Rajsamand district

Rajsamand District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Rajsamand is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from Udaipur district by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara, and Railmagra.

Rajsamand district
Clockwise from top-left: Kumbalgarh Fort, Anjana Fort, Third Eye Circle in Nathdwara, Rajsamand Lake, Statue of Maharana Pratap at Haldighati
Coordinates: 25°04′N 73°52′E
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionUdaipur
HeadquarterRajsamand
Established10 April 1991
Founded byRana Raj Singh
Named forRajsamand lake
Area
  Total4,550.93 km2 (1,757.12 sq mi)
  Rank19
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,156,597
  Density217/km2 (560/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Rajasthani
  RegionalMewari
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
313324/26
Telephone code02952
Vehicle registrationRJ-30
Lok Sabha constituencyRajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency)
Nearest cityUdaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Ajmer
Avg. annual temperature22.5 °C (72.5 °F)
Avg. summer temperature45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature00 °C (32 °F)
Websiterajsamand.rajasthan.gov.in
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