Udaipur District
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Area
- 17,279 sq. kms. (5.05 per cent of the State)
Location
Udaipur district is situated in the southern tip of Rajasthan adjoining Gujarat and is oval in shape with a very narrow strip stretching towards the north. It is bound in the north by Rajsamand and Pali districts, in the south by Dungarpur and Banswara, in the east by Bhilwara and Chiittorgarh and on the west by Pali and Sirohi districts and Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.
Distance from Major Cities
- Jaipur - 435 kms.
- Delhi - 635 kms.
- Ahmedabad - 240 kms.
- Mumbai - 791 kms.
Climate and Rainfall
- The climate of the district is moderate without significant seasonal variations.
- January is the coldest month while May and June are the hottest months.
- The mean temperature is 22 degrees Celsius.
- Average rainfall at the district headquarter is 85.80 cms.
Administrative Setup
The district is divided into four sub-divisions, ten tehsils and eleven blocks.
Human Resources
| Indicators of Human Resources | Units | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | persons | 26,32,210 |
| Density of population | persons per sq.km | 196 |
| Literacy | per cent | 59.26 |
| Total working population | per cent | 25.90 |
| Percentage distribution of work force | Units | No. |
| Cultivators | per cent | 74.95 |
| Agricultural labourers | per cent | 11.51 |
| Household industry manufacturing, | - | - |
| processing, servicing and repairs | per cent | 1.86 |
| Other workers | per cent | 11.68 |
Major Crops and Their Production
| Sr. | Production 2004-05 | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maize | 2,17,570 |
| 2 | Wheat | 1,60,400 |
| 3 | Barley | 16,180 |
| 4 | Jowar | 7,090 |
| 5 | Groundnut | 4,290 |
| 6 | Paddy | 4,170 |
Mineral Production
| Sr. | Production 1999-00 | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asbestos | 6,665 |
| 2 | Lead concentrates | 19,101 |
| 3 | Lime stone | 7,68,000 |
| 4 | Dolomite | 3,180 |
| 5 | Zinc concentrates | 49,792 |
| 6 | Barytes | 4,148 |
| 7 | Calcite | 1,870 |
| 8 | Kaoline | 143 |
| 9 | Kyanite | 188 |
| 10 | Ochre | 35,610 |
| 11 | Phosphorite | 9,80,810 |
| 12 | Pyrophyllite | 1,402 |
| 13 | Sillimanite | 117 |
| 14 | Steatite | 2,11,296 |
| 15 | Wallastonite | 62,234 |
Infrastructure
- Electricity
Udaipur district is fed power through arid sub-station from neighboring district. The district receives power supply from Rajasthan Atomic Power Project - Debari, Bari Sadri, Dhariabad, Arend - Bhim, Bari Sadri - Kanod etc. There were 2212 cillages electrified and 1,893 nos. of power connection released as on March, 2000. - Water
Banas, Bisach, Wankal, Tokam Seisom and Sabarmati are the rivers flowing through the district. The depth of water level ranges from 10 to 40 metres. Various water supply schemes are providing drinking water in the district. - Road Transport
The National Highway No.8, Delhi-Ahmedabad-Bombay road passed through the district and connects Udaipur to Delhi and Bombay. Total road length in the district is 3449 Kms. - Rail Transport
There are four railway tracks in the district, having a total length of 357 Kms. of metre gauge. The district is connected to Jaipur, Ahmedabad by meter gauge railway line. - Air Transport
Air transport facility if available in the district and is directly connected by air with Jaipur, Jodhpur, Aurangabad, Delhi& Mumbai. - Communication Facilities
| Sr. | Facilities | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post offices | 493 |
| 2 | Telephone offices | 85 |
| 3 | Telephone exchanges | 79 |
| 4 | PCOs | 1136 |
Banking
| Offices, Deposits and Credit as on Sep 2005 | Offices (No.) | Deposits (Rs.Lakh) | Credit (Rs.Lakh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Scheduled Commercial Banks | 171 | 305100 | 144900 |
| Public Sector Banks | 98 | 220500 | 114400 |
| SBI and its Associates | 47 | 99400 | 61600 |
| Nationalised Banks | 51 | 121100 | 52800 |
| Foreign Banks | - | - | - |
| Regional Rural Banks | 38 | 14200 | 3900 |
| Other Scheduled Commercial Banks | 35 | 70400 | 26600 |
Educational Facilities/Institutions
| Sr. | Facilities/Institutions | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colleges (General Education) | 13 |
| 2 | Professional Colleges | 13 |
| 3 | Higher Secondary Schools | 294 |
| 4 | Middle Schools | 671 |
| 5 | Primary Schools | 2891 |
Industrial Scenario
- No. of Large & Medium Scale Running Units: 35
- No. of Large & Medium Scale Industries: 6
- No. of Small Scale Units: 7,454
- No. of Industrial Areas: 5
- Fateh Nagar
- Gudli
- M.I.A.
