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Voice of Barmer : Mahesh Panpalia

Barmer District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio

Population in Barmer (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2604453
Male : 1370494
Female : 1233959

Under 6 population
Total : 499328
Male : 262925
Female : 236403

Disabled population
Total disabled population : 53488
In seeing : 31516
In speech : 2668
In hearing : 3367
In movement : 12042
Mental : 3895

Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis )
Backwardness : 302
Sex Ratio Rank : 133 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : B (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 138 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 394 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits


Brief About Barmer District

Location Barmer district is situated in the western part of Rajasthan and forms part of the Thar desert. It is surrounded by Jaisalmer in the north, Jalore in the south, Pali and Jodhpur in the east and Pakistan in the west.

Distance from major cities

  • Jaipur-565 kms.
  • Delhi-887 kms.

Climate and Rainfall

  • The temperature varies between minimum of 9 degrees celsius to the maximum of 45 degrees celsius.
  • The normal rainfall 27.75 cms.

Administrative Setup

Barmer is the headquarter of the district, which is also the principal town. The district is divided into two sub-divisions viz., Barmer and Balotra. The district has 3 municipalities, 8 panchayat samitis, 225 gram panchayats, 1,640 revenue villages and 853 inhabited villages.

Major Crops and Their Production

Production: 1999-00

Wheat

49,112

Bajra

21,033

Rapeseed and Mustard

19,347

Pulses

4,135

Sesamum

184

Barley

121

Gram

102

Red chillies

68

Minerals

Production: 1999-2000

(Tonnes)

Gypsum

1,85,954

Saliceous

2,709

Salenite

1,917

Masonary Stone

1,02,298

Bentonite

31,813

Limestone

1,000

Infrastructure

  • Electricity
  • The power supply in the district comes from Debari Grid Station near Udaipur via Jalore. The 132 KV Grid Station of the district is located at Balotra and the 33 KV station is located at Barmer. Of the 1,625 villages, 1,500 villages were electrified.

  • Water
  • The Indira Gandhi canal is being extended upto Gadra Road in the district. This is likely to provide adequate quantity of not only drinking water but also to irrigate about 0.1 million hectares of agriculture land. The flow of the canal would also improve water level of the wells in the area covered by the flow.

  • Road Transport
  • The district is linked by road with Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Pali, Jalore, Jaipur, Ajmer and Ahmedabad. The total length of roads in the district was 5,109 kms as on 31 March 2000.

  • Rail Transport
  • The district is linked with neighbouring districts of Jodhpur, Jalore and Jaipur in the State and with Agra in UP and Munawa in Pakistan, by railway line. The total length of rail line in the district is 254 kms with 30 railway stations.

  • Air Transport
  • The nearest airport is at Jodhpur (222 kms.)

  • Communication Facilities
(No.)
Post offices 479
Telegraph offices 104
Telephone exchanges 64
Public call offices 894

 
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