Dungarpur

Coordinates: 23°50′N 73°43′E / 23.84°N 73.72°E / 23.84; 73.72
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This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Dungarpur district.

Dungarpur
City
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code02964 ******
Vehicle registrationRJ-12
Sex ratio1:1 ♂/♀
Websitedungarpur.rajasthan.gov.in

Dungarpur is a city in the southernmost part of Rajasthan, India.

History

Main article: Dungarpur State
Haveli Juna Mahal, Dungarpur

Dungarpur is the seat of the elder branch of the

Guhilot
dynasty and founder of the Mewar dynasty (r. 734–753).

The chiefs of Dungarpur bear the title of Maharawal as they are descendants of Mahup, the eldest son of Karan Singh, the chief of Mewar in the 12th century, and claim the honors of the elder line of Mewar. Mahup, disinherited by his father, took refuge with his mother's family, the Chauhans of

Sisodia dynasty.[citation needed
]

Temple Dev Somnath
Two River Bridge, Dungarpur

The town of Dungarpur, the capital of the state, was founded near the end of the 14th century by Rawal Bir Singh, the sixth descendant of Sawant Singh of Mewar, who named it after Dungaria, an independent

Maratha, and British Raj control by treaty in 1818, it remained a 15-gun salute state.[5]

In 1901, the total population of Dungarpur was 100,103, while that of the town was 6094. The last princely ruler of Dungarpur was Rai-i-Rayan

GCIE (1947), and after independence became a Member of the Rajya Sabha twice, in 1952 and 1958, and later a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1962 and 1989.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011[update]

India census, Dungarpur had a population of 47,706 people. The population consists of 52% males and 48% females.[6]
Dungarpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 83%, and the female literacy rate is 69%. In Dungarpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Dungarpur
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 65.43%
Muslims
 
 34.36%
Others
 
 0.21%

Climate

The climate of Dungarpur is quite dry. The summer season is hot, but milder than most of the other Rajasthan cities. The average temperature in summer falls in the range of 43 °C (max) to 26 °C (min). The winter season is fairly cool. The average temperature ranges between 25 °C (max) to 9 °C (min). The average annual rainfall for Dungarpur hovers between 47 cm to 76 cm. The mean temperature in Durgapur is 23 °C in November with a humidity of 68%.[7]

Places of worship

Fairs and festivals

Notable people

References

  1. ^ http://www.tourism.rajasthan.gov.in › ... Web results Dungarpur Tourism: Tourist Places in Dungarpur - Rajasthan Tourism
  2. ^
    Queensland University
    .
  3. ^ Dungarpur State The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908, v. 11, p. 379.
  4. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dungarpur". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 679–680.
  5. ISBN 978-1-326-87077-5
    .
  6. ^ "Census of India 2011 - Dungarpur". Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Climate and Weather Average in Durgapur". Retrieved 18 November 2020.

Sources

  • Dungarpur Rajya ka Itihasa (History: Kingdom of Dungarpur), by
    ISBN 81-87720-01-8
    .

External links
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