District Profile

Dholpur

Area

3034 sq.kms. (0.89 per cent of the State)

Location

Dhaulpur is a newly formed district of Rajasthan, carved out of Bharatpur district. It is bound on the north-east by Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, on the south by Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, on the west by Sawai Madhopur district and on the north by Bharatpur district of Rajasthan.

Distance from major Cities

Jaipur-186 kms
Agra-60 kms
Delhi-200 kms

Climate and Rainfall

Dhaulpur town is one of the hottest place in Rajasthan.
Maximum temperature raises upto 49 degree celsius.
Minimum temperature reaches one degree celsius.
The average annual rainfall in the district is about 67 cms.

Human Resources

Indicators of Human Resources
Population	persons	9,82,815
Density of population	persons per sq.km.	324
Literacy	per cent	60.77
Total working population	per cent	28.48
Percentage distribution of work force
Cultivators	per cent	76.42
Agriculture labourers	per cent	3.36
Household industry	per cent	1.77
Others	per cent	18.46

Major Crops and their Production

Production: 2004-05
(Tonnes)
Bajra	150204
Wheat	142496
Rapeseed & Mustard	108628
Sugar cane	4120
Gram	3421
Barley	1490
Guarseed	1244
Rice	960
Groundnuts	323
Field pea	228
Jowar	75
Masoor	72
Black gram (urad)	71
Green gram (Moong)	36
Maize	33
Cowpea (Chowri)	11

Minerals

Mineral Production: 1999-00
(Tonnes)
Masonary stone	18,154
Sand stone	71,166

Infrastructure

Electricity

The existing power position in the district is just sufficient. The district is receiving the supply of power from Hindaun and Gwalior by way of transmission through a sub-station. Out of total 551 villages in the district, 509 were electrified as on 31 March 2000.

Water

The water supply function in the district is performed by PHED, Dhaulpur. The major supply of water by PHED is being done from two sources viz., Chambal river and through wells.

Road Transport

Dhaulpur district is attached with Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States. All the towns of the district are well connected with State Highways. The Dhaulpur town itself is located at National Highway No.3. As on March 2000, the total length of different types of roads in the district was about 1,133 kms.

Rail Transport

Dhaulpur district is well connected with both meter guage and broad guage rail routes with Agra, Gwalior, Bharatput and Sawai Madhopur etc. The total rail length in the district is 105.15 kms.

Air Transport

The nearest airport is at Agra (60 kms).

Communication Facilities

(Nos.)
Post offices	188
Telegraph offices	31
Telephone exchanges	13
Local call offices	340
STD and PCOs	8

Educational Facilities/Institutions

(Nos.)
Colleges	3
Higher Secondary Schools	12
Secondary Schools	13
Higher Primary Schools	282
Primary Schools	870
ITI	1
Military schoolss	1
Adult education centres	300

Industrial Scenario

No. of large and medium scale industries: 2
No. of large and medium scale industries: 1
No. of small scale units: 1,53,060
No. of industrial areas: 3

1.        Bari , Old Industrial Area

2.        Dhaulpur

3.        New Industrial Area, Dhaulpur

Main existing industries

1.        Cattle feed

2.        Cast iron foundry

3.        Dal mills

4.        Handloom cloth

5.        Hi-tech glass manufacturing

6.        Iron and steel fabrication

7.        Leather footwear

8.        Oil mills