| Voice of Chittorgarh
: Dinesh Chasta
Following are the social and developmental challenges of the district:
· Facility available for irrigation is not very good. This
affects the growth of the crops.
· Available water for agriculture is not adequately utilized
in the fields.
· Lack of electricity for the farmers in order to carry out
their daily activities.
· Scarcity of drinking water is increasing day by day. People
have to travel 3 to 4 km in order to get pure drinking water.
· The corruption in NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act) has to be stopped, then only our common man get complete benefit
of the same.
Chittorgarh
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 10856.0 Km2
Population in Chittaurgarh (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1544392
Male : 784054
Female : 760338
Under 6 population
Total : 209376
Male : 110047
Female : 99329
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 44200
In seeing : 21425
In speech : 2052
In hearing : 2807
In movement : 14443
Mental : 3473
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 259
Sex Ratio Rank : 400
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 193 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 465 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Chittorgarh District
Location
Chittaurgarh district lies in the south-eastern part of the
State. It is surrounded by Kot in the east and Mandsaur district
of Madhya Pradesh and Banswara in the south-west, Udaipur and Rajsamand
in the west and Bhilwara and Bundin in the north.
Distance from major Cities
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Jaipur-309 kms.
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Delhi-570 kms.
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Ahmedabad-422 kms.
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Mumbai-973 kms.
Climate and Rainfall
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Mean maximum temperature of the district is
45 degrees celsius
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Mean minimum temperature is 7 degrees celsius
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Normal rainfall is 85.21 cms.
Administrative Setup
For the purpose of administration, the district is
divided into 5 administrative sub-divisions and 12 tehsils.
Major Crops and Their Production
The main agricultural crops grown in the district
re maize, jowar, paddy, wheat, barley, gram, pulses, groundnut,
til, cotton and sugarcane
| Production: 1999-00 |
| (Tonnes) |
| Paddy |
1,349 |
| Jowar |
9,518 |
| Maize |
1,98,299 |
| Pulses |
53,743 |
| Sesamum |
989 |
| Groundnut |
47,211 |
| Sugarcane |
83,940 |
| Wheat |
2,44,684 |
| Barley |
5,523 |
| Gram |
42,610 |
| Rapeseed and Mustard |
29,471 |
Minerals
| Production: 1999-00 |
| (Tonnes) |
| Lime Stone (Cement Grade) |
71,53,000 |
| Kaolin |
40,929 |
| Laterite |
88,811 |
| Ochre |
3,17,905 |
| Silica Sand |
27,445 |
| Lime Stone |
7,153 |
| Silver |
35 |
Infrastructure
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Electricity
There are thirty-two 33/11 KV Sub-stations in
the district with a total capacity of 80.28 MVA. As of 31 March
2000, 2,078 villages of the 2,172 villages were electrified.
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Water
Chittorgarh is one of the most fertile districts
of Rajasthan. The ground water in the district occurs pblackominantly
in the bedrock where the water level is normally about 10 metres
below the ground level. The main rivers of the district are
Chambal, Banas, Orai, Zakam, Gambhiri. Several major irrigation
projects have been constructed by impounding the course of Gambhiri,
Berach, Wagon.
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Road Transport
The district is well connected with metallic roads
with all nearby districts namely, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Banswara
and Bundi. The total length of different categories of roads
in the districts is about 2,831 kms as on 31 March 2000.
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Rail Transport
The Chittorgarh district is connected with Kota
and Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh by broad gauge and with Delhi,
Jaipur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Himatnagar, Ahmedabad and Ratlam via
Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh by meter gauge railway line. The
total railway line is 127 kms.
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Air Transport The nearest airport is Udaipur
(116 kms.)
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Communication Facilities
| (No.) |
| Post offices |
401 |
| Telegraph offices |
61 |
| Telephone exchanges |
58 |
| Public call offices |
780 |
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