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Ajmer District
- Area
- Location
- Distance from Major Cities
- Climate and Rainfall
- Administrative Setup
- Human Resources
- Major Crops and Their Production
- Mineral Production
- Infrastructure
- Banking
- Educational Facilities/Institutions
- Industrial Scenario
- Investment Projects
Area
- 8,481 sq.km. (2.48 per cent of the State)
Ajmer district is situated in the center of Rajasthan and is surrounded by Jaipur and Tonk districts in the east and Pali in the west. Nagaur district touches its north boundaries while Bhilwara district is in the south.
Distance from Major Cities- Jaipur-138 kms.
- Delhi-399 kms.
- Ahmedabad-487 kms.
- Mumbai-1038 kms.
- The maximum temperature was recorded at 46.0 degrees celsius.
- The normal annual rainfall is 60.18 cms.
The district is divided into four sub-divisions viz., Ajmer, Beawar, Kekri and Kishangarh. The sub-divisions are further divided into six tehsils namely Ajmer, Beawar, Nasirabad, Kekri, Kishangarh and Sarwar and eight panchayat samitis.
Human Resources
| Indicators of Human Resources | Units | Nos. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | persons | 21,80,526 |
| Density of population | persons per sq.kms. | 257 |
| Literacy | percent | 65.06 |
| Total working population | percent | 25.27 |
| Percentage distribution of work force | Units | Nos. |
| Cultivators | percent | 63.89 |
| Agricultural labourers | percent | 14.55 |
| Manufacturing, processing, servicing and repairs | percent | 3.05 |
| Other workers | percent | 18.51 |
Major Crops and Their Production
| Sr. | Production 2004-05 | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | 52535 |
| 2 | Bajra | 41736 |
| 3 | Rapeseed & Mustard | 41018 |
| 4 | Green gram (Moong) | 31534 |
| 5 | Jowar | 30205 |
| 6 | Maize | 24329 |
| 7 | Barley | 17792 |
| 8 | Gram | 15860 |
| 9 | Black gram (urad) | 3862 |
| 10 | Sugar cane | 2996 |
| 11 | Rapeseed | 2289 |
| 12 | Cumin seed | 1668 |
| 13 | Kidney bean (moth) | 956 |
| 14 | Groundnuts | 584 |
| 15 | Guarseed | 358 |
| 16 | Field pea | 340 |
| 17 | Fenugreek seed | 274 |
| 18 | Cowpea (Chowri) | 199 |
| 19 | Coriander | 88 |
| 20 | Rice | 27 |
| 21 | Linseed | 27 |
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 | Limestone | 17,77,000 |
| 2 | Limestone burning | 11,672 |
| 3 | Masonary stone | 1,50,400 |
| 4 | Marble I Block | 13,453 |
| 5 | Marble II Khanda | 1,44,455 |
| 6 | Quarty | 23,324 |
| 7 | Brick earth | 40,285 |
| 8 | Jhanjhar Kankar | 11,983 |
| 9 | Asbestos | 2,519 |
| 10 | Felspar | 54,290 |
| 11 | Magnesite | 8 |
| 12 | Mica | 10 |
| 13 | Mica (Waste and scrap) | 146 |
Infrastructure
- Electricity
Power to the district is supplied from Jaipur, Kota and Jodhpur by 132 KV lines and distributed to towns and villages by 33 KV lines. The total installed capacity is 139.68 MVA. All the villages numbering 985 were electrified as on March 2000. - Water
Water received from Sabarmati and Saraswati rivers is fresh and potable and is used for drinking purpose in Ajmer. There are five non-perennial rivers in the district but they remain dry except during the monsoon season. Thus, water in the district is made available through wells. - Road Transport
National Highway Number 8 running between Delhi and Mumbai passes through the district and covers a distance of about 147 kms., and the route also provides direct road link from Beawar to Delhi via Jaipur and Ajmer and to Ahmedabad via Udaipur. The length of the State highway roads is 340 kms., major district road is 170 kms., and other roads are 797 kms. The total road length was 2901 kms., as on 31 March 2000. - Rail Transport
