| 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
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
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Electricity
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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.
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Water
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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.
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Road Transport
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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.
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Rail Transport
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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.
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Air Transport
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The nearest airport is at Jodhpur (222 kms.)
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Communication Facilities
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| (No.) |
| Post offices |
479 |
| Telegraph offices |
104 |
| Telephone exchanges |
64 |
| Public call offices |
894 |
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