Because of its central situation in Rajasthan, it shares its border with several other districts of the state. In the north, it is bound by Bikaner and Churu districts, in the east by Sikar and Jaipur districts, in the south by Ajmer and Pali districts and in the west by Jodhpur district.
Distance from Major Cities
Jaipur-247 kms
Delhi-500 kms
Ahmedabad-872 kms
Mumbai-1,432 kms
Climate and Rainfall
The mean temperature is 23.5 degree celsius
The mean maximum temperature is 47 degrees celsius.
The mean minimum is 3 degrees celsius.
The average rainfall in the district is 38.86 cms.
Administrative Setup
For the purpose of administration, the district is divided into four administrative sub-division, viz., Nagaur, Merta, Deedwana and Parbatsar. Each sub-division is divided into two tehsils viz., Nagaur, Jayal, Merta, Degana, Deedwana, Ladnu, Parbatsar and Nava.
Human Resources
Indicators of Human Resources
Units
No.
Population
persons
27,73,894
Density of population
persons per sq.km.
157
Literacy
per cent
58.26
Total working population
per cent
39.74
Major Crops and Their Production
Sr.
Production 2004-05
Tonnes
1
Bajra
3,79,930
2
Wheat
1,41,400
3
Rapeseed & mustard
1,32,140
4
Guar seed
31,570
5
Gram
25,560
6
Barley
24,610
7
Jowar
19,860
8
Maize
270
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
Gypsum
2,27,070
2
Lime stone
36,900
3
Masonary stone
1,62,562
4
Marble stones
48,580
5
Marble block
4,58,300
Infrastructure
Electricity
There is no source of electricity generation in the district. All the power consumed is received from other places. Special attention gas has been given to rural electrification and by March 1993, 1374 villages were electrified. There are nine 33/11 kv power sub-stations in the district with the capacity of 183.79 mva. The number of power connections released were 1,57,116 as on 31 March 2000.
Water
River Luni is a non-perennial river, it rises near Pushkar in Ajmer district and after passing over the western slopes of the Aravali, it crosses Nagaur district in the south and flows through it towards the west for nearly 37 km. before entering into Pali
Road Transport
All the important places in the district are connected with bus services. Total length of different category of roads in the district was about 5,038 km as of March 2000.
Rail Transport
Nagaur town in the district is connected by a broad gauge line with Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner and Delhi. Total length of railway line within the district is 384 km.
Air Transport
The neareat air port is at Jodhpur (137 km)
Communication Facilities
Sr.
Facilities
No.
1
Post offices
542
2
Telegraph offices
165
3
Telephone exchanges
98
4
Public call offices
1026
Banking
Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005
Offices (No.)
Deposits (Rs.Lakh)
Credit (Rs.Lakh)
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
128
105400
49200
Public Sector Banks
65
82500
37000
SBI and its Associates
30
48100
24700
Nationalised Banks
35
34400
12300
Foreign Banks
-
-
-
Regional Rural Banks
57
16300
11200
Other Scheduled Commercial Banks
6
6600
1100
Educational Facilities/Institutions
Sr.
Facilities/Institutions
No.
1
Colleges
5
2
Professional colleges
4
3
Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools
252
4
Primary and middle schools
2733
Industrial Scenario
No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 5
No. of Small Scale Units: 10,260
No of Industrial Areas: 5
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Nagaur