Delhi-Ahmedabad (via Ringas) railway line is a meter gauge line passing through the Ajmer district. Ajmer, Kishangarh, Beawar towns of the district are the important stations of thei meter gauge line. Conversion of this meter gauge into broad gauge is under progress in the district. The distict is also directly linked with Ratlam and Indore by meter gauge. Important railway stations on Ajmer-Khandwa rail line are Ajmer, Nasirabad and Bijaynagar. The total railway lines is 2261 Kms. - Air Transport
Air transport facility is not available in the district. The nearest airport is Jaipur at a distance of 138 kms. - Communication Facilities
| Sr. | Facilities | Nos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post offices | 430 |
| 2 | Telegraph offices | 61 |
| 3 | Telephone exchanges | 81 |
| 4 | Public call offices | 989 |
Banking
| Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005 | Offices (No.) | Deposits (Rs.Lakh) | Credit (Rs.Lakh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Scheduled Commercial Banks | 164 | 272800 | 127200 |
| Public Sector Banks | 121 | 235200 | 111600 |
| SBI and its Associates | 34 | 75800 | 56400 |
| Nationalised Banks | 87 | 159400 | 55200 |
| Foreign Banks | - | - | - |
| Regional Rural Banks | 20 | 7200 | 6100 |
| Other Scheduled Commercial Banks | 23 | 30400 | 9500 |
Educational Facilities/Institutions
| Sr. | Facilities/Institutions | Nos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primary Schools | 1,467 |
| 2 | Upper Primary Schools | 584 |
| 3 | Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools | 266 |
| 4 | Post Graduate and Degree Schools | 22 |
| 5 | Professional Institutions | 9 |
| 6 | University | 1 |
| 7 | Polytechnic Colleges | 2 |
| 8 | ITI | 4 |
Industrial Scenario
- No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 23
- No. of Small Scale Units: 9,192
- No of Industrial Areas: 8
- Beawar
- Bijay Nagar
- Geggal, Ajmer
- Makhupura, Ajmer
- Kekri
- Kishangarh
- M.T.C. Ajmer
- Parbatpura, Ajmer
- Main industries in the district are
- Asbestos cement pipes
- Cast iron foundary
- Cotton and synthetic yarn
- Cement
- Dairy udyog
- Electronics
- Flour mills
- Machinery and machine tools
- Masala
- Mineral based units
- Machine based units
- Machine tools and accessories
- Pre-stressed concrete pipes
- Plastic products
- Textiles
- Wooden furniture
- Export Items
- Emery stone
- Floor mill
- HMT machine
- Rose
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Ajmer
| Company / Ownership Project | Location | Industry / Type of Project |
Cost (Rs.Crore) |
Progress of Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private (Indian) | Ajmer | Ceramic Tiles | 110.00 | Under Implementation |
| Ajmer Ceramic Tiles Project | - | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| State Government | Ajmer | Airports | 100.00 | Proposed |
| Ajmer Airport Project | - | New Unit | - | Proposed |
| Central Govt. - Departmental | Ajmer | Railways | 67.00 | Proposed |
| Undertaking | Pushkar | New Unit | - | Proposed |
| Ajmer-Pushkar Railway Project | Ajmer | - | - | Proposed |
| Bangur P.D./B.G. Group | Beawar | Cement | 10.00 | Announcement |
| Beawar Modernisation Project | Ajmer | Ren./Mod. | - | Announcement |
| State Government | Beawar | Roadways | 8.98 | Announcement |
| ROB at Beawar on Beawar-Bar-Pali-Sirohi Road Proj. | Ajmer | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Private (Indian) | Shyam nagar | Construction of buildings (Residential) | Under Implementation | |
| Coral Cedar Residential Apartments Project | Ajmer | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Private (Indian) | Subhash Marg | Construction of buildings (Residential) | - | Under Implementation |
| Carol Castle Residential Apartments Project | Ajmer | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Private (Indian) | Rampur Utti Village | Construction of buildings (Residential) | Under Implementation | |
| Farm Houses Project | Ajmer | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Total Investment | 295.98 |
Source: Bureau of Investment Promotion website