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Indicators of Human
Resources
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Population
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persons
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21,80,526
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Density of population
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Persons per sq.kms.
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257
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Literacy
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per cent
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65.06
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Total working population
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per cent
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25.27
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Percentage distribution of work force
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Cultivators
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per cent
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63.89
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Agricultural labourers
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per cent
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14.55
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Manufacturing, processing, servicing and
repairs
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per cent
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3.05
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Other workers
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per cent
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18.51
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Production: 2004-05
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(Tonnes)
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Wheat
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52535
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Bajra
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41736
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Rapeseed & Mustard
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41018
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Green gram (Moong)
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31534
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Jowar
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30205
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Maize
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24329
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Barley
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17792
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Gram
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15860
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Black gram (urad)
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3862
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Sugar cane
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2996
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Rapeseed
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2289
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Cumin seed
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1668
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Kidney bean (moth)
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956
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Groundnuts
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584
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Guarseed
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358
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Field pea
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340
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Fenugreek seed
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274
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Cowpea (Chowri)
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199
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Coriander
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88
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Rice
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27
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Linseed
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27
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Production: 1999-00
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(Tonnes)
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Limestone
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17,77,000
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Limestone burning
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11,672
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Masonary stone
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1,50,400
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Marble I Block
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13,453
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Marble II Khanda
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1,44,455
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Quarty
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23,324
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Brick earth
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40,285
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Jhanjhar Kankar
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11,983
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Asbestos
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2,519
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Felspar
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54,290
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Magnesite
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8
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Mica
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10
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Mica (Waste and scrap)
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146
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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.
Water received from Sabarmati and Saraswati rivers is fresh and potable and is used for drinking purpose in Ajmer. There are five non-perennial rivers in the district but they remain dry except during the monsoon season. Thus, water in the district is made available through wells.
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.
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 facility is not available in the district. The nearest airport is Jaipur at a distance of 138 kms.
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(Nos)
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Post offices
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430
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Telegraph offices
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61
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Telephone exchanges
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81
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Public call offices
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989
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(Nos)
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Primary Schools
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1,467
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Upper Primary Schools
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584
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Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools
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266
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Post Graduate and Degree Schools
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22
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Professional Institutions
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9
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University
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1
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Polytechnic Colleges
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2
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ITI
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4
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