Rajsamand District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Rajsamand is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from Udaipur district by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara, and Railmagra. Geography The district has an area of 4,768 km2. The Aravalli Range forms the northwestern boundary of the district, across which lies Pali District. Ajmer District lies to the north, Bhilwara District to the northeast and east, Chittorgarh District to the southeast, and Udaipur District to the south. The district lies in the watershed of the Banas River and its tributaries. Some other rivers are: Ari, Gomati, Chandra and Bhoga. Demographics According to the 2011 census Rajsamand district has a population of 1,156,597, roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 405th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.35%. Rajsamand has a sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.93%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.81% and 13.90% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 75.36% of the population in the district spoke Mewari, 17.19% Rajasthani and 5.30% Hindi as their first language. Places to interest Rajsamand district had lot of natural and historical places to visit. Kumbhalgarh Rajsamand Lake Charbhuja Temple, Garhbor Shrinathji Temple, Nathdwara Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Haldighati Dwarkadheesh Temple Deogarh Victory memorial at Dewair Todgarh Raoli Sanctuary References External links Rajsamand District Official website Rajsamand District Hindi Website Rajsamand Profile Districts of Rajasthan 1991 establishments in Rajasthan Districts in Udaipur division