District Profile

Banswara

Andeswar

Area

5,037 sq.kms. (1.47 per cent of the State)

Location

Banswara district lies in the southern most part of Rajasthan. It is surrounded by Udaipur and Chittaurgarh in the North, Dungarpur in the west, Ratlam and Jhabua districts of Madhya Pradesh in the east and south respectively.

Distance from major cities

Jaipur- 601 kms.
Delhi-827 kms.
Ahmedabad-265 kms.
Mumbai-816 kms.

Climate and Rainfall

The district has a climate which is very much milder than that in the desert regions in further north and north-west.

Maximum temperature is 33 degrees Celsius to 46 degrees celsius.
Minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees celsius
Normal annual rainfall is 92.24 cms.

Administrative Setup

The district is divided into two sub-divisions, viz., Banswara and Kushalgarh. The Banswara sub-division consists of Ghatol, Pipal Khunt, Garhi and Talwara Panchayat Samitis whereas the Kushalgarh sub-division consists of Bagidora, Anandpuri, Sajjangarh and Kushalgarh Panchayat Samitis.

Human Resources

Indicators of Human Resources
Population	persons	15,00,420
Density of population	persons per sq. kms.	298
Literacy	per cent	44.22
Total working population	per cent	32.46
Percentage distribution of work force
Cultivators	per cent	75.58
Agricultural labourers	per cent	9.36
Household industry, manufacturing
Processing servicing and repairs	per cent	1.25
Other workers	per cent	13.80

Major Crops and Their Production

Production:2004-05
(Tonnes)
Wheat	160663
Maize	110533
Rice	21051
Soyabeans	15323
Gram	15216
Sugar cane	10358
Black gram (urad)	4432
Barley	2740
Jowar	324
Groundnuts	278
Rapeseed & Mustard	89
Guarseed	84
Fenugreek seed	41
Bajra	33
Green gram (Moong)	32

Minerals

Production: 1999-00
(Tonnes)
Limestone	9,87,009
Masonary Stone	2,23,710
Marble Block and Luffar	1,52,423
Limestone (Burning)	96,004
Sand	14,686

Infrastructure

Electricity

The total transformer capacity in the district is 63.1 MVA. Of the 1,431 villages 1,219 villages were electrified upto 31 March 2000.

Water

The Mahi river flows on the borders of Peepalkhoot and Ghatol and Banswara Panchayat Samitis. The Mahi project has the capacity to irrigate an area of 80,000 hectares.

Road Transport

Road transport is the only mode of goods and passengers movement from and to the district. The district head quarter has diret road connection with Ratlam, Dungarpur, Dohad and Jaipur. Total road length in the district is 1,747 kms., as on 31 March, 2000.

Rail Transport

Rail transport facility is not available in the district. However, the nearest railway station is at Dungarpur (102 kms.) which is on meter gauge.

Air Transport

The nearest airport is at Udaipur (192 kms).

Communication Facilities

(No.)
Post offices	276
Telegraph offices	58
Telephone exchanges	34
Public call offices	815

Medical and Public Health Service

(No.)
Hospitals	5
Dispensaries	3
Primary Health Centres	34
T.B. Hospitals	1
Sub-health Centres	208

Educational Facilities/Institutions

(No.)
Colleges	4
Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools	128
Primary and Middle Schools	1,995
ITI	2
Others	3

Industrial Scenario

No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 8
No. of Small Scale Units: 5312
Main Existing Industries

1.        Agro-based (oil mills)

2.        Blended yarn

3.        Dress material

4.        Marble slabs and tiles

5.        Portland cement

6.        Shirting and suiting

7.        Synthetic yarn and texturised grey cloth yarn