Tag: physical features of india and rajasthan

Rajasthan is a state of India located in North western India bordering Pakistan. It is a place with people of many religions with major religious tourist centers. Mostly Hindu, Muslim and Jain religions are seen in Rajasthan. Christians are also seen along with the above mentioned religions. Percentage of followers of Christian religion in Rajasthan, according to 2011 census, is 0.14 %.

Sex ratio: Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males present in a population. Sex ratio of Rajasthan in 2011 census was 926 for each of 1000 male population. Sex ratio of Jaisalmer according to 2011 census is 849.

Child sex ratio: Child Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the age group 0–6 years in a human population. The child sex ratio of Rajasthan according to 2011 census is 888.

• Thar Desert and Aravali ranges both pass through Indian state of Rajasthan. Thar is one of the largest deserts located in India and more than 60% of the desert lies in the state of Rajasthan and extends into Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana.
  
• The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 692 km in a north-eastern direction across the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana, ending in Delhi.
  

The Ajmeri dialect is a sub-dialect of Marwari and is spoken in the Ajmer and Kishangarh regions of Rajasthan.

Bhils are tribal people especially found in north-western India. This tribe of Rajasthan was depicted in the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata as famous for skills in arching. According to Census 2011, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India followed by Gond tribe.

After Hindi, Bengali is the most widely spoken language in the Indian subcontinent, based on census data and linguistic surveys.

literacy rate of Rajasthan as per the 2011 census 60.11%.