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Area
- 5,136 sq.km. (1.5 per cent of the State)
Location
Sirohi is one amongst the small districts of the State. It is situated in the South-West of Rajasthan bounded by Pali district, in the North-East by Udaipur district, in the East by Gujarat State and Jalore in the West.
Distance from Major Cities
- Jaipur- 414 Kms
- Delhi-675 Kms
- Ahmedabad-215 Kms
- Mumbai- 766 Kms
- Sirohi has moderate climate.
- Maximum temperature is 40 degrees Celsius
- Minimum temperature is zero degree Celsius
- Rainfall in Abu Road is 489 mm, in Pindwara it is 613 mm, in Reodar 539 mm, Sheoganj 578 mm and in Abu 1343.6 mm per annum.
Human Resources
| Indicators of Human Resources | Units | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | pesons | 850756 |
| Density of population | persons per Sq.km. | 166 |
| Literacy | per cent | 54.39 |
| Total working population | per cent | 31.19 |
| Percentage distribution of work force | Units | No. |
| Cultivators | per cent | 40.13 |
| Agricultural laborers | per cent | 21.04 |
| Household Industry Manufacturing, | - | - |
| processing Servicing & repairs | per cent | 8.19 |
| Other Workers | per cent | 30.64 |
Major Crops and Their Production
| Sr. | Production 2004-05 | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | 30,250 |
| 2 | Maize | 12,940 |
| 3 | Bajra | 12,690 |
| 4 | Rapeseed & Mustard | 9,680 |
| 5 | Ground Nut | 3,910 |
| 6 | Barley | 1,600 |
| 7 | Jowar | 1,410 |
Mineral Production
| Sr. | Production 1999-00 | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calcite | 53,641 |
| 2 | Wollastonite | 54,646 |
| 3 | Limestone | 48,49,000 |
Infrastructure
- Electricity
There is 220 K.V. grid sub-stations (capacity 100 MVA) near Sirohi town and three 132/33 K.V. sub-station at Sirohi, Pindwar and Abu Road. Apart from the above stated sub-station, one 132/22 K.V. G.S.S. is also located at Abu Road. Sub-stations of 33/11 K.V. stations are also located among other places at Sirohi, Abu Road, Andhra Rahida, Patri Posaliya etc. there were 446 electrified villages and 77,445 nos. power connections released as on march, 2000. - Water
Wells & tube wells are the principal sources of irrigation. Other means of irrigation are dams & tubes. There are 6 non-perennial rivers flowing in the district. - Road Transport
The total length of different category of roads in the district is about 1440 Km. as on 31 March, 2000. - Rail Transport
There are 9 railway stations in the district namely Kishanganj, Sirohi Road, Bans, Saroopganj, Kviralli, Morthala, Abu Road and Maval. A 62 km stretch of Ahmedabad-Delhi railway line passes through the district. - Air Transport
The nearest airport is at Udaipur (110 Kms). - Communication Facilities
| Sr. | Facilities | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post Offices | 179 |
| 2 | Telegraph offices | 40 |
| 3 | Telephone Exchanges | 49 |
| 4 | Public call offices | 378 |
Banking
| Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005 | Offices (No.) | Deposits (Rs.Lakh) | Credit (Rs.Lakh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Scheduled Commercial Banks | 60 | 69800 | 21500 |
| Public Sector Banks | 29 | 54500 | 16100 |
| SBI and its Associates | 21 | 41000 | 12600 |
| Nationalised Banks | 8 | 13500 | 3500 |
| Foreign Banks | - | - | - |
| Regional Rural Banks | 28 | 11700 | 4900 |
| Other Scheduled Commercial Banks | 3 | 3600 | 600 |
Educational Facilities/Institutions
| Sr. | Facilities/Institutions | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primary & Middle Schools | 743 |
| 2 | Higher Secondary Schools | 89 |
| 3 | U.G./P.G. Colleges | 4 |
| 4 | ITIs | 3 |
| 5 | Polytechnic | 1 |
Industrial Scenario
- No. of Large & Medium Scale running Units: 18
- No. of Large & Medium Scale running Units: 2
- No. of Small Scale Units: 2,982
- No. of Industrial Areas: 7
- Abu Road
- Ambaji
- Abu Road
- Mandaur
- Saroop Ganj
- Sheoganj
- Sirohi
- Sirohi Road.
- Main existing Industries Marble handicraft items, ceramic glazed tiles, cotton yarn texturised, granite slabs & tiles, HDPE /PP fabrics & bags, high tension insulators, hydrochloric acid, marble slabs & tiles, PVC granules, polleyester yarn, portland cement, steel pipes & synthetic blended yarn.
- Export Items Catate powder, granite slabs, hydrochloric acid, high tension insulators, marble articles, marble polished slabs, mustard de-oiled cakes, precipitated silica & synthetic blended yarn.
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Sirohi
| Company / Ownership Project | Location | Industry / Type of Project |
Cost (Rs.Crore) |
Progress of Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private (Foreign) | RIICO Indl Area | Computer components | 876.60 | Announcement |
| Colour Disply Tube Project | Sirohi(NID) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Private (Indian) | Basantgarh | Thermal electricity | 115.00 | Under Implementation |
| Captive Power Project | Sirohi(NID) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Private (Indian) | Ambaji Indl. Estate | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene | 75.00 | Proposed |
| A B S Resin Expansion Project | Sirohi(NID) | Ren./Mod.-Subs. Expn. | - | Proposed |
| Hari Shankar Singhania Group | Sirohi(NID) | Cement | 40.00 | Under Implementation |
| Sirohi Cement Expansion Project | - | Subs. Expn. | - | Under Implementation |
| State Government | Deesa | Roadways | 25.17 | Announcement |
| Sirohi-Mandar-Deesa Upto State Road | Sirohi(NID) | Ren./Mod. | - | Announcement |
| Improvement Proj. | Mandar | - | - | Announcement |
| - | Sirohi(NID) | - | - | Announcement |
| - | Sirohi(NID) | - | - | Announcement |
| State Government | Salwara | Canal, dams etc. | 18.69 | Under Implementation |
| Sukli Project | Sirohi(NID) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Binani Group | Pindwara | Cement | - | Announcement |
| Cement Project | Sirohi(NID) | Subs. Expn. | - | Announcement |
| Binani Group | Pindwara | Coal based thermal electricity | - | Announcement |
| Cement Project | Sirohi(NID) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Private (Indian) | Sheoganj | Construction of buildings (Residential) | - | Under Implementation |
| Sheoganj Ashapurna Towship Project | Sirohi(NID) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| State Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Abu Road | Food processing parks | - | Announcement |
| Abu Road Agro Food Park | Sirohi(NID) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Private (Indian) | Mount Abu | Hotel & restaurant services | - | Announcement |
| Mount Abu Resort Project | Sirohi(NID) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Total Investment | 1150.46 | |||