The Banswara district lies in the southern most part of Rajasthan. It is surrounded by Udaipur and Chittaurgarh in the North, Dungarpur in the west, Ratlam and Jhabua districts of Madhya Pradesh in the east and south respectively.
Distance from Major Cities
Jaipur- 601 kms.
Delhi-827 kms.
Ahmedabad-265 kms.
Mumbai-816 kms.
Climate and Rainfall
The district has a climate which is very much milder than that in the desert regions in further north and north-west.
Maximum temperature is 33 degrees Celsius to 46 degrees celsius.
Minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees celsius
Normal annual rainfall is 92.24 cms.
Administrative Setup
The district is divided into two sub-divisions, viz., Banswara and Kushalgarh. The Banswara sub-division consists of Ghatol, Pipal Khunt, Garhi and Talwara Panchayat Samitis whereas the Kushalgarh sub-division consists of Bagidora, Anandpuri, Sajjangarh and Kushalgarh Panchayat Samitis.
Human Resources
Indicators of Human Resources
Units
No.
Population
persons
15,00,420
Density of population
persons per sq. kms.
298
Literacy
per cent
44.22
Total working population
per cent
32.46
Percentage distribution of work force
Units
No.
Cultivators
per cent
75.58
Agricultural labourers
per cent
9.36
Household industry, manufacturing
per cent
-
Processing servicing and repairs
per cent
1.25
Other workers
per cent
13.80
Major Crops and Their Production
Sr.
Production 2004-05
Tonnes
1
Wheat
1,60,663
2
Maize
1,10,533
3
Rice
21,051
4
Soyabeans
15,323
5
Gram
15,216
6
Sugar cane
10,358
7
Black gram (urad)
4,432
8
Barley
2,740
9
Jowar
324
10
Groundnuts
278
11
Rapeseed & Mustard
89
12
Guarseed
84
13
Fenugreek seed
41
14
Bajra
33
15
Green gram (Moong)
32
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
9,87,009
2
Masonary Stone
2,23,710
3
Marble Block and Luffar
1,52,423
4
Limestone (Burning)
96,004
5
Sand
14,686
Infrastructure
Electricity
The total transformer capacity in the district is 63.1 MVA. Of the 1,431 villages 1,219 villages were electrified upto 31 March 2000.
Water
The Mahi river flows on the borders of Peepalkhoot and Ghatol and Banswara Panchayat Samitis. The Mahi project has the capacity to irrigate an area of 80,000 hectares.
Road Transport
Road transport is the only mode of goods and passengers movement from and to the district. The district head quarter has diret road connection with Ratlam, Dungarpur, Dohad and Jaipur. Total road length in the district is 1,747 kms., as on 31 March, 2000.
Rail Transport
Rail transport facility is not available in the district. However, the nearest railway station is at Dungarpur (102 kms.) which is on meter gauge.
Air Transport
The nearest airport is at Udaipur (192 kms).
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
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
No.
1
Colleges
4
2
Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools
128
3
Primary and Middle Schools
1,995
4
ITI
2
5
Others
3
Industrial Scenario
No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 8
No. of Small Scale Units: 5312
Main Existing Industries
Agro-based (oil mills)
Blended yarn
Dress material
Marble slabs and tiles
Portland cement
Shirting and suiting
Synthetic yarn and texturised grey cloth yarn
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Banswara
