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Area
- 17,718 sq. km. (5.18 per cent of the state)
Location
Because of its central situation in Rajasthan, it shares its border with several other districts of the state. In the north, it is bound by Bikaner and Churu districts, in the east by Sikar and Jaipur districts, in the south by Ajmer and Pali districts and in the west by Jodhpur district.
Distance from Major Cities
- Jaipur-247 kms
- Delhi-500 kms
- Ahmedabad-872 kms
- Mumbai-1,432 kms
Climate and Rainfall
- The mean temperature is 23.5 degree celsius
- The mean maximum temperature is 47 degrees celsius.
- The mean minimum is 3 degrees celsius.
- The average rainfall in the district is 38.86 cms.
Administrative Setup
For the purpose of administration, the district is divided into four administrative sub-division, viz., Nagaur, Merta, Deedwana and Parbatsar. Each sub-division is divided into two tehsils viz., Nagaur, Jayal, Merta, Degana, Deedwana, Ladnu, Parbatsar and Nava.
Human Resources
| Indicators of Human Resources |
Units |
No. |
|---|
| Population |
persons |
27,73,894 |
| Density of population |
persons per sq.km. |
157 |
| Literacy |
per cent |
58.26 |
| Total working population |
per cent |
39.74 |
Major Crops and Their Production
| Sr. |
Production 2004-05 |
Tonnes |
|---|
| 1 |
Bajra |
3,79,930 |
| 2 |
Wheat |
1,41,400 |
| 3 |
Rapeseed & mustard |
1,32,140 |
| 4 |
Guar seed |
31,570 |
| 5 |
Gram |
25,560 |
| 6 |
Barley |
24,610 |
| 7 |
Jowar |
19,860 |
| 8 |
Maize |
270 |
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 |
Gypsum |
2,27,070 |
| 2 |
Lime stone |
36,900 |
| 3 |
Masonary stone |
1,62,562 |
| 4 |
Marble stones |
48,580 |
| 5 |
Marble block |
4,58,300 |
Infrastructure
- Electricity
There is no source of electricity generation in the district. All the power consumed is received from other places. Special attention gas has been given to rural electrification and by March 1993, 1374 villages were electrified. There are nine 33/11 kv power sub-stations in the district with the capacity of 183.79 mva. The number of power connections released were 1,57,116 as on 31 March 2000.
- Water
River Luni is a non-perennial river, it rises near Pushkar in Ajmer district and after passing over the western slopes of the Aravali, it crosses Nagaur district in the south and flows through it towards the west for nearly 37 km. before entering into Pali
- Road Transport
All the important places in the district are connected with bus services. Total length of different category of roads in the district was about 5,038 km as of March 2000.
- Rail Transport
Nagaur town in the district is connected by a broad gauge line with Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner and Delhi. Total length of railway line within the district is 384 km.
- Air Transport
The neareat air port is at Jodhpur (137 km)
- Communication Facilities
| Sr. |
Facilities |
No. |
|---|
| 1 |
Post offices |
542 |
| 2 |
Telegraph offices |
165 |
| 3 |
Telephone exchanges |
98 |
| 4 |
Public call offices |
1026 |
Banking
| Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005 |
Offices (No.) |
Deposits (Rs.Lakh) |
Credit (Rs.Lakh) |
|---|
| All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
128 |
105400 |
49200 |
| Public Sector Banks |
65 |
82500 |
37000 |
| SBI and its Associates |
30 |
48100 |
24700 |
| Nationalised Banks |
35 |
34400 |
12300 |
| Foreign Banks |
- |
- |
- |
| Regional Rural Banks |
57 |
16300 |
11200 |
| Other Scheduled Commercial Banks |
6 |
6600 |
1100 |
Educational Facilities/Institutions
| Sr. |
Facilities/Institutions |
No. |
|---|
| 1 |
Colleges |
5 |
| 2 |
Professional colleges |
4 |
| 3 |
Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools |
252 |
| 4 |
Primary and middle schools |
2733 |
Industrial Scenario
- No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 5
- No. of Small Scale Units: 10,260
- No of Industrial Areas: 5
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Nagaur
| Company / Ownership Project |
Location |
Industry /
Type of Project |
Cost
(Rs.Crore) |
Progress of Implementation |
|---|
| Gujarat Ambuja Cement Group |
Marwar Mundwa |
Cement |
375.00 |
Under Implementation |
| Cement Project |
Nagaur(B) |
New Unit |
- |
Under Implementation |
| State Govt. - Commercial Enterprises |
Kasnau |
Lignite |
209.00 |
Under Implementation |
| Kasnau-Matasukh O C Lignite Mine Project |
Nagaur(B)
Matasukh |
New Unit |
- |
Under Implementation |
| Hari Shankar Singhania Group |
Nagaur(B) |
Other clays |
- |
Proposed |
| China Clay Mining Project |
|
Subs. Expn. |
- |
Proposed |
| Total Investment |
584.00 |
|
