Udaipur district

Before Udaipur district was established in independent India, it was a part of former Mewar or Udaipur State, Bhindar in 2017, and Kanor in 2018. ==Geography==

The area of Udaipur District is 11,724 square kilometres. The district is characterized by hilly terrain, with hills in the west and south, an elevated plateau in the north, and plains in the east. The western part of the district is drained by the Sabarmati, Wakal and Sei rivers, while the southeastern part of the district is drained by Jakham, Gomti and Som rivers. It is bounded on the north by Rajsamand District, on the east by Chittaurgarh District and Pratapgarh District, on the south by Dungarpur District, and on the southwest by the state of Gujarat. 47% of the district's area lies in the Mahi basin, 30% in Sabarmati basin, and 23% in the Banas basin. The average annual rainfall of the district is 637 mm. ==Demographics==

According to the 2011 census Udaipur district has a population of 3,068,420, roughly equal to the nation of Oman or the US state of Iowa. This gives it a ranking of 118th in India (out of a total of 640). In rural areas, tribals are 60.29% of the population. Languages {{Pie chart At the time of the 2011 census, 44.19% of the population spoke Mewari, 27.00% Wagdi, 13.12% Hindi and 12.05% Rajasthani as their first language. ==Administrative structure==

Udaipur district comprises fifteen sub-divisions: Sarada, Girwa, Gogunda, Badgaon, Kherwara, Bhinder, Lasadiya, Mavli, Vallabhnagar, Kotra, Jhadol, Rishabhdev and Salumbar. These sub-divisions are further divided into 18 tehsils. Girwa sub-division consists two tehsils: Girwa and Gogunda. Kherwada sub-division also comprises two tehsils: Kherwada and Rishabhdeo. Each of the sub-divisions, Mavli, Vallabhnagar, Kotda and Jhadol comprise only one tehsil of the same name. Salumbar sub-division comprises three tehsils: Lasadiya, Salumbar and Sarada. There are 20 Panchayat Samitis in the district. ==Economy==

The economy of Udaipur district is primarily dependent on agriculture with 61.7 percent of workers in the district engaged as cultivators or agricultural labourers. Udaipur district is rich in mineral resources, and produces greater value of minerals than the rest of the state combined. ==See also==