- Pratap Nagar
- Sukher
- Main existing industries:
Alum, Agglomerated Marble Slabs & tiles, Automotive Butyl Tubes and flaps, Computer Floppy Diskettes, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Sewing Thread, Crippled Polypropylene Texturising, Drugs, Edible Oil, Electrical items, HDPE /PP Woven Fabric & Socks, IMFL, Jacket for Floppies, Marble Polished, Marble Slabs & tiles, Moulded Plaster Articles, Non-ferrous Metre Strims, Orange Phosphorous Compounds, Phosphoric Acid, Polyester Texturised Yarn, Polished Granite Slabs, Portland Cement, Pesticides Formulation, Polypropyle ne Multifilament Yarn, P.V.Blended, Refined Oil, Single Super Phosphate, Silver, Solvent Extracted Oil & Refining, Solvent Extracted Raw Oil, Sulphuric Acid, Synthetic Blended Yarn, Synthetic Yarn, U.P.Twister, Wooden Toys, Zinc Ingots, Zinc Unwrought. - Export Items
- Woolastonite
- Nilacin USP
- Nicotinic Acid BP
- Plastic
- Moulded Articles
- LLDP Garbage
- Termical Blocks and Software
- LDPE Toubing in roll from and HDPE Plastic Moulded House Hold Articles.
Investment Projects
Major Investment Projects as of Jul 2006 in Udaipur
| Company / Ownership Project | Location | Industry / Type of Project |
Cost (Rs.Crore) |
Progress of Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Government | Udaipur(B) | Waters | 120.00 | Announcement |
| Udaipur District Water Resources Project | - | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Central Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Udaipur(B) | Airports | 110.00 | Proposed |
| Udaipur (Dabok) Airport Project | - | Ren./Mod.-Subs. Expn. | - | Proposed |
| Leela Hotel Group | Udaipur(B) | Hotel & restaurant services | 87.50 | Under Implementation |
| Udaipur Leela Palace Project | - | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| Leela Hotel Group | Lake Pichola | Hotel & restaurant services | 60.00 | Under Implementation |
| Udaipur Resort Project | Udaipur(B) | New Unit | - | Under Implementation |
| State Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Jhamarkotra | Phosphates | 55.00 | Under Implementation |
| Rock Phosphate Project | Udaipur(B) | Subs. Expn. | - | Under Implementation |
| Apollo Hospitals Group | Udaipur(B) | Hospitals, health care centres, etc. | 20.00 | Announcement |
| Udaipur Hospital Project | - | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Private (Indian) | Udaipur(B) | Hotel & restaurant services | 20.00 | Under Implementation |
| Grand Laxmi Vilas Palace Renovation Project | - | Ren./Mod.-Subs. Expn. | - | Under Implementation |
| Central Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Kesariaji | Roadways | 7.00 | Announcement |
| Udaipur-Kesaria Toll Lanes & Plaza Project | Udaipur(B) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| State Government | Amet | Roadways | 4.68 | Announcement |
| Kelwa-Amet Road Project | Udaipur(B) | Ren./Mod.-Subs. Expn. | - | Announcement |
| - | Kelwa | - | - | Announcement |
| - | Udaipur(B) | - | - | Announcement |
| State Government | Mavli | Roadways | 4.46 | Announcement |
| Nathdware-Mavli Road Project | Udaipur(B) | Ren./Mod.-Subs. Expn. | - | Announcement |
| - | Nathdwara | - | - | Announcement |
| - | Udaipur(B) | - | - | Announcement |
| Co-operative Sector | Rajasamand | Milk | 3.00 | Announcement |
| Rajsamand Dairy Project | Udaipur(B) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| State Government | Amet | Roadways | 3.00 | Announcement |
| Kelwa-Amet Road Project | Udaipur(B) Kelwa Udaipur(B) |
New Unit | - | Announcement |
| State Government | Amet | Roadways | 2.50 | Announcement |
| Kelwa-Amet Road Project | Udaipur(B) Kelwa Udaipur(B) |
New Unit | - | Announcement |
| State Govt. - Commercial Enterprises | Rishabdeo | Marble | - | Announcement |
| Marble Mining Project | Udaipur(B) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Central Government | Udaipur(B) | Hotel & restaurant services | - | Announcement |
| Udaipur Budget Hotel Project | - | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Sterlite Inds. Group | Aligarh | Water & sewerage pipeline | - | Announcement |
| Aligarh-Debari Water Pipeline | Udaipur(B) | New Unit | - | Announcement |
| Total Investment | 497.14 | |||