Churu (district)
Churu district | |
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State | Rajasthan |
Division : | Bikaner |
Administrative headquarters : | Churu |
Area : | 16,830 km² |
Residents : | 2,039,547 (2011) |
Population density : | 147 inhabitants / km² |
Website : | http://churu.rajasthan.gov.in |
Churu ( Hindi : चुरू जिला) is a district in the western Indian state of Rajasthan .
The district is located in the Thar Desert in northern Rajasthan. Before India's independence in 1947, the area was part of the princely state of Bikaner . The Churu District was founded in 1948 and initially had the three Tehsils Churu , Rajgarh and Tarangar . The area is 13,835 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Churu .
population
The population at the 2011 census was 2,039,547, 10 years earlier it was 1,923,878. The gender ratio was 940 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 66.75% (78.78% for men, 54.04% for women). 87.17% of the population were followers of Hinduism , 12.24% Muslim .
Administrative division
The district is divided into 6 tehsils :
The city of Churu has the status of a Municipal Council .
Cities with the status of a municipality are: