District Profile

Pali

Area

12,387 sq. km. (3.62 per cent of the state)

Location

The district shares common border with six districts of Rajasthan. In the north, it is bordered by nagaur and Jodhpur districts, in south east by Udaipur and Rajsamand districts, and in the north east by Ajmer district. Sirohi and Jalore are on the south west and west respectively.

Distance from Major Cities

Jaipur-303 kms
Delhi-64 kms
Ahmedabad-309 kms
Mumbai- 860 kms

Climate and Rainfall

Average maximum temperature recorded is 41 degrees celsius.
Average minimum temperature is 10 degrees celsius.
Average rainfall received is 49cms.

Administrative Setup

There are four sub-divisions in the district namenly Pali, Bali, Sojat and Jaitaran. They are divided into seven tehsils.

Human Resources

Indicators of Human Resources
Total production	persons	18,19,201
Density of population	persons per sq.km.	147
Literacy	per cent	54.92
Total working population	per cent	31.11
Percentage distribution of work force
Cultivators	per cent	50.00
Agricultural laborers	per cent	14.34
Household industry manufacturing, processing
Servicing and repairs	per cent	10.93
Other workers	per cent	24.73

Major Crops and their Production

Production: 2004-05
(Tonnes)
Rapeseed& Mustard	29,160
Jowar	39,890
Bajra	65,490
Maize	22,350
Ground nut	1,150
Wheat	43,650
Barley	2,800
Gram	1,390

Minerals

Mineral Production: 1999-00
Tonnes
Felspar	1,867
Quartz	356
Marble	17,896
Raiolite	10,125
Masonery stone	7,972
Gypsum	37,936
Asbestos	3,233
Limestone	22,43,000
Ballclay & white clay	435
Granite	830
Magnesite	385
Kaolin	25

Infrastructure

Electricity

The district gets power from Bhilwara, Sirohi, Jodhpur & Beawar through 132 kv transmission lines. There are 6 grind sub-sections & 4033 kv sub-stations in the district. All the 904 villages in the district has been electrified. The number of power connection released as on March 2000 is 1,81,067.

Water

Luni river is the only major river in the district. Four tributaries viz. Lilri, Sukri, Bandi and Jawal discharge their water in river luni. There are a number of tanks and five small dams in the district for irrigation purposes. Ground water occurs in the bed rock formations in area around Pali, Kahirala, Bhetnada and Sojat.

Road Transport

The district has direct road connections with other districts of the state. All the tehsil headquarters and important towns of the district are connected with each other by metallic roads. The National Highway No.8 linking delhi and ahmedabad passes near the boundary of pali district. The total length of roads in the district is 4,544 cm as on 31 March 2000.

Rail Transport

Rail trasnport is directly connected with Jodhpur and Udaipur. Marwar junction, Rani and Bali towns fall on the meter gauge Jaipur-Ahmedabad line. The total length of railway lines in the district is 264 kms.

Air Transport

The nearest airport is at Jodhpur (72 kms.)

Communication Facilities

(Nos.)
Post offices	378
Telegraph offices	95
Telephone exchanges	129
Public call offices	772
PLO: Rural	110
Urban	88
LDPT	170
STDPT	126
FAX	2

Educational Facilities/Institutions

(Nos.)
Primary & Middle Schools	1,363
Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools	256
Professional Educational Institutions	6
Colleges	7

Industrial Scenario

No. of large & Medium Scale Units: 5
No. of large & Medium Scale Industries: 2
No. of Small Scale Units: 6,142
No. of Industrial Areas: 8

1.        Mandla road

2.        Marwar Junction

3.        Old Industrial Area-Pali

4.        Pali

5.        Piplia Kalan

6.        Sojat

7.        Sumerpur Industrial Area

8.        Sumerpur Industrial Estate.

Main Existing Industries

ACSR conductors, agricultural equipment, condult pipes, cotton ginning, cement (portland), guar gum, handle manufacturing units, medicines, mehandi manufacturing units, pesticides, steel furniture, textile dyeing and printing, umbrellas and wire netting.