Jalore district is surrounded by Barmer on the North-West, Sirohi on the South-East, Pali on the North-East and Banaskantha district of Gujarat on the South-Western part of Rajasthan.
Climate and Rainfall
The climate of the district is very dry with large extremes of temperature and low rainfall.
The average maximum and minimum temperature in the district are 40.9 and 4 degree celsius resepectively.
Average annual rainfall in the region is 41.9 mm.
Administrative Setup
The district is composed of two sub-divisions viz. Jalore and Bhinmal which is covering five tehsils viz. Ahore, Jalor, Bhinmal, Raniwara and Sanchore which covers seven blocks/panchayat samities.
Human Resources
Indicators of Human Resources
Units
No.
Population
persons
14,48,486
Density of population
persons per sq.kms.
136
Literacy
per cent
46.51
Total working populations
per cent
31.05
Percentage distribution of work force
Units
No.
Cultivators
per cent
68.72
Agricultural labourers
per cent
13.63
Servicing and repairs
per cent
3.05
Other workers
per cent
18.51
Major Crops and Their Production
Sr.
Production 2004-05
Tonnes
1
Bajra
1,44,090
2
Wheat
37,850
3
Jowar
2,480
4
Barley
580
Mineral Production
Sr.
Production 1999-00
Tonnes
1
Gypsum
1,15,770
2
Limestone
1,09,358
3
Bajari
82,230
4
Murram
29,438
5
Granite
19,380
6
Flourite (Graded)
4,265
Infrastructure
Electricity
There are two sub grid stations of 132/33 KV, one at Jalore with 12.5 MVA capacity and other at Bhinmal with 2X10/12.5 MVA capacity. Thus the total capacity of 132/33 KV system in the district is 50MVA. The district is also receiving power from Dewari grid station (Udaipur). 665 villages and 664 are electrified as an 31st March 2000.
Water
The wells continue to be the major source of water & irrigation. The net irrigated area in the district is 0.216 mln. hectares.
Road Transport
National Highway No.15, (Bhatinda-Kandla) passes through the district. All the block head quarters are connected with bus routes. The total road length in the district is about 2660 km. as on 31 March 2000.
Rail Transport
The district is connected by the Meter guage line of the Northern Railways. A branch line viz. Samdari-Raniwara passes through the district which connects Jalore & Bhinmal towns with 15 stations & 127 km. total length of Railway line.
Air Transport
The nearest Airport is at Jodhpur.
Communication Facilities
Sr.
Facilities
No.
1
Post offices
265
2
Telephone exchanges
61
3
Telegraph offices
60
4
Public call offices
513
5
Telephone connections
3,747
6
STD/PCO
52
Banking
Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005
Offices (No.)
Deposits (Rs.Lakh)
Credit (Rs.Lakh)
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
63
48400
28300
Public Sector Banks
27
32100
16300
SBI and its Associates
21
28900
15400
Nationalised Banks
6
3200
900
Foreign Banks
-
-
-
Regional Rural Banks
35
15000
11800
Other Scheduled Commercial Banks
1
1300
200
Educational Facilities/Institutions
Sr.
Facilities/Institutions
No.
1
Primary schools
1,058
2
Upper primary schools
308
3
Secondary schools
106
4
Higher secondary schools
15
5
ITIs
2
6
Degree colleges
4
Industrial Scenario
No. of Large & Medium Scale running units: 2
No. of Small Scale units: 2,550
No. of industrial areas : 4
Main Existing Industries Butter and ghee, cement engineering & machinery manufacturing, granite slabs and tiles, handloom cloth, leather juties, oil mills, marble stone cutting and polishing, mustard seed crushing, skimmed milk powder.
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Jalore
