Dungarpur is in southern tip of Rajasthan surrounded by Udaipur district in north, Banswara district in the east and south, with Gujarat district of Sabarkantha and Panchamahal lying tom the west. River Mahi provided the boundary line with Banswara and river Som forming the boundary towards north.
Dungarpur is one of the smallest district (in area) in Rajasthan (3780) and has a population of 0.87 million. It is divided into five development block (Panchayat samities) Bichhiwara, Dungarpur, Aspur, Sagwara and Simalwara. The district population density is 231 person. The decadal growth rate has been steady for the past 50 years at a little above 25%. Almost 92.7% of the population is rural more then 70% is tribal. The tribal (mainly Bhils, Garasia, and Damors) are mostly found in the hilly, Undulating regions, inhabiting widely dispersed villages consisting of structural hamlets (Phalas) along the hill slopes.
The literacy level for the district is low at 24.58% and 21.63% for the rural areas, with female literacy barely 12.44%. There has been a decadal improvement of 6.16% though women lag behind with a growth rate of just 4.51%.
Agro-climatically, the district falls in the humid southern plain zone with mild summers and winters. The mean annual rainfall is 761 mm. The mean annual evapotranspiration is 130 cm, which is the lowest in the state.
Topographically, Dungarpur belongs to the Chappan plain Zone of the Eastern plain Zone of Rajasthan. The area is drained by the Mahi River, which flows out. The soil is predominantly skeletal, shallow rocky soil in the hilly terrain with a series of clay soil in the plain area.
Dungarpur district is considered backward than most other districts in the state with respect to development works. Resource wise, the district has a good potential but an unscientific use of the resource endowments make it difficult for desired outputs and expectations to be attained. Tribal in this part of the country are, socially very well organized.
Dungarpur district has a heterogeneous population with a predominantly tribal presence with 65.84% of the population being classified as tribal. 92.7% of the population is rural of which 69.77% is tribal. The main tribes are Bhils and Meenas with several sub tribes such as Katara, Ninama, Damor, Garasia, Mall, Bhagora, Baroda, Bargot, Ahari. The non-tribal sections of the population are Patels, Rajputs, Brahmans, jains and Muslims.
Dungarpur is one of the smallest district (in area) in Rajasthan (3780) and has a population of 0.87 million. It is divided into five development block (Panchayat samities) Bichhiwara, Dungarpur, Aspur, Sagwara and Simalwara. The district population density is 231 person. The decadal growth rate has been steady for the past 50 years at a little above 25%. Almost 92.7% of the population is rural more then 70% is tribal. The tribal (mainly Bhils, Garasia, and Damors) are mostly found in the hilly, Undulating regions, inhabiting widely dispersed villages consisting of structural hamlets (Phalas) along the hill slopes.
The literacy level for the district is low at 24.58% and 21.63% for the rural areas, with female literacy barely 12.44%. There has been a decadal improvement of 6.16% though women lag behind with a growth rate of just 4.51%.
Agro-climatically, the district falls in the humid southern plain zone with mild summers and winters. The mean annual rainfall is 761 mm. The mean annual evapotranspiration is 130 cm, which is the lowest in the state.
Topographically, Dungarpur belongs to the Chappan plain Zone of the Eastern plain Zone of Rajasthan. The area is drained by the Mahi River, which flows out. The soil is predominantly skeletal, shallow rocky soil in the hilly terrain with a series of clay soil in the plain area.
Dungarpur district is considered backward than most other districts in the state with respect to development works. Resource wise, the district has a good potential but an unscientific use of the resource endowments make it difficult for desired outputs and expectations to be attained. Tribal in this part of the country are, socially very well organized.
Dungarpur district has a heterogeneous population with a predominantly tribal presence with 65.84% of the population being classified as tribal. 92.7% of the population is rural of which 69.77% is tribal. The main tribes are Bhils and Meenas with several sub tribes such as Katara, Ninama, Damor, Garasia, Mall, Bhagora, Baroda, Bargot, Ahari. The non-tribal sections of the population are Patels, Rajputs, Brahmans, jains and Muslims.
