Jaisalmer is the Westen most district of Rajasthan as well as that of India. It extends from 26.01 degrees to 28.02 degrees North latitude and from 69.3 degrees to 72.2 East longitude. The district is bound by Pakistan on its North and West, Barmer on South, Jodhpur on East and Bikaner on North-East.
Distance from Major Cities
Jaipur-558 Kms.
Delhi-864 Kms.
Ahmedabad-626 Kms.
Mumbai-1177 Kms.
Climate and Rainfall
The climate of the district is dry
The mean temperature is 26.5 degree celsius
The average normal annual rainfall is 23.3 cms
Human Resources
Indicators of Human Resources
Unit
No.
Polulations
persons
507,999
Density of population
person per Sq.km.
13
Literacy
per cent
51.50
Total working polulation
Unit
No.
Percentage distribution of work force
per cent
36.85
Main-workers
per cent
29.48
Marginal Workers
per cent
7.37
Non-workers
per cent
63.15
Major Crops and Their Production
Sr.
Production: 2004-05
Tonnes
1
Jowar
1890
2
Guar seed
2,510
3
Wheat
13,690
4
Rapeseed & mustard
41,300
5
Groundnut
7340
6
Gram
1,010
Mineral Production
Sr.
Mineral Production 1999-00
Tonnes
1
Limestone
10,63,000
2
Gypsum
41,527
3
Silicious earth
6,000
4
Marble
8,000
5
Sand stone
9,000
6
Felespar
233
7
Yellow sand
191
Infrastructure
Electricity
One gas based power project is being implemented at Ramgarh with initial capacity of 3MW which now has got the sanction for increasing the capacity upto 160 MW. There are 518 village, of which 252 are electrified upto 31 March 2000.
Water
The water level in the district varies from 30 metres to 130 metres. Till now, the Feeder Canal and the main canal having the length of 204 km. and 445 km. long distributary system and the water in the main canal has reached upto Mohangarh of Jaisalmer district.
Road Transport
Being the border district, the district possesses very good road network and almost all the towns and most the important places are well connected with the district Headquarter. The total length of the road network is 1574.5 km.
Rail Transport
Being the district of strategic importance, it also has a good rail network of 128 km. of length with 8 railway stations.
Air Transport
The district is linked by air with Jaipur.
Communication Facilities
Sr.
Facilities
No.
1
Post offices
157
2
Telegraph offices
27
3
Telephone exchanges
22
4
Public call offices
374
Banking
Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005
Offices (No.)
Deposits (Rs.Lakh)
Credit (Rs.Lakh)
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
35
28700
11000
Public Sector Banks
21
22500
7600
SBI and its Associates
15
17400
6000
Nationalised Banks
6
5100
1600
Foreign Banks
-
-
-
Regional Rural Banks
13
4200
3200
Other Scheduled Commercial Banks
1
2100
200
Educational Facilities/Institutions
Sr.
Facilities/Institutions
No.
1
Colleges
2
2
Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools
42
3
Middle schools
159
4
Primary schools
741
5
ITI
2
Industrial Scenario
At present there are two industrial area in Jaislmer district located at Jaisalmer and Pokaran. Jaisalmer district is none amongst the industrially backward districts of the State is categorized as 'No Industry District' (NID). The economic activities in the district are picking up steadily mainly with the development of tourism industry. There are 1208 Small Scale & Cottage industries registered in the district with capital investment of Rs.53.46 million.
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Jaisalmer
