Rajsamand
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Rajsamand is a town of Rajasthan state of western India
. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake
, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh of Mewar
. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajsamand District.
, granite
and other valuable varieties of stone. The Dariba and Jawar mines are the principal Indian sources of ores for zinc
, silver
, manganese
, etc. Much of the populace is engaged in organised and unorganised mining-related work.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake
Rajsamand Lake
Rajsamand Lake is a lake situated near the town of Rajsamand in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Built in the 17th Century, it is approximately wide, long and deep. The lake was built across the Gomati, Kelwa, and Tali Rivers, with a catchment area of approximately .-References:***...
, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh of Mewar
Mewar
Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Pratapgarh, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara and some of the part of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The region was for centuries a Rajput kingdom that later...
. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajsamand District.
Geography
Rajsamand is located at 25.07°N 73.88°E. It has an average elevation of 547 metres (1794 ft).Demographics
Total population of the Rajsamand district is 9,87,024 of which 4,93,459 male and 4,93,565 female. This district has a male to female ratio of 1000:1000. Rajsamand has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 57%. In Rajsamand, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.Economy
Although most of the economy of Rajasthan is based on agriculture, this part of the state is rich in mineral resources. The area is one of the prime Indian suppliers of marbleMarble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
, granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
and other valuable varieties of stone. The Dariba and Jawar mines are the principal Indian sources of ores for zinc
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...
, silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
, manganese
Manganese
Manganese is a chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. It has the atomic number 25. It is found as a free element in nature , and in many minerals...
, etc. Much of the populace is engaged in organised and unorganised mining-related work.