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Bhilwara District


Bhilwara District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Bhilwara is the district headquarters.

The district has an area of 10,455 km², and a population of 2,009,516 (2001 census), which increased 26.14% from 1991 to 2001. Famous for its textile & minerals Industries. It is bounded on the north by Ajmer District, on the east by Bundi District, on the south by Chittorgarh District, and on the west by Rajsamand District. State Highway (Jaipur-Udaipur) passes through the district, as does a broad gauge railway line measuring 84 km and connecting Ajmer with Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. The nearest airport is at Udaipur (171 km).It is one of the best clean and green city of the India

There are 7 sub-divisions in the district: Bhilwara, Shahpura, Gangapur, Gulabpura, ASIND, Mandalgarh and Jahazpur. Under these sub-divisions there are 16 Tehsils: Bhilwara, Banera, Mandal, Mandalgarh, Beejoliya, Kotri, Shahpura, Jahazpur, Sahada, Raipur,Kareda, Asind, Hurda. FULIYAKALAN, SAHADA, BADNOR There are four Sub Tehsils also named Bagor (Mandal), Badnor (Asind), Hamirgarh and Puliakalan (Shahpura). Similarly there are 1783 villages as per census of 2001


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