District Profile

Jaisalmer

Area

38,401 sq. km. (11.22 per cent of the State)

Location

Jaisalmer is the Westen most district of Rajasthan as well as that of India. It extends from 26.01 degrees to 28.02 degrees North latitude and from 69.3 degrees to 72.2 East longitude. The district is bound by Pakistan on its North and West, Barmer on South, Jodhpur on East and Bikaner on North-East.

Distance from major Cities

Jaipur-558 Kms
Delhi-864 Kms
Ahmedabad-626 Kms
Mumbai-1177 Kms

Climate and Rainfall

The climate of the district is dry
The mean temperature is 26.5 degree celsius
The average normal annual rainfall is 23.3 cms

Human Resources

Indicators of Human Resources
Polulations	persons	507,999
Density of population	person per Sq.km.	13
Literacy	per cent	51.50
Total working polulation	per cent	36.85
Percentage distribution of work force
Main-workers	per cent	29.48
Marginal Workers	per cent	7.37
Non-workers	per cent	63.15

Major Crops and their Production

Production: 2004-05
(Tonnes)
Jowar	1890
Guar seed	2,510
Wheat	13,690
Rapeseed & mustard	41,300
Groundnut	7340
Gram	1,010

Minerals

Mineral Production: 1999-00
(Tonnes)
Limestone	10,63,000
Gypsum	41,527
Silicious earth	6,000
Marble	8,000
Sand stone	9,000
Felespar	233
Yellow sand	191

Infrastructure

Electricity

One gas based power project is being implemented at Ramgarh with initial capacity of 3MW which now has got the sanction for increasing the capacity upto 160 MW. There are 518 village, of which 252 are electrified upto 31 March 2000.

Water

The water level in the district varies from 30 metres to 130 metres. Till now, the Feeder Canal and the main canal having the length of 204 km. and 445 km. long distributary system and the water in the main canal has reached upto Mohangarh of Jaisalmer district.

Road Transport

Being the border district, the district possesses very good road network and almost all the towns and most the important places are well connected with the district Headquarter. The total length of the road network is 1574.5 km.

Rail Transport

Being the district of strategic importance, it also has a good rail network of 128 km. of length with 8 railway stations.

Air Transport

The district is linked by air with Jaipur.

Communication Facilities

(Nos)
Post office	157
Telegraph offices	27
Telephone exchanges	22
Public call offices	374

Educational Facilities/Institutions

(Nos)
Colleges	2
Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools	42
Middle schools	159
Primary schools	741
ITI	2

Industrial Scenario

At present there are two industrial area in Jaislmer district located at Jaisalmer and Pokaran. Jaisalmer district is none amongst the industrially backward districts of the State is categorized as 'No Industry District' (NID). The economic activities in the district are picking up steadily mainly with the development of tourism industry. There are 1208 Small Scale & Cottage industries registered in the district with capital investment of Rs.53.46 million.