Barmer
District in Census 2011
Area, Population & Sex Ratio Population in Barmer (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2604453
Male : 1370494
Female : 1233959
Under 6 population
Total : 499328
Male : 262925
Female : 236403
Census 2001
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 53488
In seeing : 31516
In speech : 2668
In hearing : 3367
In movement : 12042
Mental : 3895
Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district Backwardness : 302
Sex Ratio Rank : 133 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : B (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 138 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 394 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Barmer District
Location Barmer district is situated in the western part of Rajasthan
and forms part of the Thar desert. It is surrounded by Jaisalmer
in the north, Jalore in the south, Pali and Jodhpur in the east
and Pakistan in the west.
Distance from major
cities
Jaipur-565 kms.
Delhi-887 kms.
Climate and Rainfall
The temperature varies between minimum
of 9 degrees celsius to the maximum of 45 degrees celsius.
The normal rainfall 27.75 cms.
Administrative Setup
Barmer is the headquarter of the district, which
is also the principal town. The district is divided into two sub-divisions
viz., Barmer and Balotra. The district has 3 municipalities, 8
panchayat samitis, 225 gram panchayats, 1,640 revenue villages
and 853 inhabited villages.
Major Crops and Their
Production
Production:
1999-00
Wheat
49,112
Bajra
21,033
Rapeseed and Mustard
19,347
Pulses
4,135
Sesamum
184
Barley
121
Gram
102
Red chillies
68
Minerals
Production:
1999-2000
(Tonnes)
Gypsum
1,85,954
Saliceous
2,709
Salenite
1,917
Masonary Stone
1,02,298
Bentonite
31,813
Limestone
1,000
Infrastructure
Electricity
The power supply in the district comes from Debari
Grid Station near Udaipur via Jalore. The 132 KV Grid Station of
the district is located at Balotra and the 33 KV station is located
at Barmer. Of the 1,625 villages, 1,500 villages were electrified.
Water
The Indira Gandhi canal is being extended upto
Gadra Road in the district. This is likely to provide adequate quantity
of not only drinking water but also to irrigate about 0.1 million
hectares of agriculture land. The flow of the canal would also improve
water level of the wells in the area covered by the flow.
Road Transport
The district is linked by road with Jaisalmer,
Jodhpur, Pali, Jalore, Jaipur, Ajmer and Ahmedabad. The total length
of roads in the district was 5,109 kms as on 31 March 2000.
Rail Transport
The district is linked with neighbouring districts
of Jodhpur, Jalore and Jaipur in the State and with Agra in UP and
Munawa in Pakistan, by railway line. The total length of rail line
in the district is 254 kms with 30 railway stations.
Air Transport
The nearest airport is at Jodhpur (222 kms.)
Communication Facilities
(No.)
Post offices
479
Telegraph offices
104
Telephone exchanges
64
Public call offices
894
Voice
of Barmer NGO
How we have chosen
the above NGO ?
From our database of 50 000 NGOs, we have randomly picked up NGOs
for each district, so that we give opportunity for any NGO to share
their concerns for the district.
If you want your NGO to be covered in this space, send a mail to
Rohini
During 2013-14, we plan to talk to 3 to 5 NGOs from each district,
including our set of recommended NGOs, to get an overall perspective
of the challenges of the district.
NGO
Database for this district
Total NGOs
FCRA NGOs
FCRA NGOs (1 crore plus)*
Recommended NGOs
* NGOs which received over Rs 1 crore FCRA donations
in 2011-12
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