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{{short description|Region of Rajasthan, India}}
{{For|the language|Hadoti language}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
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| p1                              = [[Bundi district|Bundi]]
| p2                              = [[Baran district|Baran]]
| p3                              = [[Jhalawar district|Jhalawar]]
| p4                              = [[Kota district|Kota]]
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| demographics1_title1            = [[Hadoti language|Hadoti]]
| demographics1_info1             = 51.57%
| demographics1_title2            = [[Hindi]]
| demographics1_info2             = 32.76%
| demographics1_title3            = [[Malvi language|Malvi]]
| demographics1_info3             = 5.51%
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| [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]
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'''Hadoti ''' is a [[List of regions in India|region]] of [[Rajasthan]] state in western [[India]], which was once called the Bundi Kingdom. The biggest cities are Jhalawar and Kota. It includes the districts of [[Bundi district|Bundi]], [[Baran district|Baran]], [[Jhalawar district|Jhalawar]] and [[Kota district|Kota]] and is bounded on the west by the [[Mewar]], on the northwest by [[Ajmer region]]s of Rajasthan, and on the south by the [[Malwa]], on the east by the [[Gird, India|Gird regions]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state.

==Notable people==
*[[Bhupendra Jadawat]]
Actor Film Industry Mumbai Bollywood

* [[Hon. Speaker Om Birla]]
Speaker, Lok Sabha

==Geography==
The region of south eastern Rajasthan lies between Malwa Plateau in the east, Aravali range in the west and Marwar plateau in the west south side, on the border with Madhya Pradesh. The major river is the Chambal River, with its tributaries Kaalisindh, Parvati, Parwan and Chapi. The soil is alluvial.

==Princely states of Hadoti==
* Palaitha - [[Hada Chauhan]] Maharaja's
* [[Moondli]] - [[Hada (clan)|Hada]] Maharaja's
* [[Kunadi]] - 
* [[Bamulia]] - Hada Maharaja's
* [[Kachnoada]] - Hada 
* [[Rajgarh, Rajasthan|Rajgarh]] - Hada 
* [[Ghati]] - Hada 
* [[Kherli]] - [[Tanwar]]
* [[Srinal]] - Tanwar
* [[Koela]] - Hada Chauhan
* [[Dabri, Jodhpur|Dabri]] - Hada 
* [[Kherli]] - Hada Maharaja's
* [[Karwar]] - Hada 
* [[Phasud]] - Hada 
* [[Pipalda]] - Hada 
* [[Antarda]] - Hada 
* [[Nimola]] - Hada 
* [[Sarola]] - [[Pandit Brahmins]]
*[[Harnawada]] - Sirohiya Rao Raja
*Akawad Khurd - Rathore

==Demographics==

===Religion===

{{Pie chart| thumb = right
|label1=[[Hinduism]]|value1=89.75|color1=orange
|label2=[[Islam]]|value2=8.54|color2=green
|label3=[[Jainism]]|value3=0.96|color3=brown
|label4=Others|value4=0.75|color4=grey
|caption=Religion in Hadoti (2011)<ref name="censusindia.gov.in">{{Cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |title=2011 census of India}}</ref>
}}
The vast majority of the population are [[Hindu]]. [[Muslims]] form the largest minority and are largely concentrated in urban areas.

===Languages===

{{Pie chart| thumb = right| caption = Languages in Hadoti (2011)<ref name="languages" />
|label1=[[Harauti language|Hadauti]] |value1=51.57 |color1=#E44D2E
|label2=[[Hindi]] |value2=32.76 |color2=orange
|label3=[[Malvi]] |value3=5.51 |color3=deeppink
|label4=Sondwari |value4=3.53 |color4=orchid
|label5=[[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value5=2.30  |color5=red
|label6=[[Urdu]] |value6=1.30 |color6=green
|label7=Others |value7=3.03 
|color7=grey}}

[[Harauti language|Hadauti]] is the main language spoken in the region. [[Hindi]] is popular in urban areas like [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]. [[Malvi]] and Sondwari, a distinct dialect of [[Malwi]], is spoken in the southern and western parts of [[Jhalawar district|Jhalawar]] along with [[Hindi]].

== See also ==
*[[Kota, Rajasthan]]
[https://kotalimestone.com Kota limestone]


==References==
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{{Historical regions of North India|state=expanded}}

{{coord missing|Rajasthan}}

[[Category:Limestone]]
[[Category:Regions of Rajasthan]]