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Area
- 5,066 sq.kms. (1.48 of the State)
Location
Bharatpur district lies in the most eastern part of the the State. It forms boundaries with Gurgaon district of Haryana in the north and north-east. Mathura and Agra lie in the east. Dhaulpur district lies in its south and Sawai Madhopur, Dausa and Alwar district in the west.
Distance from Major Cities
- Jaipur-174 kms.
- Delhi-186 kms.
- Ahmedabad-799 kms.
- Mumbai-1,350 3kms.
Climate and Rainfall
- The district has a dry climate.
- The maximum temperature ranges between 44 degrees and 47 degrees celsius
- Minimum temperature is between minus five and one degree Celsius.
Administrative Setup
The district is composed of three sub-divisions, viz., Bharatpur, Deeg and Bayana. These sub-divisions have been further divided into ten tehsils namely, Bharatpur, Nadbai, Kumher, Bayana, Roopbas, Weir, Deeg, Kaman, Nagar and pahari and nine panchayat samitis.
Human Resources
Indicators of Human Resources |
Units |
No. |
---|
Population |
persons |
20,98,323 |
Density of population |
persons per sq.kms |
414 |
Literacy |
per cent |
64.24 |
Total working population |
per cent |
27.05 |
Percentage distribution of work force |
Units |
No. |
---|
Cultivators |
per cent |
73.32 |
Agricultural labourers |
per cent |
11.80 |
Household industry |
per cent |
1.51 |
Other workers |
per cent |
13.37 |
Major Crops and Their Production
Sr. |
Production 2004-05 |
Tonnes |
---|
1 |
Wheat |
324550 |
2 |
Rapeseed and Mustard |
297369 |
3 |
Bajra |
118264 |
4 |
Jowar |
22024 |
5 |
Masoor |
16404 |
6 |
Gram |
8762 |
7 |
Barley |
6319 |
8 |
Guarseed |
3585 |
9 |
Sugar cane |
2104 |
10 |
Rice |
1206 |
11 |
Field pea |
264 |
12 |
Rapeseed |
129 |
13 |
Groundnuts |
45 |
14 |
Kidney bean (moth) |
39 |
15 |
Maize |
30 |
16 |
Black gram (urad) |
19 |
17 |
Green gram (Moong) |
14 |
18 |
Soyabeans |
14 |
Mineral Production
Main minerals of the area are felspar, quartz, asbestos, soapstone, magnesitie, calcite, limestone, mica, emerald, marble, granite, and masonary stone. Fairly good reserves of barytes fluorit, wolastonite and vermiculite have also been found.
Sr. |
Production 1999-00 |
Tonnes |
---|
1 |
Bajari |
2,338 |
2 |
Brick Earth |
1,02,725 |
3 |
Churt |
1,376 |
4 |
Fire Clay |
1,284 |
5 |
Masonary Stone |
1,22,824 |
6 |
Sand Stone |
35,107 |
7 |
Silica Sand |
4,870 |
8 |
Soap Stone |
1,418 |
Infrastructure
- Electricity
There are six grid sub-stations (GSS) in Bharatpur district.
- Water
The important rivers of the district are Banganga, Gambhir and Rupard flowing only in the rainy season. Bharatpur Feeder and Gurgaon Canal are also extending the irrigation facilities in the district. Minor irrigation projects are Khurrampur canal, Ballabgarh canal, Lalitamundia canal, Lalpur canal, Pathera canal, Ramesh Swami canal, Dharsoni canal etc.
- Road Transport
The National Highway No.11 connecting Agra, Jaipur and Bikaner passes through Bharatpur. Its total length within the district is about 71 kms. The total road length is 1,985 kms.
- Rail Transport
The total rail length in the district is 262 kms out of which 207 kms., is broad gauge and 55 kms., is meter gauge. Bharatpur, Bayana and Nadbai the important business centres of the district are well connected by railways.
- Air Transport
The nearest airport is at Agra.
- Communication Facilities
Sr. |
Facilities |
No. |
---|
1 |
Post offices |
276 |
2 |
Telegraph offices |
58 |
3 |
Telephone exchanges |
34 |
4 |
Public call offices |
815 |
Banking
Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005 |
Offices (No.) |
Deposits (Rs.Lakh) |
Credit (Rs.Lakh) |
---|
All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
109 |
93800 |
92100 |
Public Sector Banks |
79 |
77000 |
80200 |
SBI and its Associates |
24 |
22500 |
28800 |
Nationalised Banks |
55 |
54500 |
51400 |
Foreign Banks |
- |
- |
- |
Regional Rural Banks |
26 |
12500 |
11000 |
Other Scheduled Commercial Banks |
4 |
4200 |
800 |
Educational Facilities/Institutions
Sr. |
Facilities/Institutions |
No. |
---|
1 |
Primary Schools |
1,249 |
2 |
Middle Schools |
889 |
3 |
Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools |
243 |
4 |
Colleges |
11 |
5 |
ITIs and Polytechnics |
7 |
Industrial Scenario
- No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 4
- No. of Small Scale Units: 5,658
- No of Industrial Areas: 5
- Bharatpur I.E /Old Ind.Area
- Brik Industrial Area (Bharatpur)
- Bayana
- Deeg
- Jurehera I.A.Sonkhar Kaman
- Main Existing Industries Baby food, cattle feed, cement plants and machinery, ghee, grain and dal processing, heavy duty structures, hydraulic crane and general structure, leather foot wear, mathc boxes, nuts and bolts, oil mill, rail wagons, salt glazed stone ware pipe and fittings, skimmed milk, sleepers, spokes, steel structurals, steel wire.