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Area
- 22,850 sq.km. (is 6.68 per cent of the State)
Location
Jodhpur district is centrally located in western part of the state. It is headquarter of western districts of the state, i.e., Pali, Jodhpur Nagaur, Sirohi, Barmer, Jalore and Jaisalmer. It is boun by Bikaner and Jaisalmer districts in the north, Barmer and Pali districts in south, Nagaur district in the east and Jaisalmer district in the west.
Distance from Major Cities
- Jaipur-338 Kms
- Delhi-604 Kms
- Ahmedabad-460 Kms
- Mumbai-1011 Kms
Climate and Rainfall
- The minimum temperature has been recorded at 2 degrees Celsius and maximum temperature varies between 45 degrees Celsius.
- The rainfall in the district varies between 10.3 cm. to 64 cm. and average being 27.94 cm.
Administrative Setup
The district is divided into two sub-divisions, i.e. Jodhpur & Phalodi and six tehsils, i.e. Jodhpur, Osian, Phalodi, Bilara, Bhopalgarh and Balesar and nine panchayat samities.
Human Resources
| Indicators of Human Resources | Units | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | persons | 28,80,777 |
| Density of population | persons per sq. km | 126 |
| Literacy | per cent | 57.38 |
| Total working population | per cent | 36.49 |
| Percentage distribution of work force | Units | No. |
| Cultivators | per cent | 53.4 |
| Agricultural laborers | per cent | 6.8 |
| Household industry manufacturing, | - | - |
| Processing servicing and repairs | per cent | 2.2 |
| Other workers | per cent | 37.6 |
Major Crops and Their Production
| Sr. | Production 2004-05 | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | 76,130 |
| 2 | Bajra | 1,66,320 |
| 3 | Ground nut | 23,240 |
| 4 | Jowar | 20,140 |
| 5 | Gram | 230 |
Infrastructure
- Electricity
The main source of supply of power to Jodhpur are Kota atomic power station, Bhakra-Vyas project, Rana Pratap Sagar and Jawahar Sagar dams. Electrification of villages has been done to the extent of 100 % out of 860 villages. Presently there is one grid sub-station of 220 kva, six grid sub-section of 132 kv & fifty two 33/11 kv sub stations upto 31 March 2000. - Water
There are about 1313 tube wells in the district and by and large major portion of the irrigation is being carried out with the help of wells, which number about 15631. There is a single river "Luni" which flows in the district and 15,000 hectartes land area is being irrigated by it. - Road Transport
The district has road connections with Sirohi, Pali, Bikaner, Nagaur, Ajmer, Jaipur, Jalore, Barmer and Jaisalmer. The length of the roads in the district is 5825 km as on 31 March 2000. - Rail Transport
The district is directly connected by meter gauge railway lines with Pali, Sirohi, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur, Jalore, Ahmedabad, Churu and by broad gauge railway lines with Jaipur, Delhi, Kota, Mumbai, Howrah and Lucknow. Total length of railway lines in the district is 344 km. - Air Transport
Jodhpur is connected to Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Delhi and Mumbai. - Communication Facilities
| Sr. | Facilities | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post offices | 399 |
| 2 | Telegraph offices | 86 |
| 3 | Telephone exchanges | 85 |
| 4 | Public call offices | 822 |
Banking
| Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005 | Offices (No.) | Deposits (Rs.Lakh) | Credit (Rs.Lakh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All scheduled commercial banks | 169 | 324300 | 207600 |
| Public Sector Banks | 127 | 275100 | 175800 |
| State Bank of India & its | - | - | - |
| Associates | 42 | 120100 | 74300 |
| Nationalised Banks | 85 | 155000 | 101500 |
| Foreign Banks | - | - | - |
| Regional Rural Banks | 25 | 8000 | 6900 |
| Other scheduled commercial banks | 17 | 41300 | 25000 |
Educational Facilities/Institutions
| Sr. | Facilities/Institutions | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primary schools | 1,986 |
| 2 | Middle schools | 708 |
| 3 | Secondary and higher secondary schools | 279 |
| 4 | Engineering college | 1 |
| 5 | Polytechnic | 2 |
| 6 | University | 1 |
Industrial Scenario
- No. of large & medium scale industries: 14
- No. of small scale units: 10,571
- Industrial Areas B.K.K., Basni I, Basni II, Boramada I, Boromada II, Electrical Basni I, electronics complex, Khichan, Mandore, Mathania, mini growth centre, Sangariya, New Jhodhpur, Phalodyu Shilp Gram Pal and transferred industrial area.
