Dhaulpur is a newly formed district of Rajasthan, carved out of Bharatpur district. It is bound on the north-east by Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, on the south by Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, on the west by Sawai Madhopur district and on the north by Bharatpur district of Rajasthan.
Distance from Major Cities
Jaipur-186 kms
Agra-60 kms
Delhi-200 kms
Climate and Rainfall
Dhaulpur town is one of the hottest place in Rajasthan.
Maximum temperature raises upto 49 degree celsius.
Minimum temperature reaches one degree celsius.
The average annual rainfall in the district is about 67 cms.
Human Resources
Indicators of Human Resources
Units
No.
Population
persons
9,82,815
Density of population
persons per sq.km.
324
Literacy
per cent
60.77
Total working population
per cent
28.48
Percentage distribution of work force
Units
No.
Cultivators
per cent
76.42
Agriculture labourers
per cent
3.36
Household industry
per cent
1.77
Others
per cent
18.46
Major Crops and Their Production
Sr.
Production 2004-05
Tonnes
1
Bajra
150204
2
Wheat
142496
3
Rapeseed & Mustard
108628
4
Sugar cane
4120
5
Gram
3421
6
Barley
1490
7
Guarseed
1244
8
Rice
960
9
Groundnuts
323
10
Field pea
228
11
Jowar
75
12
Masoor
72
13
Black gram (urad)
71
14
Green gram (Moong)
36
15
Maize
33
16
Cowpea (Chowri)
11
Mineral Production
Sr.
Production: 1999-00
Tonnes
1
Masonary stone
18,154
2
Sand stone
71,166
Infrastructure
Electricity
The existing power position in the district is just sufficient. The district is receiving the supply of power from Hindaun and Gwalior by way of transmission through a sub-station. Out of total 551 villages in the district, 509 were electrified as on 31 March 2000.
Water
The water supply function in the district is performed by PHED, Dhaulpur. The major supply of water by PHED is being done from two sources viz., Chambal river and through wells.
Road Transport
Dhaulpur district is attached with Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States. All the towns of the district are well connected with State Highways. The Dhaulpur town itself is located at National Highway No.3. As on March 2000, the total length of different types of roads in the district was about 1,133 kms.
Rail Transport
Dhaulpur district is well connected with both meter guage and broad guage rail routes with Agra, Gwalior, Bharatput and Sawai Madhopur etc. The total rail length in the district is 105.15 kms.
Air Transport
The nearest airport is at Agra (60 kms).
