Dungarpur District is a district of Rajasthan, which is a state in the western part of India. The headquarters of the district is the town of Dungarpur. The shape of the district is more or less triangular. Along the western edge of the district, the Mahi River flows, and forms the boundary with Banswara district while the Som River, which is a tributary of the Mahi, flows along the northern edge of the district and forms the boundary with Udaipur District. The district borders with the Gujarat state on the east.

Dungarpur History

Rawal Bir Singh founded the town of Dungarpur, the state capital, towards the end of the 14th century. He named it after Dungaria, an independent Bhil chieftain, whose death he caused. In the Battle of Khanwa, Rawal Udai Singh of Bagar fought alongside Rana Sanga against Babar. After the death of Rawal Udai Singh in this battle, his territories were divided into the states of Dungarpur and Banswara. Under the successive reign of the Mughal, Maratha and British Raj by the treaty of 1818, it remained 15-gun salute state.

The total population of Dungarur district was 100,103 in the year 1901 ad that of the town was 6094. HH Rai-i-Rayan Maharawal Shri Lakshman Singh Bahadur was the last princely ruler of Dungarpur from 1918-1989. In 1935 he was awarded KCSI and in 1947 the GCIE. He became a member in the Rajya Sabha twice, after the impendence in 1952 and 1958. Later on he also became of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the year 1962 and in 1989.

Dungarpur Climate

The Districts weather is dry. The temperature becomes maximum in May. The mean daily maximum temperature remains 41.50 degree Celsius and the absolute maximum temperature remains 45.0 degree Celsius. January is the coldest month. The temperature drops down to around 5.0 degree Celsius during night. However during the day time the temperature remains above 20.0 degree Celsius. The average rainfall of the district is 71 mm. A good amount of variations remain in the rainfall pattern year to year. Having a drought is considered to be normal in the district. In the last 18 years, the rainfall records are as below.

Dungarpur Tourism

Tourist places in Dungarpur
Baroda
Beneshwar
Boreshwar
Bhuvaneshwar
Deo somnath
Dungarpur town
Galiakot