Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : 212
Disability : 176 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Sex Ratio Rank : 251
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : B
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Literacy Ratio : 329 (Census 2001)
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
Corruption in most of the government departments.
Lack of industrial infrastructure leads to unemployment.
Water scarcity.
Road connectivity needs to be improved.
Ajmer District Information
Brief about Ajmer District
Location
Ajmer district is situated in the center of Rajasthan and
is surrounded by Jaipur and Tonk districts in the east and Pali
in the west. Nagaur district touches its north boundaries while
Bhilwara district is in the south.
Distance from Major
Cities
Jaipur-138 kms.
Delhi-399 kms.
Ahmedabad-487 kms.
Mumbai-1038 kms.
Climate and Rainfall
The maximum temperature was recorded at 46.0 degrees
celsius.
The normal annual rainfall is 60.18 cms.
Administrative Setup
The district is divided into four sub-divisions viz.,
Ajmer, Beawar, Kekri and Kishangarh. The sub-divisions are further
divided into six tehsils namely Ajmer, Beawar, Nasirabad, Kekri,
Kishangarh and Sarwar and eight panchayat samitis.
Major Crops and Their
Production
| Production:
1999-00 |
| (Tonnes) |
| Bajra |
5,922 |
| Wheat |
41,161 |
| Gram |
12,014 |
| Barley |
17,582 |
| Groundnut |
1,782 |
| Jowar |
21,196 |
| Maize |
27,474 |
| Paddy |
87 |
| Red chillies |
1,243 |
| Sesamum |
417 |
Infrastructure
Electricity
Power to the district is supplied from Jaipur, Kota
and Jodhpur by 132 KV
lines and distributed to towns and villages by 33 KV lines. The
total installed capacity is 139.68 MVA. All the villages numbering
985 were electrified as on March 2000.
Road Transport
National Highway Number 8 running between Delhi and
Mumbai passes through the district and covers a distance of about
147 kms., and the route also provides direct road link from Beawar
to Delhi via Jaipur and Ajmer and to Ahmedabad via Udaipur. The
length of the State highway roads is 340 kms., major district
road is 170 kms., and other roads are 797 kms. The total road
length was 2901 kms., as on 31 March 2000.
Rail Transport
Delhi-Ahmedabad (via Ringas) railway line is a meter gauge line
passing
through the Ajmer district. Ajmer, Kishangarh, Beawar towns of
the district
are the important stations of thei meter gauge line.
Conversion of this meter gauge into broad gauge is under progress
in the district. The distict is also directly linked with Ratlam
and Indore by meter gauge. Important railway stations on Ajmer-Khandwa
rail line are Ajmer, Nasirabad and Bijaynagar. The total railway
lines is 2261 Kms.
Air Transport
Air transport facility is not available in the district. The nearest
airport is Jaipur at a distance of 138 kms.