Dungarpur

This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Dungarpur district.
Dungarpur
city

Aerial view of Dungarpur
Dungarpur
Dungarpur

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 23°50′N 73°43′E / 23.84°N 73.72°E / 23.84; 73.72Coordinates: 23°50′N 73°43′E / 23.84°N 73.72°E / 23.84; 73.72
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Elevation 225 m (738 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 50,000
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 02964 ******
Vehicle registration RJ 12
Sex ratio 1:1 ♂/♀
Website dungarpur.rajasthan.gov.in

Dungarpur is a city in the southernmost part of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dungarpur District. The rail line between Udaipur and Ahmedabad in Gujarat runs through the town, shortest distance to the National Highway 8 from Dungapur town is 20 km.

History

Main article: Dungarpur State

Dungarpur is the seat of the elder branch of the Sisodiyas of Udaipur. The seat of the younger branch is that of the Maharana of Mewar. It was founded in 1358 A.D. by Rawal Veer Singh, the eldest son of the ruler of Mewar, Karan Singh [1] They are descendants of Bappa Rawal, eighth ruler of the Guhilot Dynasty and founder of the Mewar Dynasty (r. 734-753).

The chiefs of Dungarpur, who bear the title of Maharawal, are descended from Mahup, the eldest son of Karan Singh, a chief of Mewar in the 12th century, and claim the honours of the elder line of Mewar. Mahup, disinherited by his father, took refuge with his mother's family, the Chauhans of Bagar,[2] and made himself lord of that country at the expense of the Bhil chiefs.[3]

The town of Dungarpur, the capital of the state, was founded towards the end of the 14th century by his descendant, Rawal Bir Singh,the Sixth descendant of Sawant Singh of Mewar,[4] who named it after Dungaria, an independent Bhil chieftain whom he had ordered assassinated. After the death of Rawal Udai Singh of Bagar at the Battle of Khanwa in 1527, where he fought alongside Rana Sanga against Babar, his territories were divided into the states of Dungarpur and Banswara.[3] Successively under Mughal, Maratha, and British Raj control by treaty in 1818, it remained a 15-gun salute state [5]

In 1901 the total population of Dungarpur was 100,103, while that of the town was 6094. The last princely ruler of Dungarpur was HH Rai-i-Rayan Maharawal Shri Lakshman Singh Bahadur (1918–1989), who was awarded the KCSI (1935) and GCIE (1947), and after independence became a Member of the Rajya Sabha twice, in 1952 and 1958, and later a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1962 and 1989.[1]

Climate

The climate of Dungarpur is quite dry. The summer season is hot, but milder than most of the other Rajasthan cities. The average temperature in summers falls in the range of 43 °C (max) to 26 °C (min). Climatic conditions of Dungarpur, Rajasthan in winters are quite cool. The average temperature ranges between 25 °C (max) to 9 °C (min). Dungarpur weather experiences average rainfall hovering between 47 cm to 76 cm

Places to see

Haveli Juna Mahal, Dungarpur
Temple Dev Somnath

Fairs and festivals

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[6] Dungarpur had a population of 43,108. Males constitute 54% of the population a females 46%. Dungarpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 69%. In Dungarpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age

Notable people from Dungarpur

Notes

  1. 1 2 Dungarpur, History and Genealogy Queensland University.
  2. ↑ Dungarpur State The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908, v. 11, p. 379.
  3. 1 2  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dungarpur". Encyclopædia Britannica. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 679–680.
  4. ↑ Dungarpur: History, Geography, Places
  5. ↑ Dungarpur, History and Genealogy RoyalArk
  6. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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