| Voice of Jhunjhunu :
Sudhir
Goyal
Unemployment is a major issue we are battling. There are no industries
and commercial houses in this district leading to less employment
opportunities.
Migration among people is also very high.
People here are mostly poor farmers or laborers.
People lack awareness about various disabilities.
Jhunjhunu District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 5928.0 Km2
Population in Jhunjhunun (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2139658
Male : 1097390
Female : 1042268
Under 6 population
Total : 285395
Male : 155842
Female : 129553
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 33293
In seeing : 13697
In speech : 2323
In hearing : 2213
In movement : 11438
Mental : 3622
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 227
Sex Ratio Rank : 323
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 272 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 155 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Jhunjhunu District
Location
The district is situated in the North-Estern part of the State.
It is surrounded by Churu on the North-Wesrtern side, Hissar and
Mahendragarh of Haryana in the North-Eastern part and by Sika in
the West, South and South Eastern Part.
Distance from major Cities
- Jaipur-168 kms.
- Delhi-237 kms.
- Ahmedabad-793 kms.
- Mumbai-1344 kms.
Climate and Rainfall
- The average temperature of the area is 22 degree celsius
- Normal rainfall is 40.51 cm.
Administrative Set-up
The district is divided into three administrative
sub-division. These are Jhunjhunun, Khetri, Nawalgarh. The district
has five tehsils. These are Jhunjhunun, Chirawa, Khetri, Nawalgarh,
Udaipurwati. There are eight panchayat samities. These are, Jhunjhunun,
Alsisar, Chirawa, Suratgarh, Khetri, Buhana, Nawalgarh, Udaipurwati
Major Crops and Their Production
| Production: 1999-00 |
| (Tonnes) |
| Rapeseed and mustard |
112799 |
| Wheat |
141818 |
| Bajra |
57908 |
| Pulses |
23186 |
| Gram |
16522 |
| Barley |
8815 |
| Red chillies |
651 |
Minerals
| Mineral Production: 1999-00 |
| (Tonnes) |
| Copper ore |
77569 |
| Iron ore |
2000 |
| Fire clay |
400 |
| Stealite |
406 |
Infrastructure
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Electricity
All the 824 villages in the district are electrified
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Road Transport
The district is well connected by roads within
and outside the State. The total length of gifferent category
of roads in the district was about 2,492 km as of March 2000.
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Rail Transport
There are three metre gauge lines passing through
the district. The largest rail track passing through the district
is Sikar-Luharu line. Total length of this line is 95 kms and
is connects important towns of Nawalgarh, Mukundgarh, Jhunjhunun,
Chirawa and Surajgarh.
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Air Transport
The nearest Airport is Jaipur (168 kms.)
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Communication Facilities
| (Nos) |
| Post office |
413 |
| Telegraph office |
106 |
| Telephone exchange |
69 |
| Public call office |
839 |
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