- Main existing industries Agricultural equipments and tractor trolleys, ball bering, calcium carbonate, cotton and synthetic yarn, copper and copper based alloy industries.
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Jodhpur
| Company / Ownership Project | Location | Industry / Type of Project |
Cost (Rs.Crore) |
Progress of Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Mathania | Solar energy | 872.00 | Under Implementation |
| Mathania Power Project Multi Fuel Based | Jodhpur(B) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| State Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Phalodi | Roadways | 245.00 | Proposed |
| Phalodi-Pachpadra-Ramji-Ki-Gol Highway Project | Jodhpur(B) | Ren./Mod. | - | Proposed |
| Ramaji Ki Gol | - | - | Proposed | |
| Jodhpur(B) | - | - | Proposed | |
| Central Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Jodhpur(B) | Railways | 52.96 | Under Implementation |
| Luni-Jodhpur G C Project | Luni | Ren./Mod. | - | Under Implementation |
| Jodhpur(B) | - | - | Under Implementation | |
| State Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Jodhpur(B) | Power transmission line infrastructure | 35.00 | Under Implementation |
| Jodhpur Substation Project | - | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Private (Indian) | Basni | Reactive dyes | 22.00 | Proposed |
| Vinyl Sulphone Ester Project | Jodhpur(B) | Subs. Expn.-New Art. | - | Proposed |
| State Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Boranada | Food processing parks | 13.67 | Proposed |
| Boranada Food Park Project | Jodhpur(B) | New Unit | - | Proposed |
| State Government | Jodhpur(B) | Roadways | 11.30 | Announcement |
| Jodhpur-Osia Road R O B (MDR-23) Project | Osia | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Jodhpur(B) | - | - | Announcement | |
| State Govt. - Statutory Bodies | Boranada | Food processing parks | 10.00 | Announcement |
| Boranda Agro Park Project | Jodhpur(B) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| State Government | Jodhpur(B) | Roadways | 5.99 | Announcement |
| Jodhpur-Osian-Phalodi Road Project | Osian-Phalodi | Ren./Mod. | - | Announcement |
| - | Jodhpur(B) | - | - | Announcement |
| State Government | Luni tehsil | Roadways | 4.00 | Announcement |
| Luni Tehsil Rural Road Project | Jodhpur(B) | Ren./Mod.-Subs. Expn. | - | Announcement |
| Private (Indian) | Ashapurna Nagar | Construction of buildings (Residential) | - | Under Implementation |
| Ashapurna Nagar Township Project | Jodhpur(B) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Private (Indian) | Ashapurna City | Construction of buildings (Residential) | - | Under Implementation |
| Ashapurna City Project | Jodhpur(B) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Private (Indian) | Shastri Nagar | Departmental stores & shopping malls | - | Under Implementation |
| Ashapurna Mall & Multiplex Projext | Jodhpur(B) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Private (Indian) | Sikargarh | Construction of buildings (Residential) | - | Under Implementation |
| Ashapurna Sikargarh Township Project | Jodhpur(B) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Private (Indian) | Jodhpur(B) | Construction of buildings (Residential) | - | Under Implementation |
| Ashapurna Valley (Jodhpur) Project | - | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| State Government | Borananda | Export processing zone | - | Proposed |
| Borananda Handicrafts S E Z Project | Jodhpur(B) | New Unit | - | Proposed |
| Central Government | Jodhpur(B) | Hotel & restaurant services | - | Announcement |
| Jodhpur Budget Hotel Project | - | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Private (Indian) | Jodhpur(B) | Departmental stores & shopping malls | - | Under Implementation |
| Ansal Royal Plaza Shopping Mall Project | - | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Total Investment | 1271.92 | |||