts on the south, and Tonk district on the west.

The Aravalli Hills are found in this district, in which is the famous Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. The Chambal River forms the southeastern boundary of the district.

Division
Sawai Madhopur district has 5 revenue subdivisions and 6 tehsils:
 * Sawai Madhopur
 * Chauth Ka Barwara
 * Khandar
 * Bonli
 * Malarna Dungar
 * Mitrapura

District Court
The Sawai Madhopur judgeship was established as an independent entity in 1977, having separated from the Bharatpur judgeship. Shri O.P. Jain was the inaugural District & Sessions Judge of this newly formed judgeship. Currently, Sawai Madhopur judgeship comprises a total of 22 courts. Of these, 11 courts, including the District & Sessions Court, operate at the district headquarters. Additionally, there are 7 courts at the Gangapur City headquarters, and one court each at Bonli, Khandar, and Chauth ka Barwara.

Previously, all courts located at the district headquarters were housed in the collectorate building. However, on November 10, 2011, they were relocated to a new building.

At present, Shri Justice Atul Kumar Saxena serves as the District & Sessions Judge of Sawai Madhopur.

Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sawai Madhopur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 12 districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

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 (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 297 PD/sqkm. 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%. 19.95% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.87% and 21.40% of the population respectively.

After reorganisation, the residual district has a population of 817,289. The residual district has a sex ratio of 908 females per 1000 males. 136,406 (16.69%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 173,831 (21.27%) and 175,113 (21.43%) of the population respectively.

The largest community in the district is the Jats, while the Yadav are a significant population. Of the Dalits, the Bairwa are the largest population making up approximately half the total SC population.

The District is dominant by Jats community and yadavs are also in sizeable number. and as per the census of India 2011, Jats population is 4.85 lakh and yadavs are 1.95 lac, these both caste play key role in Lok Sabha election. In Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency, Jats voters are 4 lakh, Muslims 2.85 lakh, yadavs 1.75 lakh, 2.1 lakh SC and 2 lakh ST.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 89.30% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 5.23% Rajasthani, 3.67% Urdu and 0.97% Dhundhari as their first language. The main dialect of the district is Dhundari.

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 Barwara 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.

Kalyan Ji Fair
Every year the Besakh Shukla Puranmasi fair is organised at Gangapur City for seven days. Thousands of people join this fair.

Chamatkar Ji Fair
A fair is organised at Chamatkarji on Sharad Purnima.