District Profile

Tonk

Area

7,194 sq.km. (2.1 per cent of the state)

Location

Jaipur-82 kms
Delhi-359 kms
Ahmedabad-707 kms
Mumbai-1,258 kms

Climate and Rainfall

The climate of the district is generally dry except in the short south-west monsoon season.
Maximum temperature in winter is 22 degrees Celsius
Minimum temperature in winter is 8 degrees Celsius
Maximum temperature in summer is 45 degrees Celsius
Minimum temperature in summer is 26 degrees Celsius
The average annual rainfall in the district: 61.36 cms.

Administrative Set Up

The Tonk district at present has two sub-divisions viz. Tonk and Malpura, comprising six tehsils and six panchayat samities.

Indicators of Human Resources
Total population	persons	12,11,343
Density of population	persons per sq.km.	168
Literacy	per cent	52.39
Total working population	per cent	35.97
Percentage distribution of work force
Cultivators	per cent	59.93
Agricultural laborers	per cent	12.06
Household industry manufacturing,
processing servicing and repairs	per cent	2.55
Other workers	per cent	25.46

Major Crops and their Production

Production: 2004-05
(Tonnes)
Jowar	17,880
Bajra	53,710
Maize	14,660
Groundnut	5,570
Guar seed	3,320
Wheat	1,69,040
Barley	9,770
Gram	17,820

Minerals

Mineral Production: 1999-2000
(Tonnes)
Bajari	18,37,258
Building stones	1,98,237
Felspar	537
Fylite (sist)	3,602
Garnet:
a) Abrasive (kg)	37,000
b) Gem (kg)	737
Granite	1,869
Morrum	18,294
Patti katia	6,932
Quartz	5,988

Infrastructure

Electricity

The total capacity is 53.15 mva. Out of 1,019 villages 963 were electrified as on March 2000.

Water

Wells and tanks are the main source of irrigation, seasional rivers in district are Banas, Mahi, Daian, Sohadra and Bandi. These help the cultivators irrigate their lands either by using the stored water in tanks or by lifting water. The depth of underground water in the district is reported between 2 mtrs. in Niwai to 16.25 mtrs. in Tonk.

Road Transport

The total road length of tonk district is 1,105 kms. National Highway No.12 (Jaipur-Jabalpur) passes through Niwai, Tonk and Deoli panchayat samitis for a distance of 111 kms. Road length in the district was 1,770 km. as on 31 March 2000.

Rail Transport

There are three main routes in tonk distrrict, one along the south-east boundary of the district, another across the western area of Diggi, Malpura, Tordi and Toda Raisingh and the third across the eastern area of Niwai tehsil only. Mumbai -Delhi broad gauge line of western railway passes through the south-east boundary of tonk district. The total rail length of these lines in the district is 99 km.

Air Transport

The nearest airport is at Jaipur (82 kms.)

Communication Facilities

(Nos)
Post offices	220
Telegraph offices	62
Telephonic centres	45
PCOs	664

Educational Facilities/Institutions

(Nos)
Degree colleges	6
Secondary & higher secondary schools	133
Senior primary schools	401
Primary schools	1,064

Industrial Scenario

No. of large and medium scale units: 2
No. of large and medium scale industries: 2
No. of small scale units: 5,722
No. of industrial areas: 4

1.        Deoli

2.        Malpura

3.        Newal

4.        Tonk

Main existing industries

1.        Agro based units (maida, suji)

2.        Ball bearings

3.        Edible oils

4.        Leather tanning units

5.        Mineral based items and textiles.

Resources Human
Distance from Major Cities
It is bound in the north by Jaipur, in the east by Sawai Madhopur, in the south by Bundi and Bhilwara districts and in the west by Ajmer district.