| Voice of Jaisalmer :
L S Rathore
Jaisalmer faces acute water shortage.
This leads to frequent load shedding.
Women are not educated.
Government should take steps to empower women
Jaisalmer District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 38428.0 Km2
Population : 508247
Male Population : 279101
Female Population : 229146
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 12144
In seeing : 6640
In speech : 720
In hearing : 808
In movement : 3118
Mental : 858
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 374
Sex Ratio Rank : 9
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 497 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 495 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Chandra Mohan Kewalia, local NGO
lliteracy is one of the major concerns of the district,
as awareness among people regarding the same is very low.
Access of fresh water is another growing apprehension in the district,
as the only source of water are rains which now have become irregular
in nature.
Animal husbandry is our district’s main occupation. And improper
availability of grasslands is affecting animals, as they are not
getting sufficient food. As a result most of the animals die.
Brief About Jaisalmer District
Location
Jaisalmer is the Westen most district of Rajasthan
as well as that of India. It extends from 26.01 degrees to 28.02
degrees North latitude and from 69.3 degrees to 72.2 East longitude.
The district is bound by Pakistan on its North and West, Barmer
on South, Jodhpur on East and Bikaner on North-East.
Distance from major Cities
- Jaipur-558 Kms
- Delhi-864 Kms
- Ahmedabad-626 Kms
- Mumbai-1177 Kms
Climate and Rainfall
- The climate of the district is dry
- The mean temperature is 26.5 degree celsius
- The average normal annual rainfall is 23.3 cms
Major Crops and their Production
| Production: 1999-00 |
| (Tonnes) |
| Jowar |
510 |
| Guar seed |
3,398 |
| Wheat |
42,766 |
| Rapeseed & mustard |
58,186 |
| Groundnut |
382 |
| Gram |
3,253 |
Minerals
| Mineral Production: 1999-00 |
| (Tonnes) |
| Limestone |
10,63,000 |
| Gypsum |
41,527 |
| Silicious earth |
6,000 |
| Marble |
8,000 |
| Sand stone |
9,000 |
| Felespar |
233 |
| Yellow sand |
191 |
Infrastructure
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One gas based power project is being implemented
at Ramgarh with initial capacity of 3MW which now has got the
sanction for increasing the capacity upto 160 MW. There are
518 village, of which 252 are electrified upto 31 March 2000.
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Water
The water level in the district varies from 30
metres to 130 metres. Till now, the Feeder Canal and the main
canal having the length of 204 km. and 445 km. long distributary
system and the water in the main canal has reached upto Mohangarh
of Jaisalmer district.
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Road Transport
Being the border district, the district possesses
very good road network and almost all the towns and most the
important places are well connected with the district Headquarter.
The total length of the road network is 1574.5 km.
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Rail Transport
Being the district of strategic importance, it
also has a good rail network of 128 km. of length with 8 railway
stations.
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Air Transport
The district is linked by air with Jaipur.
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Communication Facilities
| (Nos) |
| Post office |
157 |
| Telegraph offices |
27 |
| Telephone exchanges |
22 |
| Public call offices |
374 |
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