Jalor district
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Jalor District (Hindi: जालोर जिला) is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Jalore is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of 10,640 km² (3.11 percent of Rajasthan's area), and a population of 1,448,486 (2001 census), with a population density of 136 persons per square kilometre.
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[edit] Geography
The district is bounded on the northwest by Barmer District, on the northeast by Pali District, on the southeast by Sirohi District, and by Banaskantha District of Gujarat state on the southwest.
The total area of the district is 10,640 km². The altitude is 268 mts, latitude is 25.22 N and longitude is 72.58 E. The main river of the district is Sukri, a tributary of Luni river.
[edit] Administrative set-up
Thre are five sub-units Ahore, Jalore, Bhinmal, Raniwara and Sanchore.
Jalore, Ahore, Bhinmal, Raniwara, Sanchore, Sayala, Bagoda and Chitalwana are tehsils and Bhadrajun have Sub-Tehsil Office. There are seven Panchayat Samitis including Jalore, Bhinmal and Sayala.
There are 767 revenue villages in the district grouped under 264 Gram Panchayat villages. Three Municipalities are situated at Jalore, Bhinmal and Sanchore.
[edit] Political set up
Jalore-Sirohi is one joint one parliamentary constituency. Buta Singh won three times from this parliamentary constituency . There are five legislative assembly areas namely Jalore, Ahore, Bhinmal, Raniwara and Sanchore.
[edit] Economy
The economy of district is mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandry. The oilseeds specially mustard oil seed is predominant crop. Wheat, bajra, kharif pulses, barley, jowar and seasmum are other produces.
Of late some mineral based industries are set up based on mineral available from local mines. The main minerals produced are: Gypsum, limestone, bajari, murram, granite, and graded flourite.
There is no large and medium size industry in the district. The main small scale industries are :granite slabs and tiles, marble cutting and polishing, mustard seed crushing, skimmed milk powder, butter and ghee, handloom cloth, leather shoes (mojari). There are four industrial areas in the district.
[edit] Infrastructure
[edit] Electricity
There are two sub grid stations of 220 KV at Jalore and Bhinmal. The district receives power from Dewari grid station in Udaipur District. Almost all villages of the district are electrified.
A small area is irrigated from water of Jawai dam. The main source of irrigation continues to be wells. Over exploitation of ground water has meant that farmers have to dig deeper. Sanchore tehsil will get water from Narmada canal project when completed.
[edit] Transport
National Highway no 15 (Bhatinda-Kandla) passes through the district. The total road length in the district is about 2800 km.
The district is connected by meter gauge railway line of North Western Railway. Samadari-Bhildi branch line passes through the district connecting Jalore and Bhinmal towns. There are 15 railway stations and 127 km of railway line in the district. The nearest airport is Jodhpur. There is also an air strip at village Noon about 35 km from Jalore town.
[edit] Climate
The minimum and maximum temperatures of the district are 4 degrees and 50.0 degrees respectively. The average rainfall is 412 mm. The climate of district is dry and with extremes.
[edit] References
Jalore district Official Website
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