District Profile

The district Dungarpur is named after 'the town of hillocks' and the capital of the former princely state of Dungarpur. Dungarpur, the smallest district of Rajasthan is situated at the Southern part of the State adjoining Gujarat. It is located in the southern part of Rajasthan between 23° 20' and 24° 01' north latitude and 73° 21' and 74° 01' east longitude. The districts Udaipur and Banswara lie in North and East of Dungarpur district respectively. On South and West, it is surrounded by the border of the neighbouring state of Gujarat. The district has geographical area of 3770 Sq. kms. The town of Dungarpur itself is said to have been a Bhil ' Pal' or a hamlet of 'Dungaria', a Bhil Chieftain whom Rawal Veer Singh Dev caused to be assassinated in the fourteenth century. Whatever may be the legend about the beginning of the settlements in the district, there is no doubt that it formed the part of the territory known in history as ' Bagar' or 'Vagad' with ' Vatpadrak', present 'Baroda' (a village in Aspur tehsil) as its old capital.

 

The district occupies prominent place in the agro-climatic zone-IV B, i.e., “humid southern plain” of Rajasthan comprising 9 Tehsils and 10 Panchayat Samities. The total Gram Panchayats and revenue villages in the district are 291 and 1003, respectively.

The total geographical area of the district is 385593ha, accounting 0.88% of the total area of the Rajasthan state. Out of 3.85 lac ha geographical area, 0.62 lac ha is under forest, 1.34 lac ha net cultivated area, 2.0 lac ha gross cultivated area and 0.34 lac ha pasture land. The area under net irrigation is 0.46 lac ha which 34.74 % of the net sown area. The main irrigation sources are wells, tube-wells and canals.

The total population of the district is 13.88 lac. Out of this more than 71 % population belongs to scheduled tribe category. The literacy rate is 59.5%. The population density of the district is 368 as against 201 in the state. Out of the total population, 93.17 % are living in villages. The 41.56