Churu district: Difference between revisions

| name = Churu district

| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]

| total_type = Total

| native_name =

| image_skyline = Blackbuck deer at Tal Chappar sanctuary.jpg

| image_caption = Blackbucks at [[Tal Chhapar Sanctuary|Tal Chhapar sanctuary]]

| image_map = Churu in Rajasthan (India).svg

| map_caption = Location of Churu district in Rajasthan

| coordinates =

| coor_pinpoint = Churu

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{IND}}

| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]

| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]

| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]

| subdivision_name2 = [[BikanerSikar Divisiondivision|BikanerSikar]]

| established_title = Established

| established_date =

| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]]

| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]

| parts_style = para

| p1 = [[Churu (tehsil)|Churu]],[[Rajaldesar]], [[Sidhmukh]], [[Ratangarh, Churu|Ratangarh]], [[Taranagar]], [[Rajgarh, Rajasthan|Rajgarh]], [[Sardarshahar]], [[Sujangarh]], [[Bidasar, Churu|Bidasar]], [[Bhanipura]]<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/churu/sardarshar/news/due-to-vacant-posts-in-seven-patwar-mandals-in-61-villages-of-22-patwar-mandals-in-bhanipura-tehsil-office-tenants-wander-for-small-works-130758806.html | title = 18 गांवों के लोग परेशान, तहसील के चक्कर लगाने को मजबूर - Bhaskar}}</ref>

| area_total_km2 = 13858

| area_footnotes =

| population_as_of =

| population_total = 2,039,547

| population_footnotes =

| population_urban = 576,235

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]

| demographics1_info1 = {{increase}} 67.46%

| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio

| demographics1_info2 = 940

| leader_name2leader_title = [[Divisional = Commissioner]]

| blank_name_sec1 leader_title2 = [[RoadsSuperintendent inof Police (India)|MajorSuperintendent of highwaysPolice]]

| blank_name_sec2 timezone1 = Average[[Indian annualStandard precipitationTime|IST]]

| blank_info_sec2 utc_offset1 = 43cm mm+05:30

'''Churu district''' is a district of the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] in northern India. It was founded by Banirot Rajputs. Some believe it was a village of {{lang|hi|jats}} known as {{lang|hi|kalera ka bas}}.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Thakur Kushal Singh constructed the Churu fort in 1649 and during the battle of 1871 the area came under dominance of [[Bikaner State]]. The town of [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Churu lies in the [[Bikaner]] region of northern [[Rajasthan]] and shares boundaries with the [[Hanumangarh District]] to the north, the [[Haryana]] state to the east, the [[JhunjhununJhunjhunu District|JhunjhununJhunjhunu]] and [[Sikar District|Sikar]] districts to the southeast, the [[Nagaur District]] to the south, and the [[Bikaner District]] to the west.

The district has an area of approximately 16,830&nbsp;km², with a road length of 1901&nbsp; km. The 2011 population was approximately 2,039,547. The gender ratio is 938 females per 1,000 males; literacy among residents is 67.46%. There are 98 tehsils in the district: [[Churu (tehsil)|Churu]], [[Rajaldesar]], [[Sidhmukh]], [[Ratangarh, Churu|Ratangarh]], [[Taranagar]], [[Rajgarh, Churu|Rajgarh]], [[Sardarshahar]], [[Sujangarh]], and [[Bidasar, Churu|Bidasar]]. Sardarshahar is the biggest Tehsil and Sidhmukh is the newest Tehsil Headquarter in Churu District . The major crops include [[Pearl millet|bajra]] and [[guar]].

|label1 = [[Rajasthani languageslanguage|Rajasthani]] |value1 = 94.56 |color1 = firebrick

At the time of the 2011 census, 94.56% of the population spoke [[Rajasthani languageslanguage|Rajasthani]], 2.86% [[Marwari language|Marwari]] and 1.48% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10220/download/13332/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0800.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

* [[:Category:Villages in Churu district|List of villages in Churu district]]