Bharatpur district

{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Bharatpur, Rajasthan}} [[Image:Map rajasthan dist num blank.png|thumb|right|400px|30. Location in Rajasthan]] '''Bharatpur District''' is a district of [[Rajasthan]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in western [[India]]. The town of [[Bharatpur, India|Bharatpur]] is the district headquarters. ==History== When Bharatpur was a [[princely state]], it was the only political entity ever to have a [[Chartreuse (color)|Chartreuse]] colored flag. ==Demographics== According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bharatpur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,549,121, roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]] or the US state of [[Nevada]]. This gives it a ranking of 166th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert| 503 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.32 %. Bharatpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 877 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 71.16 %. ==Geography== The district has an area of 5,066 km². It is bounded by [[Rewari District|Rewari]] and [[Gurgaon District|Gurgaon]] districts of [[Haryana]] on the north, [[Mathura District|Mathura]] and [[Agra District|Agra]] districts of [[Uttar Pradesh]] on the east, and the Rajasthan districts of [[Dholpur District|Dholpur]] on the south, [[Karauli District|Karauli]] on the southwest, and [[Dausa District|Dausa]] and [[Alwar District|Alwar]] on the west. Three rivers, the [[Ban Ganga River|Ban Ganga]], Rooparel, and Gambhir, cross the district. The Ban Ganga originates in [[Jaipur District]], passes through Dausa and Bharatpur districts to meet the [[Yamuna River]] in Uttar Pradesh. The Gambhir River starts from Pachana Dam of Karauli District, and meets the Ban Ganga in [[Bayana]] tehsil. The Rooparel River starts from hills of Alwar District and enters the district in Kaman tehsil. ===Notable personalities=== * Acharya Rajendrasuri (1826–1906) [[Jain]] reformer. Born in [[Bharatpur]]. ==Flora and fauna== Bharatpur District is famous for [[Keoladeo National Park]], a major wintering area for [[Bird migration|migratory]] [[bird]]s. Established as a [[duck]]-hunting reserve by the [[Maharaja]]s of Bharatpur, it was known as the best duck shooting resort in the [[British Empire]]. The site was declared a bird sanctuary in 1956 and later upgraded to [[National Park]]. [[UNESCO]] has listed it as a [[world heritage site]]. Keoladeo National Park attracts 364 species of birds, including many from [[India]], but also from [[Afghanistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Siberia]], [[China]] and [[Tibet]], including the rare [[Siberian Crane]]. As the [[monsoon]]s arrive and the [[wetland]]s and [[marshes]] start to fill with water, birds start pouring into the park. ==External links== * [http://www.bharatpurcity.com/history Bharatpur History] {{Geographic location |Centre = Bharatpur district |North = [[Mewat district]], [[Haryana]] |Northeast = [[Mathura district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] |East = [[Agra district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] |Southeast = [[Dhaulpur district]] |South = [[Karauli district]] |Southwest = [[Dausa district]] |West = [[Alwar district]] |Northwest = }} {{Bharatpur district}} {{Districts of Rajasthan}} {{Rajasthan}} {{coord missing|Rajasthan}}