| Voice of Dausa : Kumar
Ajay
Dausa District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3432.0 Km2
Population in Dausa (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1637226
Male : 859821
Female : 777405
Under 6 population
Total : 256802
Male : 138121
Female : 118681
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 32637
In seeing : 18787
In speech : 1565
In hearing : 1468
In movement : 8851
Mental : 1966
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 128
Sex Ratio Rank : 154
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 278 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 339 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Dausa District
Location
The district is situated in the eastern part of Rajasthan. It is
bound in the north by Alwar district, in south by Sawai Madhopur
district, in the west by Jaipur district and in the east by Bharatpur
district.
Distance from Major Cities
Jaipur-56 kms.
Delhi-317 kms.
Ahmedabad-681 kms.
Mumbai-1232 kms.
Climate
The climate of the district is dry and is subject to extremeness
of cold and heat at various places.
The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in the
district are 3.33 degrees celsius and 44 degrees celsius respectively.
The normal annual rainfall is 55.2 cms.
Administrative Setup
The district has 5 tehsils and 5 blocks, viz., Bandikui, Dausa,
Lalsot, Mahwa and Sikrai.
Major Crops and their Production
Production:
1999-00
(Tonnes) |
| Bajra |
82,977 |
| Jowar |
1,546 |
| Maize |
3,694 |
| Wheat |
3,09,096 |
| Barley |
9,603 |
| Pulses |
20,341 |
| Groundnut |
21,930 |
Minerals
| Mineral
Production: 1999-00 |
| Tonnes |
| Silica
sand |
9,919 |
| Quartz |
968 |
| Soap
stone |
1,308 |
| China
clay |
455 |
| Dolomite |
1,376 |
| Cheja
patti |
43,565 |
| Marble
luffers |
21,737 |
| Stealite |
92 |
Infrastructure
Electricity
Dausa district is receiving the power supplied by the Anta Gas Turbine
system, Kota. There are 20 electric sub-stations at 16 places in
the district. As of March 2000, all villages in the district were
electrified.
Water
The major rivers passing through the Dausa district are Sawa and
Banganga.
Road Transport
The National Highway No. 11 linking Bikaner to Agra passes through
Dausa district for a total length of 92 kms. The total length of
different types of roads in the district is about 1,508 kms as on
31 March 2000.
Rail Transport
At present Dausa district is connected with Broad gauge rail route
with Jaipur, Alwar and Delhi.
Air Transport
The nearest airport is at Jaipur (56 kms).
Communication Facilities
| (Nos.) |
| Post offices |
249 |
| Telegraph offices |
19 |
| Telephone exchanges |
41 |
| Public call offices |
638 |
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