Kekri district

Kekri is a district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in central Rajasthan. It was formally established on 7 August 2023 by the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, and was carved out from parts of Ajmer district and Tonk district.^[1]

Demographics

Religions in Kekri district (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			93.15%
Islam			5.28%
Jainism			1.40%
Other or not stated			0.17%

At the time of the 2011 census, Kekri district has a population of 630,832. Kekri district has a sex ratio of 967 females per 1000 males. 85,821 (13.60%) lived in urban areas. 133,278 (21.13%) and 44,214 (7.01%) of the population respectively.^[3]^[4]

Languages of Kekri district (2011)^[5]

Rajasthani (70.20%)

Dhundhari (15.70%)

Marwari (6.76%)

Hindi (6.64%)

Others (0.70%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 70.20% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 15.70% Dhundhari, 6.76% Marwari and 6.64% Hindi as their first language.^[5]

Recent Updates

On 28th December 2024, the Cabinet of Rajasthan decided not to retain 9 new districts- Anupgarh, Dudu, Gangapur City, Jaipur Rural, Jodhpur Rural, Kekri, Neem Ka Thana, Sanchore, and Shahpura- along with the 3 newly created divisions--Banswara, Pali, and Sikar.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Rajasthan to get 19 new districts, 3 new divisions". mint. March 18, 2023.
^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ "District Census Handbook 2011 - Ajmer" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "District Census Handbook 2011 - Tonk" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ ^a ^b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ "गहलोत के बनाए 9 जिले-3 संभाग भजनलाल ने खत्म किए:21 महीने पहले बने थे; सरकार ने कहा- उपयोगिता नहीं थी, कांग्रेस बोली- फिर बनाएंगे". Dainik Bhaskar. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ "9 new districts cancelled in Rajasthan; Gehlot slams government's confused decision-making | WATCH". English.Mathrubhumi. Mathrubhumi. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

This article related to a location in Rajasthan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Rajasthan to get 19 new districts, 3 new divisions". mint. March 18, 2023.

[Religion-2] "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[districtcensus-3] "District Census Handbook 2011 - Ajmer" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[districtcensus2-4] "District Census Handbook 2011 - Tonk" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[language-5] "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[6] "गहलोत के बनाए 9 जिले-3 संभाग भजनलाल ने खत्म किए:21 महीने पहले बने थे; सरकार ने कहा- उपयोगिता नहीं थी, कांग्रेस बोली- फिर बनाएंगे". Dainik Bhaskar. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[7] "9 new districts cancelled in Rajasthan; Gehlot slams government's confused decision-making | WATCH". English.Mathrubhumi. Mathrubhumi. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]