Hadauti

Hadoti

Hadoti

Region of Rajasthan, India

For the language, see Hadoti language.

Hadoti is a region of Rajasthan state in western India, which was once called the Bundi Kingdom. The biggest cities are Jhalawar and Kota. It includes the districts of Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar and Kota and is bounded on the west by the Mewar, on the northwest by Ajmer regions of Rajasthan, and on the south by the Malwa, on the east by the Gird regions of Madhya Pradesh state.

Quick Facts Country, State ...

Notable people

Actor Film Industry Mumbai Bollywood

Geography

The region of south eastern Rajasthan lies between Malwa Plateau in the east, Aravali range in the west and Marwar plateau in the west south side, on the border with Madhya Pradesh. The major river is the Chambal River, with its tributaries Kaalisindh, Parvati, Parwan and Chapi. The soil is alluvial.

Princely states of Hadoti

  • Palaitha - Hada Chauhan Maharaja's
  • Moondli - Hada Maharaja's
  • Kunadi -
  • Bamulia - Hada Maharaja's
  • Kachnoada - Hada
  • Rajgarh - Hada
  • Ghati - Hada
  • Kherli - Tanwar
  • Srinal - Tanwar
  • Koela - Hada Chauhan
  • Dabri - Hada
  • Kherli - Hada Maharaja's
  • Karwar - Hada
  • Phasud - Hada
  • Pipalda - Hada
  • Antarda - Hada
  • Nimola - Hada
  • Sarola - Pandit Brahmins
  • Harnawada - Sirohiya Rao Raja
  • Akawad Khurd - Rathore

Demographics

Religion

Religion in Hadoti (2011)[2]

  Hinduism (89.75%)
  Islam (8.54%)
  Jainism (0.96%)
  Others (0.75%)

The vast majority of the population are Hindu. Muslims form the largest minority and are largely concentrated in urban areas.

Languages

Languages in Hadoti (2011)[1]

  Hadauti (51.57%)
  Hindi (32.76%)
  Malvi (5.51%)
  Sondwari (3.53%)
  Rajasthani (2.30%)
  Urdu (1.30%)
  Others (3.03%)

Hadauti is the main language spoken in the region. Hindi is popular in urban areas like Kota. Malvi and Sondwari, a distinct dialect of Malwi, is spoken in the southern and western parts of Jhalawar along with Hindi.

See also

Kota limestone


References

  1. [1]
    "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". 2011 census of India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    "2011 census of India". Retrieved 1 December 2021.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Hadauti, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.