funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Demographics According to the 2011 census Dungarpur district has a population of 1,388,552, roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini or the US state of Hawaii. This gave it a ranking of 351st in India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.39%. Dungarpur had a sex ratio of 990 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 60.78%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3.77% and 70.82% of the population respectively. Languages At the time of the 2011 census, 96.00% of the population spoke Wagdi and 3.02% Hindi as their first language. The Vagad region of Rajasthan includes Dungarpur and Banswara districts. Vagad's population is predominantly Bhils. These speak the Wagdi language (recorded under 'Wagdi' and sometimes 'Bagri' in the census). Administrative divisions At the 2001 Indian census the Dungarpur district was divided into four tehsils: Aspur, Dungarpur, Sagwara and Simalwara; however, around 2007 the new tehsil of Bichiwara (Bichhiwara) was created out of the western part of Dungarpur Tehsil. There are four towns in Dungarpur district: two municipalities Dungarpur and Sagwara, and two census towns Seemalwara and Galiakot. As of the 2011 census there were 976 villages in the district. References Sources External links Districts of Rajasthan Districts in Udaipur division