District Profile

Dausa

Area

2,950 sq. kms. (0.86 per cent of the State)

Location

The district is situated in the eastern part of Rajasthan. It is bound in the north by Alwar district, in south by Sawai Madhopur district, in the west by Jaipur district and in the east by Bharatpur district.

Distance from Major Cities

Jaipur-56 kms.
Delhi-317 kms.
Ahmedabad-681 kms.
Mumbai-1232 kms.

Climate

The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in the district are 3.33 degrees celsius and 44 degrees celsius respectively.
The normal annual rainfall is 55.2 cms.

Administrative Setup

The district has 5 tehsils and 5 blocks, viz., Bandikui, Dausa, Lalsot, Mahwa and Sikrai.

Human Resources

Indicators of Human Resources
Population	persons	13,16,790
Density of population	persons per sq. km.	384
Literacy	per cent	62.75
Total working population	per cent	30.70
Percentage distribution of work force
Cultivators	per cent	70.50
Agricultural labourers	per cent	6.89
Household industry manufacturing
Processing servicing and repairs	per cent	12.6
Other workers	per cent	10.01

Major Crops and their Production

Production: 2004-05
(Tonnes)
Wheat	196416
Bajra	117822
Rapeseed & Mustard	103545
Groundnuts	18390
Barley	11586
Gram	9525
Guarseed	7893
Jowar	5998
Maize	2260
Rapeseed	446
Field pea	79
Kidney bean (moth)	48
Sugar cane	48
Cowpea (Chowri)	33
Green gram (Moong)	22

Minerals

Mineral Production: 1999-00
Tonnes
Silica sand	9,919
Quartz	968
Soap stone	1,308
China clay	455
Dolomite	1,376
Cheja patti	43,565
Marble luffers	21,737
Stealite	92

Infrastructure

Electricity

Dausa district is receiving the power supplied by the Anta Gas Turbine system, Kota. There are 20 electric sub-stations at 16 places in the district. As of March 2000, all villages in the district were electrified.
Water

The major rivers passing through the Dausa district are Sawa and Banganga.
Road Transport

The National Highway No. 11 linking Bikaner to Agra passes through Dausa district for a total length of 92 kms. The total length of different types of roads in the district is about 1,508 kms as on 31 March 2000.
Rail Transport

At present Dausa district is connected with Broad gauge rail route with Jaipur, Alwar and Delhi.
A ir Transport

The nearest airport is at Jaipur (56 kms).
Communication Facilities

(Nos.)
Post offices	249
Telegraph offices	19
Telephone exchanges	41
Public call offices	638

Educational Facilities/Institutions

(Nos.)
Colleges	5
Higher Secondary Schools	154
Secondary schools	89
Higher primary schools	332
Primary schools	930
Training schools/institutions	1

The climate of the district is dry and is subject to extremeness of cold and heat at various places.