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Kota district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left: Chhar Bag in Kota, Garh Palace, Stepwell in Bawdi, Jag Mandir Sagar, Kansua Shiva Temple | |
.svg) Location of Kota district in Rajasthan | |
| Coordinates (Kota, Rajasthan): 25°10′48″N 73°49′48″E / 25.18000°N 73.83000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Kota |
| Headquarters | Kota, Rajasthan |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,217 km2 (2,014 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,951,014 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 60.31 percent |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 76.56 |
| • Sex ratio | 911 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | kota |
Kota District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Kota is the administrative headquarters of the district.
During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva, a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti. In the early 17th century AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, the ruler of Bundi, Rao Ratan Singh, gave the smaller principality of Kota to his son, Madho Singh. Since then Kota became a hallmark of the Rajput gallantry and culture.
The district is bounded on the north by Bundi District, on the east by Baran District, on the south by Jhalawar District, and on the west by Chittorgarh District and Mandsaur District. It is now the hub of educational institutions and is home to Asia's biggest manufacturer of fertilizer.
Further, Kota is surrounded by four power stations within its 50 km radius. First is Rajasthan atomic power plant which is an atomic power plant and is very near to Kota at a place called Rawatbhata and is situated at a place called Rawatbhata in the Chittorgarh District. Second is Kota Thermal Power plant which generates power from coal and is situated at the bank of Chambal river and is within Kota city. Third is Anta Gas Power plant which generates power from gas and is situated at a place called Anta in the Baran District. and the fourth is Jawahar Sagar Power plant which is hydraulic power plant.